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Only hitting on a natural 20? Using the new math? Something else then is mechanically wrong. You should be hitting on an 11-13, maybe a 15 at worst for the crappiest monster.

And remember when you got caught without your items and it was so totally lame we couldn't hear your crying over the bad guys' laughter? A DM still has the ability to create any items he wants, but in general I think that the Nerfing of magical items was one of the best changes made ot the game.

It helps to read (or re-read) the definition of Attack from the online compendium (and Rules Compendium apparently): So, if you equate "attack" with "attack power" you'll see that it's clear that the defenders cannot interrupt the elite brute's "attack" because the power itself includes them.

Thanks, Rechan. Yeah, I have DDI so I have access to Dungeon. I pulled the first adventure and because I'm definitely going through P1 first, I'd have plenty of time to run these. However, I already bought RotG, so I'm kind of motivated to run it instead. :)

I've updated the document in the second post, answering several more of the questions. I'm guessing by the lack of responses, not as many people are any longer interested in P1. But, I'll be running this starting in the next couple of months, so any help is appreciated.

You are all missing the main problem with THAC0. Pronouncing it. Most people pronounce it as thack-oh, when I think it should be pronounced thay-coh. This confusion and discrepancy is really what makes THAC0 evil (see, you pronounced it incorrectly in your head as you were reading this!).

I don't think this news means that D&DNEXT adheres more closely to 1E. I think it simply means that Wizards is assuring the fan base that they will consider the best features from ALL editions as they work on the next one. It will not simply be a rehash of 4E or any other -E, it will be a new...

I think it's fine. The point you may be missing is that your lower damage per attack is more than made up for by the two rolls on the attack the higher the average damage. It equals out at about double the value of the difference between the average damages. Thus, if you deal an average...

How do you pronounce that? Do you use the "f" from the 5?

This. Though you spelled it wrong and forgot the 2000.

I think so, yes. Your rationale is what I get out of it, too. Basically, there's nothing to really deny this combination so in the interested of the "yes" rule, yes, they work together.

I was thinking many people wanted MORE levels, not less. The first tier is awfully short. I know a lot of people that like to start off at 3rd level or so, and that would be a crimp in this system. Also, grammatically-speaking, it should be Adventurous Tier and, well, that just sounds wrong. :)

Agreed with KD that the rules are unclear. I, however, really detest interrupting the resolution of powers, meaning that you've hit and now you want to apply another action in between the attack roll and the damage, or the attack roll, damage, and remaining resolution? That's just ugly for a...

This is a very astute question. I have no idea why there's an option "d" in the OP unless TerraDave has honed in on the crux of the problem.

So, one PC is L15 and the other two are L11? Don't do this. I have no idea why you would think this is a good idea, but it's not. Make them all the same level and ensure that the first encounter is the rescue. The second encounter (after a short rest) could be against a strong group of Good...

Pigs taste great. Dragons, however, taste terrible. There's not a single edible portion of a dragon's body. Their high metabolism/innate magic/etc. make their meat horrible tasting and not just bad nutritionally, but actually harmful to humanoids. Also, they don't dissolve into residuum...

It seems like our disagreement then is more basic. Tracking daily vs. encounter vs. at-will is so trivial to me that I didn't even realize that was what you were talking about. Tracking durations, yes, but daily? No. However, if instead your complaint is more along the lines of not liking a...

Well, that's just inconsistent and sucky. A lot of groups have one player who is really creative. So, in your view only that one player should ever be rewarded? I just hope you don't give out extra XP for this because he should be level 20 when everyone else is level 12.

I'm not sure why you see it that way. Is there a difference between stunning and going unconscious or are you saying that the customer service reply doesn't consider -5 hp to be unconsciou?

But, it also creates a bulge in offensive abilities that players can exploit based on system mastery. I think it's right to disallow OA/Imm on your turn. The only alternative I would consider would be to completely rewrite all OA and Immediate actions in consideration of this bulge--the only...