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The group I ran this for had a blast and I didn't take it too easy on them. Had I not spent time reading it over ahead of time, it would not have gone so well. The group had a ranger instead of the thief. The player had played in a preview game before and wanted to give the ranger a try. This...

Ya, it is a bit confusing. The only thing I can figure is, looking at the close-up map on page 75, the crumbled wall from the add-on is the e/w wall to the west of the door on page 75. What took me awhile to realize, north on the add-on heads to the right instead of normal towards the top of...

You've never played in a group that had a DM occasionally through encounters at the group when they're trying to get camp set up, have you? Fighter used up his second wind? Paladin out of lay on hands? Healing strike and healing words burned through? That elite soldier is still banging away at...

When I sat down and recreated my 3.5v dwarf into a 4E version I was able to look at feats in a different perspective. IMO, the powers are what make classes unique. Choice selection of powers determined how my character would handle encounters differently compared to others of the same class...

A similar situation like this came up last weekend during the KotS game I'm running. The set-up: Thief of the group used Trick Strike against a Irontooth. He wanted to push the creature into one of its companions who was standing next to a wall. The effect he was going for was to have...

This is a tough one to answer... Do I go with the fighter's coolness through all levels? The 4 defenses? The removal of random durations in favor of the new saving throw? Hmm.... I think I got to go with the whole deal and how simple it is to create new powers/feats/monsters/encounters/traps...

Seems he has Goblin tactics (shift on a miss) not the shifty ability.

I agree. The BS user will hit 5% more often. One other thing to consider though, the dwarf's dwarven weapon training: +2 damage. With that said... PC1 "I'm a BS user!" PC2 "So, does that mean you have a high bluff?"

A few encounters after a PC has spent the time capturing giant rat minions.... PC "I pull out my bag of giant rats from my backpack." DM "You notice a hole in the bottom of the bag and at this moment it becomes apparent to you that they've just eaten through your backpack." PC "But..." DM "And...

One situation I can think of off the top of my head is if a squishy PC teammate is getting beating on by a minion. Ranged attack with a bonus to hit/no damage bonus would be the best choice. Thought of a second one... if a magical weapon has an encounter/daily ability that takes effect after a...

The point of minions is to be cannon fodder. The point of the Wyrmpriest, and other leaders like it, is to increase the survivability of those he commands. When I DMed it, I gave the minions the temp HP and allowed them to take damage. Almost all still got killed by 1 hit. When a player...

Thank you FadedC for clearing that up for me. How I wish I had the books right now.

I'm not sure how Lead the Attack reads, but... if its anything like Tactical Presence from KotS pregen, IMO the bonus would only apply to the initial attack. Tatical Presence: When an ally you can see spends an action point to make an attack, the ally gains a +2 bonus to the attack roll. As a...

Alternative Story line for first KotS Encounters The stumbling upon a helpless victim is a classic. Used it for my first pre-4E demo game I ran. I started to DM a campaign of KotS after playing in a 1-shot FLGS demo of the adventure. 2 players of the that day joined my group so I decided...

I too ruled that there were three entrances to the cave. My group didn't take down the slinger before he ran into the cave to warn the others. This lead to the group splitting up a little. The rogue was being chased around by the dragonshield outside in the far corner (almost got him... dang...

Your player kits sound great. I'll have to take a look into to those.

Got KotS yesterday and I've been plotting the demise of my players for the upcoming Sunday game ever since. ...plotting the demise... Did I say that out loud? I meant, plotting a fun filled adventure for all ;) As an added bonus, I just got downsized last week out of a job and have plenty...

How I'll be running the final challange I like CrimsonNeko's take that a successful attempt will add to the next attempt. I'll be giving the PCs a +1 on the next attempt after a success. I'll also be giving all undead in the room a -1 to hit until the end of their next turn after a success...

At first, I thought the AC was high compared to its attack. Needing a 16+ seemed unreasonable, that is until I realized he only needed a 4+ to itself with its breath weapon. (+16 vs 20 reflex defense) So, against a brute or a soldier, this dragonborn will be able to stand and fight for...