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After watching a group of 1st level PCs *erase* a half-dozen 6th level minions backed up by a 4th level 'artillery' spellcaster (the human mage), I'm not terribly convinced by this premise. It doesn't seem significantly different from using a monster several levels lower. In fact, considering...

That seems... somewhat pointless. Except for the name, its almost exactly the same thing.

He could have been a weak little nobody in 3rd edition too, but the DM made him level appropriate. A level appropriate guard in 4e isn't going to be one-shotted either... in fact, based on the hit points we've seen, a 4e guard of an appropriate level is actually less likely to drop in a single...

So you're saying that far from the 'rules aren't physics' strawman, there are more rules in the books?

Except, most of the time, he doesn't actually lead. At best, he's pulling a 'we will go that way, because, yeah, that sounds like a good idea'. Other times, he's just guilt tripping the party into following along. 'Let's go to Tarsis because I don't like being trapped in a mountain' isn't a...

Oh, man. That phrase is like fingernails on a chalkboard. 'The PCs are special cuz we said so' is still one of the biggest stumbling blocks I have with 4e.

Tanis never really came off as inspiring though. The others occassionally refer to him as wise, but he's usually so wrapped up in his personal issues that he's inspiring as a bran muffin. He tosses out the occasional order, but so does Raistlin. Even when novel characters are designed for...

I didn't miss his point at all. I realize those are all supposed to be fighters, I just didn't know who half of them were. And because I don't have any investment in them at all, as far as I'm concerned, they can be either. Tho'... are they really 'iconic'? That strikes me as another term...

Well, I know who the cartoon character, robot, and the pair of 2-dimensional companions of angst are, but I haven't the faintest idea who the other four are. So, sure. And really, is that the list?

Gamers, free preview? Kind of a package deal when you think about it. 'Course, not many people are silly enough to admit they'll out-right steal it, so it tends to skew the results.

Except there is absolutely *no* evidence to back up this assumption. Sure we haven't seen a good amount of material, but we have seen quite a bit. And none of it suggests that any of the classes are using more than 3 ability scores, and some can get by with 2. Heck, with the exception of the...

Hmm. I think it will encourage more. 3 stats you absolutely care about, and 3 stats you don't care about at all. Con will matter a little a low levels, but becomes less important as level increases. Dex will matter for the init bonus, but only to a certain degree. The real problem is the...

It doesn't, necessarily, but they're trying to sell it that it is different, so I want to know what the differences are. Not just a 'doesn't this thing I did for my players sound cool' blurb.

It is a legitimate question, however. What, if anything, is differentiating this situation from the same situation under 3e rules? And what about the 4e ruleset makes it different? Put some meat on that bone.

Probably the Malleus Maleficarum, pretty much the first defining text on witches, shaping the entire concept and debate from the 15th century on. (and all the books on witchcraft and demonology that came after it). Witches with a devil pact are largely the only interpretation with a historical...

What is 'pagan' in the context of D&D?

I've been toying with the Secret of Bone Hill for a while now. I'm replacing a fair amount, but its very apparent that 4e PCs are much more appropriate for the Keep then 1st/2nd or 3rd edition characters ever were. I'm also cannabilizing Hommlet and the Moathouse at putting them to other...

Any chance we could get this thread bumped somewhere else? Its a bit on the creepy side, and it doesn't really have anything to do with 4e- more a general gaming issue, with a side order of misogyny.

I tossed the standard Chuul (level 10) into a test run. It went down both times I tried it out (though the first was to a lucky sleep spell, which had me rolling my eyes). The second , the paladin tied it up kept it distracted playing whack-a-mole with him. The very high AC is a problem for...

And Lo, it was revealed unto us on the first day of the fourth month that Meepo would be, and has always been, the once and future Meepo.