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Just be careful to not drag out the combat (read: suck the fun out of it). This gives the ranged attackers a chance to be the heroes of the party. If the entire party readied actions, I would have the lurker appear out of range for melee as suggested, or make it painful for them to get there...

This is likely a colloquialism but "10 key products" does not equate to "10 products". It means they are calling 10 of the essentials products out as being the main focus of the product line, not the entire line.

To me the most important element is the table. When I had the space, I had an oversized (mine is 4' x 8') game surface with a 1" grid drawn onto it, and you can write directly on with wet / dry erase markers (plexiglass sheets on the top if it). Around that huge table I could seat 8 players...

Sitting in their warehouse or sitting in the distribution chain... little difference. If the distributors say "Hey, we aren't going to order any more PHB1 books because I have 1000 sitting on the shelves here" is the same net effect. In fact, I'd argue that one of the posts linked there makes...

Is this akin to a "fee" instead of a "new tax" that the government is fond of using. :) I could see where they aren't ordering reprints because they have a warehouse of unsold core books (which could be the case), and they don't expect to sell out for the next several years. Why on earth...

Bacon causes high cholesterol levels, heart disease, fat, and in some cases... gas. Not everything is rosey with bacon.

I think I am in the same boat as Ari. I have been enduring an 8% pay cut at work, and we had just bought our house a year before... so almost everything that was luxury went out of the budget. Thankfully I get most of my D&D books for free, but that involves a lot of extra work on my part at...

Here in Southern California basements are rare... but I do know of a couple (just no game rooms in them). My favorite place has always been outside at night.

I don't know if it's just me, but this makes it more confusing than the current system in place. First example, on the first one, naming something per round is fine... except what if I have slaying action? Second example, you are really just relabeling the four reaction types as one and moving...

I tend to agree with Jack99 here. It is blowing a feat to get an extra 2d6 (or 2d8 damage) once per encounter (if they even hit) and with the expenditure of an action point. That's a hefty price to pay for a shot at extra damage. Compared to a rogue, who does sneak attack damage most rounds...

If income is limited and you want a good bang for the buck, spring for one month of DDI, download the Character Builder and Monster Builder. That will give you all the options in electronic form. 1) Rules updates + your original PHB and you should be pretty much good to go (except some of the...

Amount of time that I can dedicate to planning campaigns is reduced directly by the number of offspring I have. When I had no kids, I had lots of time to plan and plot, and would game all weekend long. Married, it became a couple a month. One child, that was when I picked up Age of Worms and...

Almost the same list as yours, but I switch them around a bit. What do I think the monster would do based on intelligence, wisdom, terrain, social situation, etc What would be the most fun/unexpected thing to happen If things are too easy/hard If there is a jumping spider who has built a web...

I can't remember the stuff we did as kids, played a slew of AD&D modules. 3.5: DMed Age of Worms from 1 to 20 3.5 DMed Savage Tide from 1 to 12 (we didn't want to run the whole story) AD&D: Played the original tomb of horrors 3 times and never survived... perhaps the only accomplishment there...

DM side of the table: In my last 3.5 campaign, I allowed kitchen sink in, and regretted every moment I did. I vowed next time that I would lock it down to core. Right now we are playing Pathfinder, which is pretty much core only as there aren't any options. In my last 4E campaign, I allowed...

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(isn't this better off in General?) I roll both ways. I have played characters that are similar to my personality, and those who are totally opposite. Usually, I play someone closer to my own personality, but occasionally, I get the opposite gender, wild, risk taking, slow talking totally...

I meant to say "Like ToEE from Troika, but multi player... with a DM client similar to Neverwinter Nights" -- yep, I would buy that in a heart beat... doesn't even need spiffy 3d graphics.

I was in agreement folks, if I gave the wrong impression of that :) For the warforged thing, I think they mean that you can choose to roll a d20 or take 10 on the die roll, at least that is how I interpret that. I will defer to the rules lawyers, I do what seems right at the table, even if it...

Yeah, but as a human, I can end that ongoing 5 damage with a 9 or better.