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I can't recommend Way of the Wicked enough. It has great advice for running evil adventures, a structure that helps make evil work, and a few really neat things catering to evil adventurers (e.g. they get to run their own dungeon at one point as a major series of events). I'm currently...

It's actually pronounced: "Barbara Walters" But the original speaker had a lisp, hence the confusion.

This seems like a difference in preferred style. It appears as though you prefer the encounter level to be the exciting moment, in watching a given combat develop with new things and such. I agree with you that an ogre skirmisher and kobold skirmisher will be different. That's the part I mention...

I think Balesir has been clearer on my point than I have (above). When I say I'm looking at it as a monster issue, I suppose I'm really looking at it as a world building issue. Your examples of the hobgoblins and dragon are good, but not quite exactly what I'm trying to say. What I'm...

I'm not calling 4e monsters bland. I'm calling monsters without weaknesses that show up in game bland. I put equal weight/blame on encounter design for 3e and 4e in that regard. You asked if we were talking about encounter design, and, in a sense, no, I'm not talking about encounter design...

THIS, I think is the crux of it! I have no problem with descriptive roles (particularly if the words to describe them are somewhat evocative..."brute" I like; "controller" notsomuch). But, if they're going to be descriptive rather than prescriptive, then monsters must (perhaps quite...

I'm looking for any and all in game ways to get either 2 green hags or 2 night hags as followers (for a witch who counts as a hag). I've considered planar binding/planar ally, charm monster (or person?), geas, etc. but I'm not really happy with anything I've come up with. Another option might...

Annnnnnyyywhooo..... Some personal congratulations (not personal like I'm in any way involved, just personal in that I'm personally happy for em)...to: Open design (quality as always) Fire Mountain Games (new quality, coming strong outta the gate!)

<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->@Umbran <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> Check his sig. He has a free product...and on his blog he posts about his sour grapes (using those words, no less). I suppose throwing a fit about it is a good way to increase his...

Interesting points, and I agree with some of em. I don't think quickstart rules or conversion guides belong as a "best free product". In a sense, I don't really think of them as "products" in their own right. However, I don't think you're being fair to Black Crusade: Broken Chains, The One...

Sorta surprised no "best adventure" by Paizo (historically they do well there) but one by WotC. That's actually kinda nice to see...that WotC is stepping up their adventure quality. Congrats to em!

Ha ha ha! Ok, thanks much! Glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. ;) I'd xp ya, but I gotta spread it around (ironically). :angel:

Wow, was I unclear!...I was posting....um, a bit "buzzed" last night. My question was meant to be: is there a way to determine the break points for xp levels? e.g. I'm spellbinder, lvl 16. 771 xp. Is there a way to determine when (how much xp) I would level up to lvl 17 ahead of time...

I'm not complaining...just making sure things are working as they should be. I've gotten xp recently (and over the last several weeks/months) and haven't "levelled"...and I'm not sure (haven't payed close enough attention) if I've gotten xp for the "who has the most xp" page. If everything...

They did really help, thanks. I actually have read both of them, but pored over them again, and while I didn't find many new changes I wanted to make to the template, I reread the template in the vein of BotD V3 and like what I have (suggestions to make it better, of course, are always...

Well, that's also true. It is important for people accessing D&D to early on learn how to create with it as well as use other's premade creations. Most of the "best" D&D is best because it is tailored to the desires of the group, and perhaps also their characters. However, my point about...

I was thinking about how my group, which is largely the same group of people from college plays D&D and I realized, in the context of different groups having different styles, that we all learned to play together. Hence, we all have the same style, whatever the rulebooks guided (or future...

I don't usually post in the 4e forums, but this thread title caught my eye. I feel for ya. I think it's somewhat the nature of the "edition treadmill" model. As the edition slows down, some great potential books get left behind. Unfortunately, for you it's solid support for an entire tier...

As far as the OP... Don't use em. I won't be. But I don't begrudge them being there. There are things I really want (Vancian Casting e.g.) that others don't. I hope that they don't post "I don't want Vancian Casting in Next". I hope they post what they DO WANT. "I want a viable alternative...

Thankya for the reminder to give Scrivener xp. EDIT: I had a longer post...but the attitude just made me want to give him xp. He owes ya one.