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I only got to play one in the playtest, and only up to 4th-level. I couldn't legitimately take Weapon Specialization at that level, because I didn't get a feat that level. Of course, I used martial flexibility to pick it up... I also picked up Improved Trip when facing certain opponent types...

My first thought was to let them "absorb" magic weapons, but I also had an idea from Saga Frontiers. In that settings, "vampires" can create mystic weapons that absorb abilities from enemies they defeat. Usually it's boring stuff like more hit points or more damage, but sometimes you get an...

I always think of firestarters as specialists in spontaneous combustion. This is basically high single-target damage, probably targeting Fort. It would require concentration to keep at it, but on the other hand you can keep the damage on if you maintain of. Of course, that might be totally...

I like the psychic warrior but there's already lots of beat-em-up classes. For psions, I'd like to see the following: *Wisdom-based, not Intelligence-based. *Specializations by discipline that give a bonus to that discipline, rather than restricting your powers too much. (I don't like the idea...

I could deal with one trap per encounter, actually, although not if they're all hidden or nonsensical. No trap-only encounters please.

The problem with traps isn't edition-dependent. They've evolved to some extent over time, so they may appear to be edition-dependent, but you can create perfectly good traps in your brand new Gygaxian-themed 5e game if you like. It's been mentioned above several times, so here's some...

IMO a spell that lasts a long time should take a long time to cast, like ... a minute, or ten minutes. In other words, it should be a 4e-style ritual. (I think it has a different name, but the spell existed in 4e just like that.) I don't know how Quicken Spell works in 5e (if it even exists)...

The fighter and knight cover the same role, only the knight is simpler. So it's reasonable to say you don't need a knight since the role of martial defender is already occupied. Of course, if you just want a simpler PC... The slayer, by contrast, is a martial brute striker. I'm not sure if...

Since I've DMed 4e far more than played, it's easier to look at the DM side of things for me. I'd propose a list of the best adventures, including from the free LFR adventures. (I've never run any of those yet, so I can't review any properly.) From the player side, I'd propose a list of classes...

Spellcasting dragons bore me. I like dragons being fierce and strong, but I don't like them being less-diverse spellcasting fiends. If you tick off Smaug he's not going to cast a spell to find you, teleport into your bedroom and eat you. No, he's going to burn your town down. If you tick off a...

For 4e: http://archive.wizards.com/dnd/tools.aspx My bookmark to the Compendium never stopped working.

Warlord/ranger isn't such a great combo. I guess if you're a melee ranger you can at least get something out of Strength, but for secondaries you're split between Dex and any of the three mental stats. Are you more striker or leader? What do you want your PC to be good at?

Yesterday our Greyhawk DM tried something interesting: using 13th Age-style mooks instead of minions. In the 4e game I'm running, I don't use minions much, as two PCs have encounter powers that deal AoE damage without needing any sort of attack roll and another has a daily that can do that for...

That's a great way to starve, or at least lose out on luxuries. Back in the Anglo-Saxon days, a person living in central Britain could get fresh fish, brought to him by merchant. Fresh meaning one day old or less, not literally fresh. (Well, that's what I read. Take with a grain of salt, this...

The majority of rules (including spells) revolve around combat. There aren't many spells for things like "ensure survival during childbirth". In every edition from 3rd, magic items are really expensive. You either need to be an adventurer, noble or plain rich to buy them. Barring some cheaper...

I copied and pasted images from the Order of the Stick forum (many unofficial, my favorite being a chess set, oddly enough) and made double-sided cardstock tokens out of them. I've also done the same with Print and Play tokens, plus most official 4e tokens that didn't come with Encounters or...

I'm thinking of backing this project, but have Paypal rather than a credit card. Is it possible to back it?

Buy a Monster Vault, and put the Monster Manual I someplace you won't be tempted to use it. The MV is that good... and the MM is that bad.

You would need to construct a new class. The fighter doesn't have mobile options, and I don't see why the Dex-based fighter needs to be as tough as the heavily-armored fighter.

Back in 3e there was a race called "dragonblooded" that I was a lot happier with than half-dragons. They had less draconic blood in them, and much smaller stat boosts (and therefore made better PCs). I suspect the concept of playable dragon people in 4e came from there. Also half-dragons could...