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I'm considering taking the Elan Heritage feat for a Dark Sun character, but I haven't been able to track down a copy of Psionic Power to read and find out what exactly an Elan is. Can somebody give me the broad strokes of what an Elan is? Specifically, if it is at all appropriate for a Dark Sun...

Would you want to wear full plate mail while standing on a sand dune in 120 degree heat? Yeah, I wouldn't either.

Well, that's a relief. I'm considering a build that exploits the ongoing damage inflicted by the Fire Escalation (Icy Clutch of Stygia, that feat that lets you inflict -3 to saves if you cast it as a melee attack), but it would suck to have my character's main shitck pulled out from under him at...

I like the flavor of the Elementalist Sorcerer, and I'm currently trying to build one. Are the scaling benefits of Elemental Escalation intended to replace or supplement the earlier benefits? I'm pretty sure they're intended to replace, but I'm thinking of Elemental Escalation (Fire) in...

Thanks for the source, keterys.

Heard something surprising from my DM lately. I idly mentioned I was interested in taking some forced movement powers so I could slide enemies into my favorite daily, Wall of Fire. That's when he said that I'd need some mighty forced movement to accomplish that. Since if costs three extra...

Currently playing in an Epic campaign. Also playing in a SoW campaign that's currently at level 20. So, yes!

Thanks for all your suggestions, everybody. I think I might've found exactly what I was looking for in the Microlite "Rabid" supplement. Wish I had the time to test out all these great systems, though... Once again, thanks for all your help. You guys rock.

Yes. "Flat-footed" doesn't really exist in 4e.

Thank you for your suggestions. As intriguing as I find Dread, I forgot to mention... I do my gaming almost exclusively online, mostly through Maptools. Dread just plain doesn't translate. I've long been interested in Savage Worlds, but didn't consider that it could be used for a zombie...

... but I tried and absolutely hated All Flesh Must Be Eaten. Well, "hated" is perhaps too strong a word. I might be willing to give it another shot, and it might've been more about how it was run than the actual system itself. But for the most part, I found character creation and combat way...

On page 161 of the DMG, there's a great picture of a model of the planes. Does this model have an official name? If not, what would you call this thing? And, perhaps more importantly, can anybody find a picture of it online?

I'm currently playing in a Dark Sun campaign that uses inherent bonuses and tends to TPK a lot, so I'm naturally thinking ahead about my replacement characters. Sorcerers are one of my favorite classes to play, and Dual Implement Expertise is obviously a very attractive feat for that class, what...

This is a dang disaster. What the crap are they thinking? Why make this so complicated? Look, all we really need is this: "Choose a weapon. Choose an implement. You get +1/+2/+3 to attack with that weapon and implement." And then if they want to add a little kicker, well, that's just gravy...

I remember hearing somewhere that they were going to come out with an Expertise feat for people that use weapons as implements. I believe it was supposed to come out in Dragon. Has it? Is it any good? Can my poor Swordmage finally stop sucking at the bitter teat of Versatile Expertise?

One of the biggest problems I have running wilderness encounters is the five-minute adventuring day. If you plot things out realistically, PCs are probably only going to have a single encounter a day, if even that. It's hard to challenge PCs when they have all of their resources every single...

Say you're wielding a versatile weapon two-handed. How does this work with damage rolls for powers that deal multiple [W]s. Let's pretend you're using a bastard sword two-handed, and you use a power that deals 3[W] damage. Would this be 3d10+1 damage, or 3d10+3 damage?

I'm about to do some filler Fourthcore dungeon delves for my usual online group. I've only been a player up until now in this particular group, and I'm a little rusty at DMing, so I need some rules refreshers before tonight, lest I look like a fool. Keep in mind that these are "Fourthcore"...

Male Medusas aren't immune to petrification. How the heck do these things propogate?

I still don't understand how a Reach weapon would keep anyone "at bay." Are you perhaps confusing Reach with Threatening Reach? All a Reach weapon does is let you attack something 2 squares away, in addition to being able to attack something adjacent to you. That's it. Also, as others said...