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kodyboy: It's not bad, but I don't think it's quite what he's going for. That said, I think the idea that your monster gets hp equal to your healing surge is really cool. I'm hardly the best balancer in the world for those at-wills, though, so I'll reserve my appraisal, except to say that they...

If your players show up for a game completely soaked in blood, you'd better give them a band-aid and a ride to the hospital, not a skill bonus.;)

Sorry, I must have misunderstood. It was late when I was reading that. If it isn't obvious by now, I prefer the more freeforming 4e. Gamism over simulationism any day, baby. :cool:

I've DM'd it once, and was pleasantly surprised about how easy everything was to understand. I've been DMing since 2e, and a whole bunch of systems besides D&D, and I have to say, this is the best I've had it. No more byzantine rules about what monsters to place where when and with what...

This is exactly what I'd do. Making the fights harder just reinforces the already existing notion that the party needs to stop and rest after each and every battle, because now they're even lower on HP and surges than they were over the much easier fight that they thought they needed to rest...

I don't see how 4e has more concrete things that can be explained. They put the nifty, cinematic handwaving back into 4e, after 3e took it away. You can have a "curse of a thousand cuts" on an NPC again, and have it do whatever you want. In 3e, your players would Remove Curse it and expect some...

I'm proud to have the distinction of having the first blog post, having successfully ninja'd you. ;) Also, the site looks nice and shiny now. I like it.

Which are, obviously, not addressed in D&D. Do you make your players take penalties to diplomacy if they haven't brushed their teeth recently? ;) Anyways, to the OP, I'd say that if you want to hit them with their armor off, like in the middle of the night or in early morning, simply tell them...

I'll roll up a Virtual Adept with plenty of points in Correspondence and Force spheres, just for the hell of it. Got room for one more? ;)

Petra.

I roll my dice like I'm shooting craps. No, seriously. I shake them vigorously in one hand, and then aim them at the center of the table. One of my players flat drops the dice onto the table. They refuse to roll entirely, instead letting the one lone bounce off the surface randomize it.

You have no idea how cool this looks in my mind.

These are golden. I like them a lot. I just hope that your PCs don't expect to use the giant sword just because they're wearing the magic bracers. ;)

I have a feeling there won't be an official stance on this sort of thing. I would ( and do ) rule it like Eyada. Some creatures know, some figure it out, and some have no idea. For example, a group of minion skeletons kept exploding because the paladin kept marking them, and they are far too...

All of my campaigns are seat-of-our-pants hackfests. Usually, I'll have wind that D&D time is coming, and I'll start considering a setting that I haven't managed to do yet. Then we'll all gather around, characters get made, and we're off doing whatever it is that players want to do. Generally...

Hopefully, with just me and my broadsword, kicking ass and taking loot. Real men don't need reinforcements.

You've got three options, as far as I see it. :1: Focus more on non-combat encounters. You'll probably notice that in stories and books that focus on one person, their day-to-day travails, exploration, and dialogue takes precedence over hack and slash combat. Xorn hit this one right on the...

This is exactly what your players, and you, need to remember. What happens while the players are sleeping for the day? Are the kobolds reinforcing their defenses, setting up traps, digging trenches, sharpening spears, and otherwise getting ready to fight? Are they carrying the fight to the...

You've got a point. Most characters are more interested in detecting lies and seeing sneaks than lying and bullying, overall. Since the difference is so minor, being one level, that could be all the justification the designers had intented.

They're not so bad for being last-chance emergencies, which is about what I imagine them being for. If your paladin/cleric/warlord is totally out of healing magic, then bust out the potions and hope that you can smash your opponent before you run out of those, too.