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In the heroic tier, your character is already a hero, set apart from the common people by your natural talents, learned skills, and some hint of a greater destiny that lies before you. Your capabilities are largely determined by your choice of character class and to a lesser extent by your race...

It looks to me that the party should have won the battle. My guess is that the players did not use their powers to the best of their abilities, or the dice favored the Gauth big time.

LOL... other than Rod Carew and Kirby Puckett, professional baseball does not exist in Minnesota. Now its hard to play a game in my area without being in awe of the Sox and Pats...

In defense of what was said in the OP, D&D is the standard in RPGs, and 4.0E is the current edition and the one that is supported most by WotC. All things being equal, there is good reason to upgrade and play the current version. However there is familiarity with familiarity, and 4.0E is more...

D&D is like the PC of gaming. Mac and Unix may be better to some, but so many more people play D&D, and there is also so much more core material.

Seriously... epic level player characters.

Not at all... as a Wizard I stay out of range.

When I first arrived at ENworld I got into a disagreement with Rechan over 4.0E. Since then I sent him a IM apology, and have posted at least two apologies on threads. Upthread I said that I would be in his new hometown in the future. I also know some other gamers that may be nearby. But...

Orcus was killed... enough said.

This coming Wednesday will be the last of my current 4.0E campaign, as the DM and his wife are moving, and the other three players live an hour in the opposite direction. I will be starting a new game conveniently the week after this one will end. It will be 3.5E, and the other four players and...

The ex-wife has a deity named after her.

What is a "template for a 4th level magic item"? What is a "Xth level restriction"? I give out specific items. Ahhh, I see. I am mean and sadistic, so I make my players fight the ownr of a magic item if they want this item. This way when they get it, it already has their blood on it. But...

I ask (not mandatory) all players to write a background for their characters, and in it they include many things that could be used as story hooks. I wasn't the first to do this, I copied the idea from a friend who used it as a DM. One of my characters wanted to fight Ice Devils, so his...

This may not require as many dice rolls as skill challenges. But if I were the Thief, they'd scare me more than the sound of rolling dice. If you don't like the Aboleth idea, then allow the Thief to watch another person get eaten by a Green Slime, and tell him he's next unless he talks.

As DM, I consider myself part of the game and not above the players. House rules are mutually agreed upon, and I solicit player input into campaign design. If it says "Players Handbook" or "Monster Manual", it is available for use. If I am running in Forgotten Realms, the "Campaign Guide" and...

Yeah, older versions had so many colorful ways of not being all there on the prime plane. Blink Displacement Dimension Door Phase Door Incorporeality Etherealness Astral Spell and others, etc

My wife said that a single woman would use a Purse of Holding.

Perhaps if the party were to lead the Thief into believing they were going to sell his body and brain to an Aboleth, in exchange for the information it contained... What level is the party?

Shadow Form (Warlock Utility 10) and Insubstantiality For the shadow form power and other powers that grant insubstantiality, does being insubstantial do anything more than allow you to only take half damage? Is there any stealth advantage to being insubstantial? Can an insubstantial creature...

A web search (I prefer Yahoo to Google). Very diverse, and seems to include the more serious and dedicated gamers from a group. As a newcomer, it does seem a bit cliquish though. The ability to gather information, share experiences, and hopefully meet gamers in my area (if they exist). I...