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I'm surprised more people haven't been discussing this. It really shocked me. I wonder if they were daily, or if they were at will but imposed a penalty on attacks (much like Book of Iron Might), or if they became incrementally more difficult to use (much like the truenamer) or if they had a...

I've only glimpsed through Hammer and Helm, but what impressed me there was the opening chapter which gave an array of different archetypes and roles dwarves could fill. That's very useful, because any one of those can inspire the direction I take dwarves in my campaign.

Why don't you make it a poll with the five traditional metals, Iron, Adamantine, Mithril, Mercury and Tin, and get people to choose any five?

It could be that he used a potion, the Heal skill, Clerical Training or a wand of healing and UMD but I agree it looks like wizards can magically cure damage.

Wizards of the Coast also expects an appropriate 'business license'. I expect the only companies to shell out $5,000 will be those that already publish OGL products - and I doubt any of them would be unscrupulous enough (or have sufficient motivation) to scan it.

Have you considered playing a scout? They do extra damage after moving, which allows them to remain effective ranged attackers.

1) Specialist wizards were present in name, but they were inadequate - hence the need for warmages, dread necromancers, beguilers, and so on. You can still play a wizard with many illusion spells, many necromancy spells, etc., - but now there is an acknowledgement that a specialist illusionist...

The Arcane book is one of the first splatbooks planned. They've already confirmed charm person will be available. I want to play an illusionist, necromancer or enchanter from the start - I don't want to play a generic wizard for 10 levels. Scrolls and wands make limited uses all but...

I don't think Rich uses the OGL to publish the comics. Even if he does, he's not legally obliged to - because it comes under fair use (that's why he's allowed to use mind flayers and other PI).

Nowhere does he say we're not going to have splatbooks soon. He says: "a product mix that is a little heavier on adventures and a little lighter on "splat books"". So instead of getting 1 splatbook a month and 1 adventure a quarter (or whatever), we might get 1 splatbook every second month and 1...

I created a table on TableSmith (free download) that does this, if anyone's interested. You'd have to delete the classes you don't have/want from the list, either before or after rolling. http://www.box.net/shared/6et8nkjuos EDIT: Also, the standard classes by product so you can easily delete...

If you are taking recommendations, I suggest making it two columns rather than three. I'm more comfortable with that formatting. Unless I'm mistaken, you never explicitly state what is Open Game Content and what is not.

I think this also reveals one new skill: Thievery. I imagine that includes Disable Device, Open Lock, and maybe Sleight of Hand.

If you're serious about this research, you can use this to filter all the evil creatures. You'll have to open each one individually to see if it's Always Evil, though.

I really like the idea of bullywugs, grippli or sivs. Frogmen punting down the rivers just appeals, for some reason, and I can imagine PCs cleaning the frogslime off their new purchases.

The equal and fair treatment of women. I'd say the picture they paint is not just incomplete, it's motivated by disturbing prejudice.

For an unarmed, stooped woman to be the most proactive and powerful woman in a whole page of pictures - many boasting armed, heroic men - is hardly a victory for feminism. The claim was that Frazetta best represents "adventurers and the world they live in". Given women can be as capable...

A hot day? Non-sexist art is not a 'niche'. The Player's Handbook's art should show confident men and women, so that both males and females feel enfranchised and empowered. If you have muscular men defending submissive women, you send a clear message to females that they're not an active part...

If Frazetta's women were really intelligent, they'd run away instead of dropping to their knees and coyly writhing about. Why are they dressed like that? Why is it the guy that has big muscles and a sword? Why can't there be a man who gets a muscular woman to fight for him? Why isn't there even...

I found the one gallery I looked at highly offensive in its portrayal of women. It's not the nudity or the outlandish proportions that annoy me. The women depicted are either submissive, or getting someone else to fight for them. I sincerely hope 4th Edition doesn't follow Frazetta's lead.