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"The Shocker" isn't on the list? Could never tell if that was more similar to a Shocking Grasp or a Sneak Attack...

My guess would be that the cosmology of ebberron won't really change, that the "planes" will instead be domains in the astral sea or primal chaos that happen to overlap with the prime instead of being whole and complete planes as they were before. What that will mean for the Shadowfel and...

I think having all my Dragon articles in a searchable format would be nice. I hate it when I get a great idea for some bad guy from something in Dragon, and before I get to use it, I end up reshelfing the issue. Or when I recall that some issue has the PERFECT monster for the current...

Quite honestly, the bits I read from these playtesters didn't sway me one way or the other. I don't know them, and have no investment in what they say. Playtesting reports and the Design releases were helpful (even if not necessarily conclusive since things could change) because they give an...

I'd rather hear the negatives later. What is the point of stating a list of negs and having them become irrelevent, and yet existing on and on on the forums, being quoted by people as reasons the system will be horrible...because we would never know if they were fixed. Also, if one person says...

Rowlf the Dog.

Movie tickets are $9.50 each where I am (10.50 if I fandango). I don't even have kids and the wife and I pay $20 to see a movie, and we never buy popcorn or soda. That would add another $15 (and be our entire caloric allotment for one day!). I'm curious where you live as well, that you can...

Pure guess Uncomfortably hot = maybe penalty or status effect (fatigued or get fatigued faster), an 'edure elements' type effect will keep it from being problematic Fire hazards = 1-5 damage typically. 1 being a candle burn, 5 being a good campfire burn, standing in some direct heat. Most...

I liked the dispel/negation of resist effects so long as it was a very rare/unique thing. Ancient reds have it, but an ancient black dragon would not have the same for acid...it's an ancient red only ability. And I figured it would only work against magical, buff spells (the dragon is still...

I think the pit fiend is doing medium levels of fire damage, and I think at their best, players will be able to avoid most to all of the pit fiend's damage, but it would take some planning and some magical items. I think the variety, usefulness, and power of castables buffs will be extremely...

Wouldn't the $10 would be pretty close to a simple adjustment of price due to inflation? I would expect them to need to cost more, all things considered. If the prices never increased, eventually, WotC would loose money publishing books. The rest of your arguement seems to be more against the...

As someone who works for a company that helps teachers teach kids to read...yeah, I kind of do worry about novels and books disappearing in favor on video games and (poorly written) on-line text and movies. But that is a completely different discussion.

Better to have a spare tire before you need it than wishing you had once when you have a flat. Whether they think any significant percentage of the player base will be at Paragon level, better to have the adventure out before they get there then after, when it isn't needed. And yes, there are...

Thought the same thing. This image does not seem to be a new view of the githyanki.

Wow. I like to think I do more as a DM then simply play the monsters. Even if the rules were so 'perfect' and universally defining that I never needed to arbitrarily figure out a DC for a check, I still see myself as much more than the player who plays the monsters. So long as my creative...

I don't think these design issues are meant to "fool-proof" the game on the DM side. I see these as good introductions for new DMs, of breaking the idea that only DMs can DM. My biggest complaint about the 3e DMG was, as an experienced DM, it had little info form me that I couldn't get in...

I think the new system has really given DMs a way to play lower magic worlds or greater magic worlds without unbalancing the campaign in a way 3e did not. If the expectations are for 3 slots to be close to X at certain points for balance and the rest are merely flavor, then it is easy enough to...

Because despite having 2 hands, the wizard only has 1 mouth. And even if they don't need to speak the words to a spell, one brain with which to alter the laws of physics and bend reality to their will. That seems like it requires a little more concentration then swinging two swords, but that...

Honestly, I disagree with the use of the word 'fun' in this case. I don't think things should be changed to because they were not fun for the players. You are correct that there are some players who go so far as to think failure is not fun. I think the proper way to think about it is "Is this...

Couple of questions about the "nerfage" of the mind flayer's ability... - Do we know that there still is a stun effect? Anything about it? Perhaps stun is very short in all instances, 1 or 2 rounds. - Do we know what Daze does? How long it lasts? What removes it? We have an idea from the...