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Does the STR bonus stack with other bonuses when using powers with the Rattling keyword? For instance, does Disheartening Strike do 1[W] + DEX mod + STR mod for Ruthless Ruffians?

If you get an HTTP 500 error when you try to view the latest Dungeoncraft article, try it with Firefox or Chrome. I think somebody at WotC must hate Internet Explorer...

I am giving my family (and myself) a new copy of Settlers of Catan (ordered for about $25) from Amazon, so we can play it at my inlaws over our family Christmas. I am giving myself PDF copies of Castle Whiterock and Gazetteer of the Known Realms from DriveThruRPG. Paying $10 for literally...

Oops. That does indeed look like the same ones. No need for my little project now I guess!

As a community service, I was thinking about recreating the PCs from the D&D Starter Set using the Character Builder Beta, printing them to PDF and then posting them on my blog. This way Starter Set owners can print them out, complete with power cards, instead of cutting up their rulebook. I...

WARNING: Serious Self-Pimpage Ahead! If anyone is trying to come up with some inexpensive RPG gifts for the gamer on their list, I posted a list of five that I like on my blog HERE.

The price of some of the out-of-print Dungeon Tiles sets on Amazon is just ridiculous. Check this out: Amazon.com: Hidden Crypts Dungeon Tiles, Set 3 (Dungeons & Dragons Accessory): Wizards Team: Books $167.00!!! You must be kidding...

I don't know if anyone else has posted about this but I noticed that there is a remarkable lack of symmetry in the powers in Martial Power. Unlike the Player's Handbook, which has nearly the same number of powers at each level for each class, Martial Power does not seem to follow any pattern...

Cool. I will try to check it out.

Thanks for trying, but linkie no work for me either...

I seem to remember someone posting a thread about using Microsoft OneNote for gaming, but I can't seem to find it. I have a new laptop that has OneNote installed and I am interested in checking it out. Can someone point out the thread?

Pictures That's a good point. I don't have a digital camera right now and I think pics with my cellphone would be awful, but maybe I can borrow one and take a few picks to add to the review...

For anyone that may be interested, I just posted a fairly lengthy review of the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set on my blog Dungeon Mastering 101. Thanks for checking it out!

A couple of more questions for you Mike if you are still monitoring this thread. 1. Do you suggest which skills the players should use for a particular challenge or just let them decide? 2. Do you require the players to roleplay or detail how they will use a particular skill or just let them...

Holy Crap! I never expected to hear from you Mike! Thanks so much for your detailed advice. I will try your three scenes/three paths rule and post again after I have tried it in a game.

I understand that. I was just trying to give a brief example of the mechanic and not a complete skill challenge. What bugs me is that the way skill challenges are written, they just boil down to a string of dice rolls. Where is the 'challenge' or the fun! Why not just flip a coin until you...

As written, skill challenges seem like little more than an exercise in dice rolling. Am I missing something here? How should they be run? Take the following two examples: Example 1: PC is trying to convince Baron Humphrey to allow him to examine the tapestry of ages for clues to the tomb of...

HEY! Thanks! That did it. I set my font to normal size and everything is good now. Sweet - I can print!

Even that didn't work for me unfortunately. I can do everything but PRINT! It's freaking annoying as heck...

I was using the 4E Character Builder beta fine with my old laptop. I upgraded to a new 15" widescreen laptop and installed Character Builder on it - and I can't use it... There is no way to resize the screen and even at 1280 X 800 resolution I can't see the print button. I reported the issue...