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I don't care about published adventures. I've never run one. So, if all they ever published were adventures, they would not make money off me. I'm not likely to buy splat books either, if they have an online subscription like 4e. My consumer list is pretty simple. I won't buy adventures. I'm...

It's a little bit of cushion from the first attack in an encounter. It basically prevents 2 points of damage from the first damage against you. You also add twice the enhancement bonus to the reduction (since it's heavy armor). So with +3 ringmail, you would subtract 8 points from the first...

It's essentially just character templates where everything is baked in. You can deconstruct to whatever degree you want, and customize. It's fine. They've been saying the same thing over and over anyway. They are taking the same D&D material that's in existence and presenting it a different way...

Since I can't seem to xp you, I'll have to quote and say ditto on every single item on the list.

At-will is pretty much a must have for me, for the sake of imagery. If I'm a wizard, I don't want throwing darts to be my primary mode of attack. If wizards don't have an at-will spell, I'll make one. I don't care for it to be complex like some 4e at-wills. Just a simple zap like eldritch blast...

I like 2 and 8. Voted 8. Wish it was a multiple choice poll. And I just realized... the two I like, use the same dragon head.

If my DM says his halflings are plump gardeners running around with bare hairy feet, I won't say, "but on page 17 of the PHB, it says they are skinny and athletic riverfolk wearing boots." Wait... actually, I *would* say that, and get a good laugh out of everyone in the room. The DM is the one...

Cannibals. Or maybe dinosaur riding nomads... Honestly, who cares what the "official" halfling is like? Define what it'll be for your game, done. Edit: And I apparently fail at reading previous posts... Basically ditto Dice4Hire.

I'd agree with you back when there were very few 4e resources out. And perhaps at low levels this is still true, but at high levels, it's very easy to go with a concept, make logical looking or cool sounding choices, and end up performing significantly worse than a more optimized character...

Didn't 2e assume that you were doing all those things? You parry, riposte, dodge, shout a warning to a friend, push an ally out of harm's way... Back in the day these things didn't translate into game mechanics, you were assumed to be doing it all. With 3e and later 4e, we started to ask for...

I don't really think either one of those are all that balanced. Picking a paragon path is hard work. Paragon Path grades vary between mildly useful and wildly powerful, and that's after pulling out all the weeds that flat out don't work for you and stuff everyone wrinkles their nose at. What's...

You should feel small and insignificant when you walk into the home of the gods. I'm thinking thousands of steps you must climb, 200 foot ceilings, statues over 100 feet tall. Windows (or tapestries) that display impossibly beautiful realms, as well as realms of horror. A ceiling of moving...

Conceptually, I like Kits better than Prestige Classes and Paragon Paths. I find it difficult to work in a time when a prestige class or paragon path can be picked up in game. It doesn't make much sense for my character to be sleeping in the Underdark, and wake up as a Guildmaster Thief the next...

Put out three brand new settings out of the gate, to show people how a setting can be created, how the rules can be adjusted to fit the needs of a setting, and how orcs need not be orcs. 4e taught us quite a bit about monster design. I can take a beholder gauth, change a couple powers, and call...

I realize this is more or less a general consensus, but I don't understand why system assumptions of such campaign restrictions are necessary. The system is a way to resolve conflict, nothing more. It gives us the tools. Building a setting is not the system's job. One of my favorite parts of...

Seems more like a setting question than a system question. System shouldn't care. In my 4e setting everyone, even commoners can attempt magic in the form of rituals via use of arcana, religion, or nature. Instantaneous magic requires further training, and can't be attempted untrained. The...

I build a character with a Mordenkrad, then I build the same character with an Execution axe, compare DPR, whichever is higher, is the better weapon for that character, for the purposes of dealing damage against equal level opponents. I'll quickly zip through some calculations for a level 2...

Not to inflate your blimp, but all this has been done by char op years ago... It's called DPR (damage per round) calculations. Basic formula is: DPR = (miss chance x miss damage) + (hit chance without crit x hit damage) + (crit chance x crit damage) The assumed defenses of what is...

Spikes on armor are improbable. But we can imagine them being there, and making the armor look more imposing, intimidating, or cool, even if not realistic or functional. Therefore, it's fantasy. Hot chicks with bare midriffs are attractive. We know it's unlikely a woman would want to fight in...

Novel idea, but I don't think it will work. You're giving someone the option to deal 1d6 extra damage, or move an extra square, they're going to choose the extra 1d6 damage almost every time. Worse, they are going to be *expected* to pick the extra 1d6 damage, and will feel like they would be...