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The kraken caught my attention. It looks like it could work really well in that classic "ship attacked by the kraken" type of scenario. Plus it's level 10, which means a cool, epic encounter even at heroic.

I liked his stuff, heh.

Skill challenges of course range from 4 successes to 12 -- I don't see how 4 or 6 are spamming. Unless it's a very complex situation, I don't think you should make a social challenge more difficult than 6 successes required. One very good advice in DMG2 that I've personally used a lot is how...

I think a lot of these questions, if not all, are answered in DMG2.

Draconomicon 2 has advice on how to change solo dragons into elites. Basically, you switch the basics to elite (hp, action points, saving throw bonuses) and remove the immediate action most dragons get. Also, breath weapon becomes an encounter power. It also suggests you check that the elite...

All I know is that the rules as presented in 4e books allow for a non-magical game with nothing but humans and no high-magic elements (or tieflings and whatnot), and it still works mechanically. :)

Actually, you can run a perfectly working 4e game with zero magic. Thanks to the warlord class and the alternative rewards option in DMG2, you can do it very easily and without sacrificing the use of the Character Builder (magic items re-flavored to natural, non-magical abilities). I think this...

I really like the way 4e handles subduing enemies. The players aren't penalized for not killing the opposition or it's not the suboptimal choice. Makes it easier to play less bloodthirsty characters.

I'd use ogre minions at levels where the 'regular' ogre warriors have long ceased to be a threat. I'd use dragon minions the same way -- something like 'young dragon' minions at late paragon or early epic maybe.

I disagree with the notion that the 'official' 4e adventure design sucks. The advice in the DMGs is superb, IMO, but it hasn't translated into great modules for whatever reason. If only they'd use those books as guidelines.

I don't think N+1 Soldiers are too tough. Rather, they're more prone to create grind. Anyway -- stuns should be used sparingly. Domination likewise. I guess all conditions that take away a round's worth of actions. (Mind, I think this advice is spelled out in DMG2.)

Flight still exists in 4e, and you can still have the entire party fly over the chasm. It's just a higher level ability.

Crit extra damage can be added through boons or just by giving magic items. Boons are essentially reskinned magic items. The book only has a few example boons and they're all divine, grandmaster, or that one whose name I can't remember, but I've given boons of no particular type (reskinned magic...

Psychocracy!

Sometimes playing D&D means riding telekinetic surfboards across a dune sea.

I'll try my best... 1) They don't provoke OAs as far as I know since they're not proper creatures, just conjurations. So shifting doesn't apply to them. 2) I'd say yeah. 3) No, the spirit can't flank, unless you have a certain power(s?). I don't think taking the shaman himself to melee is a...

I was actually curious enough to ask Cust Service, and they replied that there is no official answer yet and that the DM can decide what happens.

What happens when a boulder filling a burst 2 drops on top of a phasing creature who is slowed, and it survives it and is at the very center of the rock?

So what happens when a phasing creature stops moving 40 ft. into a mountain?

My winner was Baba Yaga's Hut, beating Lady of Pain in the final match.