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See, and I think that is where this sort of logic falls apart. Everyone will have a different threshold of what sounds reasonable, and whether compoundwords are relevant to it or not. Shadowfell sounds perfectly iconic and thematic to me. Shadowdark, on the other hand, sounds silly. Thing is...

The final version that actually went into the magazine fixed the major offense on behalf of the Coure attendant (and other similarly overpowered familiars in the same article). It wasn't really an issue of heroic vs epic familiars, it was an issue of... familiars that could have been better...

The thing is, the vast majority of UA stuff simply doesn't fit in the builder. I'm relatively confident that this article wasn't UA because of the power options, but because of the rules for generating your own god. I think it would have been better to split it up into two articles - one for...

Yeah, apparently the flub with Divine Identification was that it was the recipient of elements intended for Rune of Elemental Attunement, thus leaving them both messed up. Once fixed, it scales 5/tier, and can give a damage bonus if used as Rune of Destruction (or targets an extra person with...

Interesting article, and the attention to epic tier is not undeserved. That said, I'd rather see updates for material prior to MM3/Monster Vault, since the monsters in those are already pretty well done. Earlier solos and other options are where work is really needed, and some iconic updates...

I wasn't planning on buying it - but then, I wasn't really the market for it. I think it was aimed at two crowds - those who were clamoring for an updated PHB with errata included, plus players who joined with Essentials and wanted access to the older material. I think it would have sold, but...

Daily powers often produce effects that last the entire encounter. Typically by buffing the PC, but in this case, by hindering the enemy. The effect is one that can be avoided and isn't too extreme anyway, so I don't see any real balance issues with it.

Unfortunately, not that great a one. The power it gives isn't bad - effectively 5/tier levels of permanent resistance for 2-3 PCs... but requires giving up the Runepriest's core leader feature (Rune of Mending). In some campaigns, it may be worthwhile. In the vast majority, even if there are...

So, I rolled up a deity via these charts, which was awesome. And, surprisingly, it all fit together reasonably well, for the most part: Alignment: 8 - Evil Origin: 8 - Mortal who has gained power Goals: 9 - Recognition by other gods of excellence, prowess or power Personality: 9 - Indifferent...

The approach I used with my random encounter table was to have a very broad range of encounters... let me see if I can track down my notes... The encounters ranged from trivial to significant - and even the more dangerous ones, I tried to focus on simpler and easier fights, no more than 3...

I've used them in some scenarios, but not quite in the classic fashion. I've typically tied them into an extended exploration skill challenge. For example: The PCs have discovered that a cult of Yuan-ti are tied to an epic plague sweeping the world. They have discovered the Yuan-ti temple in...

Well, I'd think that "Trying to find ways to mitigate frustrating elements of a game I otherwise like" wouldn't fall under the tab of 'ridiculous', but it seems there is little I can say to convince you otherwise. For the first point, has anyone truly insisted that there aren't any folks who...

Sure, it isn't a universal experience. But many players clearly do find this to be a potential issue with a game they otherwise enjoy. Here's the thing - I'm not saying that (c) is that you need to accept my problem with the game. I'm saying that (c) is that I would prefer to see the game change...

Except that, in Basketball, playing the game is pretty thoroughly tied to the competitive element, as it is not in D&D. He wasn't bringing in winning because of its relevance to D&D, but because of its relevance to basketball. Well, I've certainly seen single instances ruin an entire session...

Yeah, I can certainly see that - especially if it started out as something that could potentially provide near-constant invisibility, I can see them trying to make it functional without overpowered... and ending up with what they have now, which went too far in the other direction. Which one...

This gets back to what I don't understand - equating all compound names as equally good/bad. Sure, Strongclaw Owlbear sounds silly to me. Feymire Crocodile sounds awesome. Just like everyone in my group loves saying Babau! but couldn't remember the names for Barbed Devils or Ice Devils if...

I've run into this intermittently for months now. I'll check the page for old issues, and everything will be greyed out (even if I refresh). I go back 10 minutes later, and it is all available. No idea what causes it, but seems more like website programming failure on WotC's part rather than any...

Oh, come on now. You pushed heavily forward with the basketball metaphor, basketball being a competition that involves trying to win the game. And when he gives in and tries to respond via that metaphor, you use that as an excuse to cast his argument about trying to "win" D&D? Seriously, poor...

Generally not, since it comes as one of several benefits, along with potent racial feats and a strong racial ability, rather than one of only two benefits, accompanied by no racial feats, a very weak racial power, a significant racial downside... and the only actual racial benefit not actually...

Hmm, that does seem to be technically true. My group has always considered the free rituals part of the wizard's class feature, though, and I wouldn't be surprised if other groups run it the same way.