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I'd prefer a much toned down action point system. One idea I had a while back was that when a PC is taking an action where success is not a given - ie: they need to roll at least a 10 or 11 to have a chance of success, they could voluntarily choose (prior to rolling) to give themselves a -1 to...

Don't think so . . . I just can't see it. Combining various races with various classes has become a major aspect of the game - seeing just how this combination works compared to that combination. Thematically, the world is supposed to have many races - to the point that major cities are often...

Okay, the Weave is gone, but what about the Shadow Weave? Is Shar the new default goddess of magic? Also, wasn't the purpose of the Chosen to anchor the Weave so that - if Mystra died - it would somehow survive (in some form, at least until another took up the mantle of deity of magic)? Also...

I think the first PHB should only deal with the common races of the presumed setting. Unless tieflings, warforged, etc are so common as to have entire counties composed only of such beings they should not be in the PHB #1. PHB #2 sounds like a good spot for such races: fringe and uncommon beings...

Thanks for the clarification! :)

November - Anauroch, setting book or adventure? While putting the 4e books on my wish list at amazon, I noticed that one of the books that came up as selection of potential interest was a November book for FR called "Anauroch: The Empire of Shade." Does anyone know if this is a setting book or...

Actually, I think I like this idea far more than x/encounter. :) It makes sense in several respects that if you have a more or less at will ability that cannot be used every round that the reason it cannot be used every round is that one needs to rest a bit between uses. So the Paladin takes a...

If they are going to separate the game into three tiers, then the spells should similarly fall into such tiers. So perhaps Fly is a second tier spell (ie: gained somewhere between levels 10 and 20), Teleport is a third tier spell (between levels 20 and 30), and so forth. Perhaps travel type...

There are a few PrCs that seem like they could work this way. For example, in Complete Psionic, two of the PrCs for soulknives could have been reduced to just a couple feats each. One basically just granted the mind blade positive energy so it did more damage to undead. Why not just make a feat...

I like the idea of talent trees replacing PrCs, but I wonder how that will work for PrCs meant to patch rather than specialize. For instance, what about PrCs such as Mystic Theurge, Eldritch Knight, and so forth. Will a Talent Tree be available that will grant 2/3 casting to a Fighter? Or...

I really like this, but I do it a bit differently in my own campaign worlds. I tend to presume a Bronze Age. So Iron replaces Cold Iron, Silver is uncommon enough to be valuable - and replaces Alchemical Silver, and metalurgy of alloying is complex enough that many common people still think of...

First, one should divide all 'racial' traits into those that are truly innate to the species and those that are instead culturally derived. Then, the core traits of the elven species should remain the same, while various elven cultures can be defined through changes to the culturally derived...

Nice! I took 'off the grid' to mean that it had been 'wiped off the map' - ie: destroyed, conquered, etc. As for the HMMMMM sound, I took that to mean a spell that would allow every hobgoblin in the city to hear him (perhaps everyone in the city). Perhaps he has cloistered / hidden the city...

Interesting page count, but I am guessing that - except for animals / insects - it will work out to one page per monster. Recall that in 3e's PHB about 5-6 pages covered 30+ animals / insects. So, unlike later MMs, I think the first 4e MM will return to the 'one page per monster' set up, with...

For me the iconic gnome will always be "David the Gnome" - something the PHB version has never even attempted to re-create. Its version, to me, has always seemed more along the lines of a magical halfling instead. So, if the Gnome is to be as it has been in 3e, then I wouldn't mind dropping it...

I can't really answer this, as it depends upon the system. In one type of system, where say levels 1 - 5 are considered normal for NPCs, 10 - 20 might be enough. Those who reach those levels are 2x to 4x beyond what is considered typical excellence (level 5) for NPCs. If an NPC can never...

I wonder how a gestault of the two would work out? I've had several tell me that they feel both classes are a bit on the weak side - especially at higher levels, so perhaps a gestault of the two would be the opposite - a bit overpowered a lower levels and the high side of balanced at high...

This is actually a very good point. The mind blade can appear to be anything from a shaped mist to a collection of motes of light to actual metal. I would say that if the Soulknife is forming their mindblade into something that appears real and can be sundered, then it has the form and substance...

You do know that this feature has existed for at least half a year if not longer, right? About a half to year ago - when WotC last made a major update to their website - there was a long thread on these boards detailing at least 40 different tag-lines that were noticed in the first day or three...

If you are going to reroll if low anyway, why not roll 2d20 and take the better of the two? It might even make sense as a racial characteristic. Elves have excellent senses, so when making Search, Spot, and Listen checks they roll 2d20 and take the better of the two. This also has the advantage...