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On speed of releases by edition Some were asking about how fast the various editions have been releasing, and I decided to check that out. Methodology: I went to Dungeons & Dragons and looked for "adventure" and "accessory" products, ignored "core game" products, and removed any "accessory"...

There is a little distinction - especially at low levels - whichever class you choose your Encounter Power from will feel slightly more primary than the other class. Later whichever class you use your Hybrid feature feat to pick up a feature for will feel slightly more primary too likely.

I'm never DMing anything before 4E D&D-wise. I'd happily (more-or-less) play anything else, for at least a one-shot game.

I can more likely see Player's Handbook, Monster Manual and DMG giftsets once the threes are out, a PHB set is pretty useful for a brand new player, or one who's been playing a while and just borrowing the DM's books.

Does it bother anyone else that Religion isn't on the monk's class skill list? It really bothers me. Especially with a Paragon path that requires it in the article. I mean not all monks are religious, but many are, and usually quite learned. I'm also not a fan of the fact that the weapon...

1/5 for me, but that player may end up retraining it into a feat from arcane power since the party just leveled up. To hits are not a big deal yet, (party has been playing from levels 1 to 3 so far)

I find this thread quite interesting, the OP asks a question presumably about HP levels for 4E monsters, and how long should an encounter last (effectively) and just about every responder completely decided for themselves what the meaning of the post and the question was. We've got general...

Likely weren't able to use the (awesome) 3E (I think it was) todd lockwood dragon designs for copyright reasons. Still great a great cover to a game I won't be buying.

4E really has little to no restrictions on what can be done from the DMing perspective - if you want to come up with a new monster with strange abilities, you can make them in a couple minutes, no muss no fuss. Plus just with the monster manual you can quickly reflavour monsters so they are...

Some people have upped the damage they do but lowered their hit points (1.5 times damage, 0.75 times Hp I think is common) Another suggestion is to make them the same level or only a level or two higher, and have some flunkies, possibly in waves, to keep the fight interesting as it continues...

There technically is no such thing as a slashing or piercing weapon in 4E - probably better to call out weapon groups - Critical hits from light and heavy blades, Axes, Spears, Bows, Crossbows or Picks .... Or do it the quicker opposite way, all criticals from weapon attacks except from Flails...

My game currently has basically an all arcane party - Swordmage, Bard, Wizard, Sorcerer and a decidedly not arcane Barbarian. Its worked out very well so far, and it's a little weird having every single one of them having such a good Arcana check.

I'm pretty sure this is referring to the one they are publicly showing the results to here D&D Insider Survey Results

A big thing (ok two things) to remember when you're first starting up with your first 4E character - get your mind out of 3.5 mode - defences get bonuses from the better of two stats, reflex and AC both are sourced off Dexterity OR inteligence, Fortitude is based on Strength OR Constitution, and...

I really like the quick delve adventure in the DMG, it shows off a lot of cool encounters. The story is completely basic, but totally can be embraced in it's basic D&D tropes.

My feeling on a fix so the striker classes can use their extra damage abilities would be give those abilities a special keyword, or something to the effect of Sneak Attack (Hybrid Striker Damage) Functions just as Sneak attack except cannot be used in conjuction with another Hybrid striker...

Here in Canada, a country that has semi recently gone through metrication (started in the early 70s) We're still not completely over to metric. Trades are still done in Feet and inches, as are heights and weights in the general populous; but all food (except beer is still a pint of drought if...

Power source is only fluff if you only treat it as fluff, if things interact with it, it becomes more than that. If you think of the game magic the gathering, creatures all have creature types. Most of the time they could be a goblin or a kobold or a whoosiwhatsit and it doesn't matter one...

I disagree. What if You want to make a spellthief flavoured class, or like a Blue-mage that can steal arcane and divine abilities from monsters? Basically impossible now. Actually, I don't think the MONSTERS should have power sources, but some of their POWERS should. It's much cooler when...

I think the DUNE explanation for the lack of lasers/energy weapons is a good one. Personal Energy shields have become so ubiquitous that they are no longer usable, because you never know who is wearing one, and if they interact there is an atomic sized eplosion (or larger) killing both sides...