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Different DMs have different methods of running combats, and there are plenty of valid methods. One that helps tons in 4e, though, is to announce the attack result of monster attacks, and rely on the player to tell you whether it hits him or not. For example: Balthazar, the Crocodile lunges...

You're seriously trying to call attention to the fact that PHB 3.5 beat out Valkyria Chronicles: The Official Strategy Guide?

Since no one mentioned it... look at several of the epic destinies. You know, the ones that say "if you are reduced to 0hp, spend a healing surge," and other stuff like that. That feat gains a bit of power as you go into the upper levels.

Well, call me a guy with a rather loose definition of "civil". I've been reading these boards since a good two years before my join date. I simply don't post all too often. My statement stands. You participate in the edition wars, so by definition a certain degree of emotion is going to...

What the title says. If this is too incendiary or goes against rules of use, please lock it.

An excellent point, Halfrung- maybe I should've explained the title a bit more. I see many posts decrying the hate on the WotC boards- how they viciously attack you or the systems you personally enjoy. I personally don't see this, but I understand that if you're a pathfinder subscriber...

EDIT- this was probably too emotional on my part. Mods, please remove this thread.

He's implying that you're saying the same thing about Gothmag. I was thinking along the same lines- your wording kept that door open. Obviously not your intent, though.

My hypothesis is that your assertion is wrong, not that 4e is doing well. An excellent point- one that I implied by asking you or anyone else to point out ANY supplement for D&D that managed to make the XXX WSJ top 15, regardless of other factors like time of year. EDIT- Wulf has pointed out...

1) It would mean nothing if I claimed that PHB2 outsold any 3.5e supplement. But I didn't. I was refuting Rodrigo's casual claim that making the top 15 in non-fiction is not at all remarkable. That no 3.5e supplement made it implies that the top 15 is a bit harder to crack than he would...

The obvious conclusion then would be that many roleplaying books have made the list in the past, right? After all, if the PHB2 didn't sell that well and managed to only beat "Who Moved My Cheese," then a 3.5e book like "The Complete Warrior" or "Draconomicon," both of which sparked an entire...

The Preserving invoker comes a lot closer to Archivist than the Avenger does, I think- or am I missing something?

I don't see the problem with Aegis of Assault when compared with Fighter or Paladin marks. The problem with AoA come to light when you compare it to AoD in terms of the powers that support each. Aegis of Assault's power set-again- seems perfectly adequate if you take them as a whole. An AoA...

Thondor, with all due respect, you're ignoring that both equations are commutatively equal. X >= THACO - AC : X + AC >= THACO X >= AC - BAB : X + BAB >= AC They are the same in terms of mathematical functionality. The difference lies in their level of intuitiveness. Look at the the...

That's a dodge, and not a very good one at that. A good number of powers are very useable outside of combat. Every ritual is also meant to be used exclusively out of combat. Thus, if you assert that "spells" can be interpreted as non-combat material, I will gladly assert that both "powers"...

Sorry, but there's no difference. Biggest 3e words: Attack Level Spell Spells Bonus Creature Creatures Damage Weapon Action Casting Range Check Time Biggest 4e Words: Action Damage Weapon Attack Target Bonus Modifier Hit Standard Creature Power Powers Strength Daily Enemy The only large word...

Sorry, this is one stupid dragon and a very contrived situation. The dragon has already visited V's family twice. She could (and should!) have already killed them. Why take the chance that they might leave or that V's Epic grand-uncle Archmage comes for a visit? She could have killed them...

He did spend a weapon proficiency feat- Dwarven weapon Training is a weapon proficiency feat that grants dwarves some advantages with a specific class of weapon, but it's a weapon proficiency feat nonetheless. An axe is a fairly straightforward weapon, and a fighter already knows how to use all...

But you're not giving a mechanical advantage to one race for free. The race has to use a feat to get that advantage. The advantage itself isn't particularly exotic- 99% of the time another race could duplicate it with two other feats, although the results vary according to tier. (1) At...

I don't think the warlord is any worse in small parties- it might look that way, because of the "5 get +2 instead of just two" thing, but think about it this way- the party is putting out damage at a certain rate, regardless of number of party members. If the fighter in a six person party...