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I can't recommend 4e highly enough. It's easy to play, easy to run, and an all-around blast! I suggest picking up the Monster Vault, and using my own Complete 4th compilation-clone as a one-stop player resource. Good gaming!

I don't know the PF ruleset, but when I hear something like this I think "One option is clearly better than the others, and needs to be nerfed." I do know the 3.x ruleset though, and if PF is anything like it then giving players a stackable AC option like this is just asking for trouble. :p

Sell them all. If you ever find yourself in a 4e group, I'll send you my Complete 4th Edition. :)

Alright here we go... Character Advancement The Infamous Math Hole: Feat taxes are replaced with free ‘expert’ bonuses at 3rd levels. Characters also boost every score at 4th and 8th levels, which keeps skills and defenses in line. Masterwork Armor: These are replaced by direct character...

I'll try to get to it sometime soon, but I don't have a ton of free time right now. Alternatively, you can email me and I'll send you a link to my Foreward doc, which summarizes all my tweaks. :) No. I don't have the cash to lay down for a print run, the business savvy to make it work -- and as...

Right back atcha! Can't wait to see what you've got up your sleeve. :)

It's been too long since I've updated this thread; C4 is finally more or less complete! All that's really left to do is Dragon Mag material... Sorry I haven't replied to you, Raith5. I guess life's just gotten to me the past couple of months. If I had name the three biggest adjustments I've...

Hi, 4SRD! Might I interest you in the Complete 4th Edition? Check. Also, I've got everything up to Essentials. Check. And check for all current errata. Long live 4e!

The 'bubble' is when you knock an opponent prone, and then shift back 1 square [or push the opponent 1]. On your opponent's turn, he can stand up but can't attack you. (Moving adjacent to you requires burning a second Move, and charging requires 2+ squares.) It's like a cheap way to stun your...

My 4e clone has a few house rules built-in. Most of them are little fixes for 4e's few wrinkles; a feat tax fix, a fix for the 1-square bubble, fixes for AC-gimped builds, etc. My only really radical house rule is my replacement for hybrids and RAW MC feats; I wrote my own MC feats that allow...

Well it's been awhile since the last update, so here it is: six new item pdfs!

For my part, it's not that I don't like LG pallies. I just don't like when every paladin is basically the same LG Galahad clone. I like a little variety, and I've never been attached to iconic images or traditions.

Oh, you don't have to convince me! I'm just saying that if strikers were intended to deal so much more damage than non-strikers, it wouldn't be a matter of taking the right powers. I think the extra damage would have been built right into the strikers. For example quarry wouldn't be 1d6 per...

If it helps, think of it this way: CE isn't the evilest evil, it's the most reckless evil. CE is reserved for monsters like demons who are so bent on destruction that they don't even have regard for their own lives. Evil is the more common kind that you find among mortals; ruthless mercanaries...

You've clearly put a lot of thought into your Three Rules to Rule Them All. But personally I'd rather do one of two things: Just ban offensive powers, as Dice4Hire suggests, and cut down on HPs. Or use a slightly unwieldy house rule of my own, which limits multi/minor/immediate attacks to three...

First, because I can't buy a PHB with errata included. Second, because 4e is almost perfect but it ain't. I don't claim that my clone is perfect, but it's closer than RAW. Finding 4e groups will certainly get harder, but that's nothing new. It happens every time a new edition comes out. So if I...

*My ears are burning* Someone must have used 'clone' and '4e' in the same sentence! Aha! You're right that it has to be a volunteer thing, because there's no business case for cloning 4e. But that didn't stop me from doing it. :D Yes, I cloned 4e without writing a whole new rpg. It has all...

I'm not sure what you mean by the "stranglehold of powers," but it may take some time to get your players out of all-powers-all-the-time mode, no matter what you do. (Including experimenting with other systems.)

It might be a good time to take a break, or try a new system, but if it's just a matter of turning up the Fun Dial on 4e, I have a few suggestions: 1. Make sure your monsters use the new monster math, and lop a few HPs off the top where necessary. 2. Take page 42 guidelines with a large grain...

The good news is that a lot of 4e books are fun, but you already have what you need. There is quite a bit of errata, but it doesn't invalidate your books and you can download it here. Oh and 'Essentials' is a misnomer; it's not necessary at all. Personally though, I got tired of cross-checking...