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I say keep the auto-hit on 20s, just because there is always a chance. It isn't too strong. Take for instance a Fighter character. Even if you didn't count the 20 as a auto hit, a 20 is pretty much a given to be a hit. If it isn't, the encounter is waaay above the level of the party and...

Oh, and I like the idea of thunder damage. "Sonic" damage was kind of an anachronism. While I know D&D isn't trying to recreate any particular time period, describing something as "sonic" just feels out of place. "Thunder" however sounds fine. However, the first D&D player over 12 years old...

Hey guys, don't forget desiccation damage from sandstorm! =]

The elemental archons strike me as very classic in appearance. The air archon in particular. I kind of like it. The mountain giant looks cool, too. I like how true to their roots the Oni and the Hydra are.

I'm just putting down some thoughts about how the story could be advanced in the setting. Raam: I've never been satisfied with Ablach-Re's death. It seemed pretty unlikely in the story, the way that somehow she was bested by a wizard half her level. Perhaps she faked it, because she foresaw...

Road to Urik was mostly designed to utilize BATTLESYSTEM mass combat rules, which I know nothing about. When I ran it I tried to give a zoomed-in perspective on the combat, focusing on the adventurers. There wasn't very much to the adventure. I would think the psionics handbook would be...

I agree. While someone of any class can be thrown in the gladiatorial pits, gladiators themselves have a different sort of combat style, enough that it merits its own class. I played around with an idea before where Gladiators can get bonuses whenever they have spectators. Think of it as kind...

A would-be avangion that is unique to the Tribe of One series. He is never mentioned anywhere else. The idea is that an avangion, as an anti-dragon, is supposed to be a last-ditch spark of hope for Athas. A pinnacle of the preserver philosophy. The reason that most avangions are weaker is...

Just a quick anecdote. When the new World of Darkness was announced, they began with Vampire, then Werewolf and lastly Mage. Each followed a pattern that there were 5 inborn splats and 5 social organizations. Well, there was a lot of speculation about Werewolf and Mage regarding what (old...

Road to Urik was similar to the accompanying novel as well. After the fall of Kalak, Hamanu moves to fill in the vacuum. The novel covers Rikus leading an army of gladiators and templars against the invading army, and ultimately against Hamanu (a fight Rikus loses) The adventure covers the...

Ah, I hadn't really looked. Oh well.

Aside from the name, we don't know much. The 4e info page says that they make pacts with starts (stars). These could be crazy-go-evil cthulhu-esque beings, or something else.

I think that perhaps this could be put in a different way that wasn't so inflammatory.

I say, no boobs, so long as we give a sufficiently feminine aesthetic to the female dragonborn. A frill, a crest, a different color of scale all around... Even a pronounced female figure will work. I have always been annoyed at the troll females in WoW for this reason. If you look at the...

I kind of liked it. It wasn't as good as Weis/Hickman or Salvatore fiction, but it was an interesting read. The period after the 2nd boxed set was coined the Age of Heroes, because the Prism Pentad changed everything and showed that heroes could change the world. In the first boxed set...

Well, you have to leave in the infernal warlocks for the NPC's, though. :] And being a tiefling doesn't necessarily mean you are evil-curious. It just means your ancestors did some nasty things and paid for it. Sure, it may mean that some people look at you funny and assume you have bad...

I think warlocks can be good characters, but I feel their powers should always have an "edge". The name Warlock after all brings images of dark and dangerous magic. Honestly I am intrigued by the Fey and Star pacts as possibilities for a heroic warlock. pacts with good powers could certainly...

I think I can live with it. But it will be sad to see those dieties and NPC's go. Is Elminster dead? If not he probably only survived by the skin of his teeth. He would have to avoid old age somehow, and being a favorite of Mystra is certainly not going to protect him any longer, and of...

I am afraid that I have had a history of bad computers and something always happened before I could complete baldur's gate. I usually had jahira in my party but I must not have ever gotten her high enough in level to get any shapechanging abilities.

That is strikingly unhelpful.