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I think having rape be the exception rather than the rule is okay. For my part, I'm going to make half-orcs be the result of the experiment of some demon prince in ages past. Seeing the destructive tendencies of orcs and the corrupting qualities of humans, the demon prince sought to rarefy...

Good question! I think the poll timed out when I was entering all the gods in. I'll try again .. if not, well just talk about it here ...

On the heels of the Bane article, vote for the god you want to see next in Deities & Demigods! It's probably already been determined, but meh. :) Most the gods I kinda sorta get. So most of the gods I want to see are the ones I don't really grok. Zehir - His shtick feels undefined to me -...

Yes, and we all know how that went ...

I would have called him "Baal" for 4e (ball jokes and Stargate SG-1 references notwithstanding :) ), but I like how they explain the "Bane" moniker, and "Achra" can always be used by close friends and confidants. :)

I actually like all the classes and think they are all at least pretty good, so for me this is a "Which class do you like least" poll. I chose cleric, paladin, ranger, and warlock because unlike every other class seen so far, these four don't have one primary stat for their powers. IMO they...

I don't think this is a bad idea at all. The combination of fey blood and human blood is what makes a half-elf, not necessarily elf ancestry. I wonder if it would be too imbalancing to let half-elves also get access to all fey racial feats (eladrin, gnome, etc.) ... Before 4e came out, my...

I think at one point 4e's evil god of war was actually going to be called Ares.

I know it probably won't be changed officially, which is why I've done it unofficially. :) I wouldn't mind a 4.5 that does that changing, though. I think with DDI it's easier than it was in previous years - people with DDI don't have to get all the books again to be "current." As an aside...

I think the paladin is poorly designed, although I don't think it's anyone's fault, it's just that it seemed like a good idea at the time. But I think that as they developed new classes, they realized that it's better to have a single attack stat for the class's powers. My fix is to make to...

Perhaps OT, but I was thinking the other day that being a lich would be a neat paragon path or epic destiny. Perhaps only a modification to the Archmage destiny is required?

By the book, I'm finding that it's taking a lot longer to level up in 4th than in 3rd. Right now our characters are level 8, and, with only a few exceptions, have played around 4 hours a week every Sunday night since the release date. This is much more like my 2e days, where it took a long...

Glad you liked it! FWIW, I probably wouldn't bother with trying to impose penalties on failure - if you come down too hard, players won't bother attempting these stunts. Alternatively, if failure means "What you want happens, but with extra complications," then that's also fine. This is...

I have one player who does this frequently. It's awesome! Totally. I had one player use Diabolic Grasp to throw one kobold into another. He succeeded at an Arcana check, and the other kobold was knocked prone. Well, I sort of do share your confusion on this, since IMO Mage Hand isn't...

I was wondering the other day if Asmodeus had angels who served him ... ;) It also makes me wonder if there are good devils out there. I like thinking about Asmodeus' rebellion and putting a Demon: the Fallen riff on it where the rebels started out with the best of intentions but their time in...

I ran a three-encounter long module at a convention recently. One of the characters was a level 2 wildblood warden wielding a great axe. I only really noticed two things about this character when it was in action (I'd likely notice more if there was a longer campaign). The character did a...

This is OT, but if I may be so bold ... May I suggest the 16, 16, 12, 12, 10, 8 array, putting the human +2 into one of the 16s?

Great story, Crenshaw, I'm glad you and your sons liked the game. :) Thanks for the link to those playmats, btw ... Those would rock in a convention game.

Sorry man, edited some stuff while you were quoting me. :) But oh yeah, I totally agree. Oh, and I'm glad to hear it's working out for you, Halivar!

If the encounter builder printed out monster stat blocks for each encounter, then it would be a great product made even better. I would use it to stat up all my encounters. Now, if the encounter builder let you dial monster level up or down, turn normal monsters into elites and solos, and...