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In general, based on the powers they were choosing (few people used the same power twice) I saw a 'fighter-warlock', 'fighter-paladin', 'cleric-ranger' and 'wizard-cleric'. Right. This was the November WotC Delve 'Into the Shadows', which was designed for 3rd level characters. I had them...

Yesterday I ran WotC's November Delve "into the Shadows" with a group of 30+ year RPG vets. Here were the rules: 1. Ability scores. Roll 5d6 and drop the lowest 2. I'd like to watch in case you pull off a full set of 18s. 2. Roles and class selection. This game does not emphasize roles. If...

Running D&D for some brand new players and just discovered these cards. I love Grandpa's Power Cards! In the Weekend in the Realms packet, Wizards sent a PDF with cards including one for basic Ability Scores and Defenses. I haven't gone through this thread so I apologize in advance, but has...

You could grant at-wills also, essentially letting a fighter cleave one turn and magic missile the next. Items and ability scores, IMO, would help balance this out, and add a lot of variety to tactics. You could force a limited number of at-wills to choose from, but do you think the system is...

Many believe 4th edition is very close specific, and not generic enough. It certainly doesn't have as many build options as 3.5 did, even when supplements are not taken into a consideration. I was talking with a friend on the phone, and he suggested two options I liked. The first thing...

Mixed Heritage Benefit: At 1st level, choose a race that is different from yours. You can use one of that race's at-will racial powers as an encounter power or you can use one of that race's encounter racial powers as a daily power. You can also take feats that have that race as a prerequisite.

At first level they would still only have two encounter powers that they can activate, but they can choose any one they want. It is not based on their class, or what they wrote down as their one and only power list for their character. As they go up in level this number increases as per the...

This is meant as a general thread for anyone who wants to bring up imbalance issues with 4th edition, but I also have a specific issue to bring up. I'm thinking of running a homebrew campaign to test out some new races, classes, feats, powers etc. I really enjoy writing for 4th edition, as...

A half a pound of meat is worth 3 silver pieces. The DMG does not say if this is cooked or raw/rare, but considering that it's in the Meals sections it's probably cooked with the profession cooking skill factored in for cost. Here's the situation. A group of adventurers near Rel Astra in...

I think back around April or May when I preordered the Core Ruleset was #1.

I saw another thread that I wanted to read, but its tone was inappropriate and it was quickly closed. Here's an alternate thread that's hopefully lighter in tone and a fun read by all. One of the meanest things I've probably done as a DM is luring the players into a false sense of security and...

Being an exception based game with an evolving ruleset, the definitions for power sources will change as new supplements are released. However, there are some basic commonalities between the core classes that begins to present guidelines for the current power sources. At some point it might be...

Our group drove down to a game shop out of town for Worldwide D&D Gameday to play this. There were several tables, and the owner of the shop DM'd ours. All of the other tables fought the YBD, but due to time that was their last encounter. No one actually died. Our table skipped the room...

Already a subscriber, but would find more use if they adapted more modules for Living Forgotten Realms.

As an aside, I think this is also one of the reasons people prefer to use older, more familiar systems. They would prefer that players find less enjoyment with the mechanics and pay more attention to the NPCs and setting.

That's a straw man. I think there's demand, just not enough. If the demand is high enough to be profitable for WotC I bet they would try to meet it. Or more likely, the demand for their current 'quality' is already high enough that they do not need to change. And again, having the NPCs and...

Again, supply and demand? No matter what you think of the quality, Keep on the Shadowfell probably outsold anything that Paizo or third party publishers have sold in the past due to... 1.) The New Edition 2.) Ease of Play 3.) Official License If their adventures don't sell well and they...

When there are new rules a table can have fun exploring the mechanics, powers and nuances of the game system. That takes a front seat, so the NPCs, game world and story aren't as important IMO. As the system expands and people get sick of new classes and 'complete' book and whatnot, I bet WotC...

Could you elaborate on the old 'interesting combat tricks'? Grapple? Bull rush? Power Attack? Spells? At higher levels it gets much more interesting IMO. You have many more options to choose from, and more abilities to change the battlefield, both from the enemy and PC perspective. Last...

Thanks. (I had forgotten about that part of AoOs too.) Also, when escaping a grapple: If you escape, you finish the action by moving into any space adjacent to your opponent(s). That would also provoke from anyone who threatened the original square, correct? If two enemies were flanking...