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I have no advice on the tokens question, as I use MapTool for my games. But I would say yes, get Madness at Gardmore Abbey! I've been having a blast running it (the most recent session recap just went up today).

No. Unlike the earlier Giant in the Playground leak, no one from WotC has commented on this one (at least on EN World, which they did last time). Also, no one in the "friends and family" play test has chimed in here on EN World to debunk this one (as they did last time). As I said earlier in...

I don't think characters would label themselves in these ways at all - they would be more likely to talk about what they can do. "Pleased to meet you - I'm Sven. You'll find that I'm quite handy with a blade or hammer, and I pride myself in protecting my fellow travelers. If we have any...

Yes, I should have reiterated that point, which I made in my original reply to PirateCat. It's entirely possible that WotC has told everyone involved in the closed playtest not to comment on any "leaks" to confirm or deny them any more; however, they should TELL the community that they've made...

Sure, but Piratecat obviously saw it, since he commented several times in this thread, and he's one of the folks who called out the last "leak" as a fake. And when the last one hit this forum, Trevor Kidd from WotC chimed in quickly over here. I'd be very surprised if WotC isn't aware of this...

This is not the open playtest. This is the closed "friends and family" playtest. The open playtest is scheduled to start this spring sometime.

As I recall on the fake leak that came out on the Giant in the Playground forums, you and others (other play testers and Trevor Kidd of WotC) chimed in on EN World to say that it was fake. You're not doing that this time around, which makes people think that it's real. I haven't even read the...

First of all, I'm assuming that the pixie in question has some kind of power that lets him become invisible from time to time (pixies aren't inherently invisible or anything like that). It's important to distinguish between invisible and hidden. Invisible means that no one can see you but...

Normally walls have to rest on a solid surface. But you can suspend a Gale Wall in the air. This doesn't show up anywhere in its rules text, just in the intro text in the book.

If you're asking, "Where are the rules for players and DMs to create custom magic items?" the answer is, "There are no such rules." Should there be rules / guidelines for creating brand-new magic items? Yes. But unfortunately, we're left to our own devices. However, looking at existing magic...

Well, the wording on Watery Sphere says, "You must slide the target up to three squares to a square adjacent to the blast." That's different - there's a number of squares specified. Elemental Translation doesn't have a number of squares, which is what makes me think you can't choose to slide...

Most of the GMs I've played with have been male, but I recall three female GMs. One was drafted into running a module on short notice and therefore was ill-prepared. Another didn't really want to be GMing but I think the organizer had pressured her into it a little bit, and therefore the game...

I'd like there to be some guidance about how tough a monster is - wouldn't you? 4e has monster level, 3e has challenge rating, earlier editions have hit dice... is this a bad thing all of a sudden? Or is there something else you mean that you don't like? To be clear, I don't think something...

It doesn't matter to me. This is YOUR game, not mine. I'm not advocating that your DM has to restrict things; if you have a permissive DM, then you're good to go! I'm just telling you how I personally run things at my table; yours will definitely be different. Now, if you're looking for help in...

I think it's a good idea to provide DMs with some guidance about what types of characters will have more difficulty or an easier time with what types of monsters. But I think this should be general guidance in the DMG rather than specific difficulty adjustments for each monster. For instance...

I'm running War of the Burning Sky and really enjoying it, but I wouldn't say it fits your criteria since it does require tweaking. The older adventures use pre-Monster Manual 3 math (assuming we're talking about 4th Edition here), and you'll definitely want to tweak that. There are also several...

I could see an argument that says "Push to a square adjacent to the blast" is different from "Push 2 squares to a square adjacent to the blast." If you push X squares, you can always choose to push fewer squares, true, including zero. But here, you have to push all targets out of the blast if...

Not for warlocks, unless you get proficiency with those implement types in some other way at some other cost (theme, feat, etc.). If your DM doesn't care about this kind of balance, great! At my table, I do care about this kind of balance.

I'll agree with the Jester on the balance question; the approach you're advocating would give you an extra hand free, which is a meaningful mechanical advantage. However, if someone in my game wanted their dagger implement to instead be a gauntlet for fluff reasons, I'd totally allow it. I'd...

Yes, my players are fine with restrictions because I explain them. I tell them up front about the world that we're in, and I do what I can to make oddball character concepts fit. If I can't see how to make it work, I'll turn it back to the player, "Hmm, I'm having a hard time seeing where a...