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They could be referencing the desire to use a spell like Brambles or Spikes, both of which require a wooden weapon.

Ahh. Thanks for the clarification. Though, to be honest, I'm not sure what you mean by some of the later parts of your post. I can agree with the forced quasi-demonic flavor being problematic, and that is why I tended to refluff it to be fey-themed, at least on my Chaotic Good warlocks, and...

Yes, they did. From 0/hr if you were doing hard physical labor, to 3/hr for walking, then doubling for more restful activities up to 24/hr if you were sleeping. Just curious, but did you dislike the later 3.5 classes, too, with the Warlock, the Binder, and the various incarnum classes (plus a...

That is not really what I asked. To me, it looks like your falling back to encounter is a dodge. What I asked was about whether you thought any form of resource should be regained after a short (five or ten minute) rest, or if the only rest you thought should be meaningful is the long rest (six...

Just curious, but do you object to any spell, power, or actively-used character resource that can be regained during a short rest? Or is it just spells? Or is it more broad than that, and you object to a short rest being of any use at all (so the only rest that counts for anything is the longer...

I happily use any of the monsters in the Adventure Tools. However, if it is something not in one of the Monster Vaults, MM3, or the Dark Sun Creature Catalog, I check the math before I print it, editing where needed. I also freely update elites and solos with more modern traits to better avoid...

Just to be persnickety, you don't have to give up the power. You can always opt to not upgrade it. My wife's 4e Paladin of the Raven Queen will be keeping the first level Frost of Letherna power until the end of her career, because it does just exactly what she wants. That is, unless I (as DM)...

I've lost or seen another player lose about five or six low-ish level characters as a player in 4e. At first or second level, I personally lost two in one encounter. (Most of the time, our group has three players, so we often have one or two players that run an additional character to more fully...

Well, if Mearls is reporting honestly, it's not as if much thought went into picking the Hook Horror to "show off." I like these bits for this monster, but does this sort of change go against the original critter? (Honestly asking; I can't recall ever actually using or encountering a Hook...

I'll give it a shot. I suppose reversing the K(Religion) and Spellcraft required ranks makes some sense to play up the undead aspects of K(Religion). This keeps the minimum level 7 before entering the class. Not much of a balance change, if any. It does make it less likely that a totemist will...

CR-like Comparisons I'm restricting myself to 3e and 4e, here, as those are the systems with which I have the most experience DMing. (I've played everything but OD&D, but only really DMed extensively in the latest two editions.) TL;DR: 4e monsters potentially OHKO 4e PCs with the same (or...

The article is here. Included is some confirmation about ability scores, the paladin class, and guidelines for applying a modifier or giving advantage/disadvantage. Discuss at your leisure. :)

A discussion of the bounded accuracy design move is up by Rodney Thompson. Here is the link: Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Bounded Accuracy). I liked the article. Discuss, if you please.

Flavor/Rules tweak While I voted that it is okay in mechanics and flavor, I would not be opposed to (and would, in fact, be in favor of) a mechanical tweak. Flavor can be adjusted, too, to match any of the better examples I've seen upthread and in the other threads on the topic. I'd like to...

Rogues and Runestaffs Could a rogue (or other class lacking spells) emulate the spell slot to use a runestaff? While at first, I thought, "Not only 'no,' but 'Hell, no,'" I am now less than certain. The reason for my doubt comes from the example for Use Magic Device in the Player's Handbook...

It talks about the DM Packet of the playtest materials. Here is the obligatory link.

You've made this sort of statement before, and I am genuinely curious as to where it is coming from. I read and reread the sections on initiative and combat in my 1e DMG and PHB, and I just can't find it (or anything like it). Specifically, a while back in the thread, Hussar posted a link...

There isn't any 4e defender mechanic that rewards standing near your friends and not attacking or at least engaging the enemy. If a 4e fighter goes off and attacks things like a 3.Xe fighter, they are setting themselves up to actually use their defender mechanic. I'm not sure what is meant by...

Bad Fighters The 4e (PHB) fighter that does this is being actively bad. He only marks when he attacks, so if he hasn't attacked the enemies, he hasn't begun to do his job. He is not only giving up his damage from that first onslaught, but also the potential damage from his combat challenge or...

zig-zag It seems to be read in a zig-zag pattern. Word breaks and punctuation have to be added in, and the colloquial speech ("be" is dropped from "beneath" and "beware, at least; "ye" is used for "you;" stuff like that) threw me for a bit. Start at the top left "f," then go down and to the...