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It was a little refreshing to see the bad guys using the old 'buff, scry, teleport' trick. On the plus side, the fact that they are using undead means that belkar can come out to play, as undead are some of the few monsters he can actually harm inside city limits. Perhaps he will show up to...

I don't mind the idea of stat'ed deities, but then ... I tend to have another view on what constitutes a deity. Not all religions on earth have had omnipotent or even nearly omnipotent deities. Some have worshiped beings that - in D&D - would not even be considered deities: powerful spirits...

Two phrases come to mind, having read every post thus far: "The Realms are Dead. Long Live the Realms." and "To save the [Realms] it became necessary to destroy it." (Can't recall who made the latter quote (about a village in korea or veitnam, as I recall), but it seems to really come...

Boring (This is a +1 sword) [voted=yes] I dislike the idea of boring magical items. Magic items should be something wondrous, something to be held in awe, fear, or some other notable emotion. It should not be "ho, hum, oh? another magic item? okay." It doesn't necessarily have to have much to...

Actually, the Nine Hells in which the devils are trapped is the former astral domain of the deity they killed. The deity's dying curse trapped (and warped) its former celestial servants in its home realm / domain. So, no, the Nine Hells did not exist prior to the creation / transformation of the...

I suspect it will do more than just state that a creature has reached half hp. I suspect becoming 'bloodied' will both turn on and turn off some abilities. Perhaps some creatures cannot use certain abilities until they are bloodied - and or lose the use of other abilities once bloodied...

Only if money traders are common enough - which I doubt will be the case. So you may have instances of a person coming to buy an item only to realize that the trader does not have enough change. Or consider this: dragons are likely to have large piles of the coins they are most likely to find...

If gp is not useful beyond early levels, then perhaps they will get rid of gp entirely, replacing it with the wealth check system in use in d20 modern and some other similar systems? I tend to dislike such systems, but if they are seeking to streamline the game and reduce the math, this is...

Considering that most fey are considered chaotic, I'm guessing they intend to limit the warlock to simply 'non-good'. That allows 2/3s of the alignments for the warlock. And as for alignments, I have a suspicion that they will be replaced with allegiances - with alignments being one...

So, this 'send foe to hell for a round' curse is basically a 'summon monster' spell in reverse? Yeah, I guess that sounds about right. So the curse tags a foe to be summoned by the warlock's patron, where upon the foe is tortured / slain, but due to the fact it was a summoning it doesn't...

I doubt it will be that difficult to re-integrate it, although I admit that I prefer potentially reversible 'instant-kill' spells, such as 'flesh to stone' rather than true 'save or PC death' type spells. Granted, 'Raise Dead' makes even those potentially reversible, but I make such spells...

Interesting. Perhaps 5e (or 4.5e) will "start" with a temporal problem that redefines the past - such that most of the changes made for 3e and 4e will no longer exist. Or perhaps it will be even more extreme - Karsus choosing another deity and succeeding in ascending to divinity, but magic...

I wonder where Xykon would rate on that graph. I also wonder just how terrible Belkar could actually have become, as based on the graph it would seem he would somehow exceed Sauron (well, Sauron's child anyway). Somehow I have trouble picturing one person - who seems incapable of inspiring or...

How large is the settlement? massive city, small port town, obscure village / hamlet in the midst of nature on the edge of the frontier? Are any parts of the settlement abandoned or nearly so? Perhaps it is a small town founded in the ruins of a larger city from eras past? Does the...

Hmm, the idea that he is bound to the plane reminds me rather strongly of Ravenloft domains, actually.

The article itself is interesting for what it says of the design of the 4e cosmos. It suggests that above the Prime there is the Astral Sea, in which can be found the domains of various deities - including Asmodius' Nine Hells domain. On the other hand, beneath the Prime is the Elemental...

I tend to see the Warlock as "Striker (arcane)," actually. Personally, I'm not sure where I would place the Ranger. Favored Enemy, if it still exists as such, suggests Striker, as does the Scout's alt-SA ability - presuming the Ranger gets it (or can get it, via a tree). On the other hand...

Dark Vision is a nice idea - in extreme moderation. Outsiders and aberrations having it I can see, so to speak. For all other creature types, however, it should be virtually unknown. Exceptional fey, rare magical beasts, some undead - these I can understand having it. But most others...

To be honest, with 3 power sources and 4 roles, I would have expected 12 classes for the first PHB: Martial Leader Martial Defender Martial Striker Martial Controller Divine Leader Divine Defender Divine Striker Divine Controller Arcane Leader Arcane Defender Arcane Striker Arcane Controller...

I really don't care. As numerous as they are, and considering that they have their own countries, regions, etc, I can easily accept them being in the PHB without much trouble (as opposed to warforged, tieflings, and so forth that are rare/minor fringe races). On the other hand, they could be...