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This is a good point. I'm of the opinion that because of the skeleton that 4e is built on, they can gradually add new mechanics as they go along (ala power points for Psions, skill powers, etc). That, with the dominating (eventual) online presence via Character Builder, Monster Builder and...

Is it conducive to jumping in around mid-Paragon? Tiamat is a potential ultimate threat in my campaign while the PCs grab the pieces of the Rod of 7 Parts.

That's a good clarification post. I wasn't getting the whole 'it's homogeneous' arguement either but this makes sense.

But with the Compendium and Character Builder, this should be much less of an issue. That said, we have had a few times where the feat description on the Character Builder sheet wasn't detailed enough to use...and we had to go digging for it.

I have to wonder if Dark Sun will be a 4-and-out...with a Dark Sun Monster Manual added on. Out of all the settings, this is the one that really needs to have it's own book of monsters.

Perhaps if diseases had some sort of aftereffect like many power effects do...

Yes, but then why bother? Why bother having any high level diseases since just from the 1/2 per level bonus, not to mention any Aid Other, gets the roll well out of the danger zone. The fact is that diseases, including high level diseases, _are_ in D&D. It's just that the mechanics then make...

Actually, the more I think about that the more I like it. Why should a 6th level ritual costing 150 gp be able to cure a 1st level disease for the same cost as a 30th level disease. That would make it work similarly to Raise Dead anyways.

The problem is that Ritual Casting is easy to get (just need to spend a feat) and by Level 6 it's pretty easy to get. The component cost isn't very expensive, especially when you get to higher levels. Actually, perhaps that's ultimately the problem...hit the PCs where it hurts...cash...

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Is it just me or are Disease tracks pretty much pointless? Anytime my PC's are exposed to a disease, out whips the Cure Disease ritual and bang, disease is gone. The damage that it may cause generally isn't a threat since the PC generally will have healed up before having the ritual done on them.

Regarding beginning and ending of turn issues... Normally the way that 'delaying' works is that if you do so, then you still take any disadvantageous stuff at the beginning of your turn. What does everyone thing of doing that for everyone at the start of the PC's turn (similarly for the...

I don't think so. With the roles the way they are, there should be plenty of opportunities for each PC to shine, no matter what their initiative step is.

Just to add, here are some of the observations: By having all the Monsters go at once, it significantly reduces the time the DM has to fiddle around with the board. Also, by effectively 'readying' an attack, you can move the monsters around, sit down and then roll your attacks. Of course, if...

Well, we've been using this for about 4-5 sessions and it looks like we're going to keep it. We do need to do some tweaking though, as the 'end of turn' issues are cropping up. Especially when it comes to death saves. The way it currently is, someone who drops unconcious can easily be up on...

Normally I would agree with you. Actually I had reached my 3e limit much earlier than my 2e limit...we hardly had any of the 3e class splat books, and I hadn't bought many of the DM supplements. I'd purchased much more 2e stuff, although admittedly that was the college years and I had more...

To me, the Athas Shadowfell would be...Venus. Persistent cloud cover, but no respite from the heat. No water.

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It'll be interesting to see how they do it. I've run into a bit of a problem converting the Mud Sorceror's Tomb to 4e...namely the 'traps' that are interspersed between any encounters. It doesn't make a lot of sense unless the traps do massive amounts of damage. This is mainly due to the...

Is it just me or is it way to easily to succeed at Monster Knowledge checks, specifically to find out what powers it has? It seems to me that in every encounter the PCs are able to figure out everything about the creature, at least power-wise. I don't want to eliminate the utility of the...