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4. It implies to me that there will be problems - which I expect - but that they'll be worked on, constantly. As they should be. Nothing is ever perfect, and this speaks to me that they actually /care/. I seem to be one of the only people who like 4e's constant errata. I remember when I played...

Finally, an update! Storywise, not much has happened, but there's a lot of content on the site now! Huerfeno del'Morte This PC has been in the game since the start, but the player had trouble with his schedule, so I thought I was going to have to drop him. I've since found that to be in error...

At least for me, it's not that I'm not interested; I'm looking forward to the playtest and I've had some great design discussions as a result. The problem is I'm unimpressed with the tidbits I have seen; a lot of the apparent design decisions run counter to what I want out of a system. I'm...

As long as you define them and allow a method for the PCs to find them out (read: knowledge checks), you should be good with whatever works for you. By the fluff, no, Baator doesn't have its own shadowfell/feywild. There was never any defined rule against certain types of planar travel...

You could have untrained be x steps below the associated attribute; for example, perhaps it's two steps down; d4 uses d4-2 for untrained; d6 d4-1, d8 uses d4, d10 uses d6, et cetera. However, that's a pretty big staight power-up, so three or more steps might be better, with a minimum of d4-2.

There's good compromise and bad compromise. The problem is bad compromise that pleases no one is much, much easier to come by than good compromise. I'm hopeful - I /want/ to like 5e. I'm also a bit cynical about the process, though. :/ EDIT: By which I mean to say, 5e is really going to have...

Who's to say that my character who critted didn't do it because of skill or a good plan? It's not me swinging the sword, after all, its my PC. I'm fine narrating those details, but I've had too many games where confirmations just sucked the fun out of a neat in-game event and led to what felt...

For me, dissociation is important because it aids refluffing. Take prone in 4e for example; oftentimes it doesn't make sense for whatever reason - proning an ooze or a snake, frex, but that doesn't stop me from using its rules. I only have to describe it differently. I've made whole characters...

I'm one of those guys that likes "gamey and dissociated stuff", and this is disappointing, because It feels like they're half-assing it. This is what I'm afraid will happen with the playtest; they'll compromise and thereby please no one. That said, if this is real, it could be a "starting...

Look at it this way; the only way I could hope to harm that powerful creature is by hitting it in its one vulnerable spot (rolling a crit). If I don't hit exactly there, nothing happens, but if I do hit it right there, it is going to /hurt/. Honestly, all confirmations did was make actually...

Dunno about you, but that makes perfect sense to me. Bard v. Smaug, anyone?

Well, of course. That's a given. Doesn't change that I don't like what I'm hearing. I'm excited for the playtest, too, but reports like this continually erode my confidence in it. I won't make a final judgement until at least after the playtest, and maybe not until the official release. It's...

Dislike. All I'm seeing is a mess of extra tracking and dice rolling; if there's one thing I dislike about 4e, it's tracking issues, and all this does is make it /worse/. EDIT: And rolled Hit Points? Ewww. Not that I couldn't houserule averages in or anything, but still...

Yes, you are meant to switch between implement and weapon. If you don't want to, there are several songblades/bows, which operate as both. If you're careful about power selection, you should be able to make a ranged bard without any problem. I'd be wary about switching melee attacks to ranged...

Working on additional posts. The campaign's ground to a bit of a halt because of scheduling concerns, but I'm trying towards getting that fixed.

That's part of the reason I put it in; I have a Martial Scientist in my party.

It refers to a bit from an article found on the Wizard's site; Tutorial: Terrain Powers; specifically, look just below the header "Terrain Conditions". Combined with SlyFlourish's numerical guidelines, they're intended as a means to easily improv powers when appropriate. EDIT: Now that you...

(For use with this or any other slipsleeve GM screen) I've decided I wanted to fill out my own GM screen for my Zeitgeist campaign, primarily because I think the official 4e screen has too much information on it and I've been itching to use my customizable screen. Included are outside panels...

My sincere hope is that Wizards releases all non-IP 4e stuff under the OGL once 5e hits officially. That's one thing I do like about Paizo products - if I want to use it, I can! Then, if I don't like 5e, I can at least continue producing and picking up 4e material, and maybe work what I do like...

I use Open Office, and for layout purposes tables cover damn well near everything. Appropriate color for the top bar, then alternating light and dark gray (instead of alternating brown gradiant and white). Seriously, tables are where it's at. Learn them, and learn them /well/.