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    Campaign Choices You've Made On Races

    I'm kind of glad that even though I've known bits and pieces of D&D mechanics and lore since the late 80s, I didn't really get into it until 4th Edition, where the designers assume that ALL things have a place in a campaign, whereas past editions designed the fluff in such a way that they served...
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    Campaign Choices You've Made On Races

    I totally agree. I think it depends on how a group chooses to read the focused totality of the RAW. For me, every single race -- cliche, common, strange or downright bizarre -- in the PHBs ARE available for play, but it doesn't entitle the players to their use. You have to justify your...
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    Campaign Choices You've Made On Races

    That's cool. I think what I'm interested in learning is what people have done with races when home-brewing a setting or starting a campaign with a clear cut story goal in mind, rather than trying to say something like "No, dragonborn suck and drow are evil and not allowed." I like what you've...
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    Campaign Choices You've Made On Races

    What it says on the thread title. With a particular interest in "Which races have you chosen to disallow as player characters in previous and current campaigns you have run or are currently running?" Oh, and why?
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    D&D 4E How have PCs died in your 4e games?

    I think that's a case of a DM not being vicious enough. Not that I encourage it, mind you. But while PCs are very very resilient (3 successes before 3 failures before being healed to die) I think that a death is possible simply when the DM really wants it to happen. Just pummel one character...
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    D&D 4E 4e Combat in PbP

    That sounds pretty awesome. I imagine that kind of approach takes well to Google Wave, since you're able to easily revise monster actions as players fill in their turns and apply interrupts that change up what happens.
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    Half-Elf Ranger/Invoker: Mechanically Sound or Completely Insane?

    First of all, we implement the half-hit points rule, so encounter are not as long as they could be. Second, the laser cleric pacifist healer has been situationally useful in the hordes of undead we've fought. Third, the ranger has been a consistent bad-ass because of the high rolls the player...
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    Half-Elf Ranger/Invoker: Mechanically Sound or Completely Insane?

    The rest of the party consists of: Sivar, Dragonborn Two-Weapon Mordenkrad Fighter (that's me): STR 19, CON 16, DEX, 11, INT 10 WIS 14, CHA 10. Relatively min-maxed with a +14 Brash Strike. Built for one and one engagement with some ability to engage two opponents in a single turn. Krista...
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    Half-Elf Ranger/Invoker: Mechanically Sound or Completely Insane?

    If i understand correctly, the one function she wants out of multiclassing into a controller class is an AOE effect, since she thinks we have trouble with minions. (I don't think we do, since my Dragonborn Two-Weapon Fighter was able to handle four in one turn, thanks to encounter powers and...
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    Half-Elf Ranger/Invoker: Mechanically Sound or Completely Insane?

    THAT. is an intriguing idea. Question: How would that work though if she's already doing two blades? An unarmed strike in one hand and a blade in the other?
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    Half-Elf Ranger/Invoker: Mechanically Sound or Completely Insane?

    Crap, I really made a mistake in the OP. By 'becoming' an Invoker I meant she's multiclassing. Meaning she's already a Half-Elf Ranger and has already been playing it for five levels and plans to MC at level 6. Your suggestion of a 'refluffed' avenger intrigues me. Perhaps rebuilding her...
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    Half-Elf Ranger/Invoker: Mechanically Sound or Completely Insane?

    Race bonuses notwithstanding her stats are STR 16, CON 12, DEX 16, INT 10, WIS 14, CHA 12 and she's currently at LVL 5 planning LVL 6 feat. That said, she is dual-wielding melee weapons and doesnt have much problems hitting or keeping them up to date. I think her interest is less about trying...
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    Half-Elf Ranger/Invoker: Mechanically Sound or Completely Insane?

    Exactly what it says on the title. One of our players, who is playing a half-elf two-weapon fighting ranger wants to become an Invoker to add some controller support to our defender-heavy party. Any thoughts on that? How does that work - mechanically or otherwise - as a character concept? And...
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    Emergency!

    Thanks! Really!
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    Emergency!

    Level 6, defenders and strikers but no psionic classes.
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    Emergency!

    ETA? :D My event starts in 9 hours and I need to sleep. And make sure the other DMs don't forget their materials.
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    D&D 4E Converting Builder (*.dnd4e) files into other formats.

    You mean the Game Table, of course. ;D
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    Emergency!

    Need MOAR Level 6 Characters SRSLY. I need Level 6 characters as downloadable .dnd4e character files. I've been trying to make more characters for tomorrow's tournament and I dont have the energy for it.
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    D&D 4E Converting Builder (*.dnd4e) files into other formats.

    Thanks, but I need more than just the .pdf printer. I use Cutepdf and Foxit myself. Does it also allow the rules text of the powers to be visible, or will I have to hand-type that stuff myself? As for iplay4e, the problem is I'm running a gladiator tournament. With 20 people. This means, that...
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    How to deal with an unproductive player?

    It's a little different in that we're not trying to be an all too serious game and my 3/5 of my party lineup are newbies, and he's not trying to be disruptive or swap out characters. As it is, most everyone is still on the stage of "Wow, what is this cool make believe thing," I just need to be...
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