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Rich ever so gently nudges the real problem here, but doesn't quite make the connection. The problem isn't that MPs are unpopular because a feat is too expensive. That's a symptom. The problem is that feats add to Attack, Damage, and Defenses. Get rid of those, and your "cost" problem makes...

The issue isn't just the proliferation of powers, nor is it really the massive amount of power overlap. Fundamentally, the issues with powers come down to two main issues with effects: 1) There's no real division of effects along any metric (class/role/source/race). Due to this, there's no...

I know you're being snarky, but I've found there's an element of truth to the statement. The underlying premise of the episode was (to me) incredibly interesting - if you're starting a new society, how do you deal with the concept of murder and associating legal proceedings? Given that...

You're looking at it from the wrong direction. Disney doesn't own Snow White... but they do own* ABC. Of course, any idea that might step on the toes of their parent company is going to be run by them. * Technically, ABC is owned by a parent company, ABC Inc., which is owned by Disney.

I recommend checking Stalker0's guide to reducing grind. The biggest problem with scaling the number of PCs is dealing with the changes to action economy (specifically actions per round). I've found a lot of the suggestions Stalker0 put forth to reduce grind also reduced some of the...

I don't know if this is true or not, but since I heard it I always make an effort to curse while on hold. I doubt it really works, but it's fun to do.

I thought it was part of the extended metaphor of the curse. It wasn't that time was standing still; it was that their normal lives were.

This is ultimately the reason why voice-activated commands by and large won't ever (and haven't yet) become mainstream. There's too much fluidity in the semantics and intent of language to make it really practical. That's not even getting into the actual mechanics of languages - notably...

Honestly, I never found the game (original or PSP) difficult enough to really require optimization. Go with what sounds cool. Often, the story characters have better skill-sets than any class. You'll find yourself using them heavily. In general, you'll want at least two front line people to...

I went through the same thing, except I didn't even make it out of the first act. I pre-ordered DA2 because I trusted Bioware; between (recently) ME2 and DA1, how could I not? Regretted buying it almost instantly, and because of it I'm not even sure I'll be buying ME3 or the eventual DA3 let...

Overall a good episode, although I wouldn't say it was great. I will say, Fringe always seems to knock it out of the park with the child actors they get. I liked Lee's quipping at the end; it reinforced the idea that just like Olivia/Fauxlivia and Walter/Walternate are similar but different...

I fall into the camp that thinks Shrink was poorly worded as well. I get the intent - Pixies count as Small for using equipment, and the player/DM can ignore the bits about re-sizing weapons and equipment. It's an elegant solution that wasn't written elegantly.

Basically, there are two things to consider: 1) What is the style of fight you want? If you want it to be a full encounter, then run Level 2 Asrabey. If you're looking for a short skirmish, or want the PCs to be outclassed, run Level 20 Asrabey. The high-level Asrabey is still fairly...

In which case, these threads really don't belong in the 4E Discussion board, since they are not about 4E. Perhaps they should be moved to General?

That remains unresolved. My theory is that they needed Olivia to swap masses with Fauxlivia when she crossed back over. The machine is a deus ex machina? :p It's probably hand-waved as being immune to the altered timelines. After all, it shouldn't exist period since the Grey Future never...

While I agree with Monte almost completely on this, I think he does a disservice in not discussing what I consider to be a major development flaw of 4E. When they decided to curtail the Christmas Tree Effect (a good thing) they moved too far in the opposite direction, making too many items weak...

He was, but he died helping Olivia escape the Red Universe. At this point it's pretty clear that without Peter, the plan to kidnap Olivia went off without a hitch. Without Peter, Olivia never broke free of the brainwashing.

I thought it was a really good episode. One of the central themes in this episode and the last is that the people we surround ourselves with has a fairly big impact on who we are. Obviously it's not so blunt as being a serial killer or not. Yet, we see that without Peter Olivia is colder and...

It's interesting you mention this, because my one concern about next season is what I like to call "The 4400 Effect." 4400 was a show about almost exactly this - people kidnapped from the past arrive in the present with superpowers, and everyone knows about it. The show's producers were...

I think there's two issues with the skill system that Monte is trying to get at, and not doing a good job of communicating. The first one is that skill checks, independent of system tend to be set up with one of three goals in mind: 1) The check is highly possible for everyone, 2) The check is...