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First off, thanks to CleverNickName for the straight-forward review of his first playtest. I have run three 4E "Demos" so far. In my case, "Demo" means a single encounter to show off the combat mechanics of the new edition. Right up front i let every player know that the whole purpose of the...

Ran a Demo last night using the DDXP characters and a big cave full of kobolds. A few things came up, hopefully those 'in the know' can clarify. Thanks in advance for taking the time to help. 1) Does the use of any ranged attack provoke an opportunity attack from adjacent threatening foes...

That's Dusty Burroughs to You! I play a gnome monk. In fact, he was the very first character I made when 3rd Edition D&D hit the scene. He was also the first character to be “converted” to the 3.5 rules. He is currently part of a very large group of adventurers that fight the forces of...

Has anything been said "officially" about weapon sizes in 4E? As i recall, i have read the following: Someone stating something along the lines of "nobody said halflings weren't size small", hinting that small and medium sized characters might still exist in 4E, despite the "growth spurts" of...

I too believe that Mr. Baker was not referring to Gnomes as a "marginal" race.

There isn't an entry for half-elves, but there is a sketch entitled "half-elf paladin".

Hey! I'm normal. Sort of.

45-60 minutes per encounter, in my experience, is an improvement. Before i posted the original question, i searched a bit for a similar topic, and did find one regarding how long the average encounter in 3E should last (rounds & real time). Several posters mentioned that thier encounters...

I have seen many descriptions from playtest reports as to the makeup of encounters (number and types of characters/enemies), but have any of these reports given any indication of how much real time the encounters required to resolve?