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I thought for sure I'd read something from one of the big Wizards guys (Mike Mearls maybe?) that "hybrid" classes were to be avoided in 4E, that they were specifically NOT going to be creating classes that blur those lines too much, as they wanted the set roles to stay relevant throughout the...

That list looks pretty logical to me. I hope they expand it out like that, where each power source has at least one class of each role. (Er, except for Martial Controller, I guess.) But I was thinking about Druids . . . didn't they say at some point that Druids are going to be fairly heavily...

Hi folks. I thought I'd pick your collective brains for some helpful ideas regarding a few challenges I'm running into as I prepare to get heavily into playing a bunch of D&D and running games at my home. I've got three main things I'd like to ask for advice about: 1.) Miniatures. I've...

"Posted: 1:08 a.m. by jvmkanelly Where are the recipes for chatting with friends while cooking? Where are the recipes for conversation over the meal? When I throw a dinner party, I want it to be a PARTY. I guess the idiots who use the Better Joy Cookbook just cook and eat in stony silence, never...

Shadowrun, 2nd edition.

While I really love the -idea- of supporting the local gaming store, it's really a financial no-go. I have no idea how gaming stores are even going to stay in business now that the Internet is such an easy, cheap means of getting books and other supplies. Gaming stores are great, but it's not...

Yep, I'll definitely be getting it ASAP.

Thanks a ton for all of the info, Bagpuss! I'm really excited about this book. I'm glad they did Martial Power first. Martial-type characters have always been my very favorite. Hmm. With this book, and the new gladiator information, I want to run an all-martial character campaign focused on...

This is really cool, and I like it! Kudos to you for making this. One thing perplexed me, though. It seems to me that following your suggestions makes high-end monsters kind of ridiculously easy to hit. The Tarrasque with an AC of 37? (That would be Orcus with an AC of 42.) It's very easy...

Heck yeah, modrons rock. Anyone who doesn't like them, go play Planescape: Torment (which is, in all seriousness and without any hyperbole at all, totally the BEST computer roleplaying game ever made) and then tell me you don't. Nordom is amazingly cool and entertaining. Voiced (brilliantly!)...

First of all, I love 4E. I think it's by far the best version of D&D ever. But here are the changes I'd most like to see: 1) A re-visioning of the resource management model that goes even further in combatting the 15-minute-workday syndrome. Something that removes any benefit from stopping...

Yes. This is perfectly stated. This is how I feel, as well. There should be detailed mechanical rules for "adventure" tasks, and everything else should fall wholly within the realm of roleplaying and cooperative storytelling between the DM and players.

Great advice, Benimoto. Thanks for posting this! Some other really good posts in this thread, too.

That little chart is pretty much spot on for me, if you just double all of the listed times. 30-60 minutes for a moderately difficult encounter, 90-180 minutes for a rare epic battle.

Ahahaha! Awesome. This made me happy, sir.

This. I started with Basic D&D and 2nd edition AD&D, and I liked them, but even at the time, I felt that they were pretty flawed and messy. When 3rd edition came out, I was astounded and amazed and in love. I wanted to kiss everyone at Wizards of the Coast, I was calling them geniuses and...

This paradigm shift can probably be blamed about 90% on the rise of video game RPGs, especially MMORPGs.

I hate the concept of roles. Fortunately, they're usually nonsense and can be ignored by smart, creative players who want to build their team in their own way.

Dark Sun is the best setting ever devised for fantasy gaming. But I like Hyboria, too. Robert E. Howard didn't mess around.

I only have one, and it's a big one: 1.) Not being Dark Sun.