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You may be right. I wouldn't put it past my 6th-grade self to think "I really want my players to do that, but I'd rather sic Demogorgon on them. He's way cooler..." ;)

One of the legends about Demogorgon in his description from the 1e Monster Manual was that he would appear if you spoke his name. While by no means an original concept, I found it particularly evocative in this context. Perhaps it was because the idea was accompanied by a weird B&W drawing of a...

This artwork, the Underdark setting and the "Alice in Wonderland" influences have me far more excited about this release than I was for either "Tyranny of Dragons" of "Princes of the Apocalypse." In fact, I don't think I have been more excited about an upcoming WoTC adventure...well, ever.

Hello, everyone! I am hoping some of you can help me with a combat encounter I need to run tomorrow night. When our last session ended, one of the PCs had just entered into single combat with a warforged slayer NPC. The session tomorrow night will begin with that encounter. My objective is to...

Since psionics were in the 1e PHB, I feel the psion should be a core class in Next--and not as an appendix. If psionics are going to be part of D&D (as they have been for 30 years) let's stop treating them like the red-headed step-child. They are firmly established in genre literature as...

I've only watched the video through once so far, but I didn't notice any use of the Advantage/Disadvantage mechanic. I found the absence surprising. Did anyone else see something I didn't?

The link in my original post goes to an archive of the stream, which you can watch at any time.

For those interested in the latest adventure of Aeofel, Binwin, Omin and Jim, Acquisitions Incorporated: The Lost Episode is up on the streaming site for Pax Prime 2012. This year's presentation is an exhibition of the current state of D&D Next, under the guidance of Dungeon Master Chris Perkins.

Perfect sense. This is exactly what I needed. So my fundamental problem was that I was looking in the wrong book! :o I don't have my PHB2 with me at the moment, but I will take a look at the zone reference you cite. Thank you so much!

Thanks, D'karr. I thought there must be something to what my player was saying. He is extremely knowledgeable about the rules, and I have never known him to argue for an interpretation simply because it was "better" for his character. That being said, can you tell me where this "symmetry" is...

How does everyone handle ordinary, non-magical fire as hindering terrain? In the next session of my campaign, the characters may encounter a trap which has the ability to set alight the building in which they are fighting. I intend to create an in-combat skill challenge which will allow the...

The wizard and the rogue skedaddled when the paladin, warlord, half-orc and cleric were all either dead or unconscious, and there were still two or three bad guys on their feet... :eek:

I have now had a chance to go through the transcripts of the WoTC seminars and to identify the elements of the new system that they have chosen to make public. Since my NDA only covers confidential information, this gives me more latitude in describing my gaming experience during the playtest...

Well, I figured I was safe on that one. The day WotC produces the 'demi-humans only' edition of D&D is the day we can all pack it in... ;)

No, not really. Most of the numbers had been pre-calculated. I could see my scores, of course, but I don't know what modifiers went into producing them. I know, from reading the transcript of the "Skills and Ability Scores" seminar, that the new system uses themes (yea!)--but I don't know that...

I really appreciate your kind words about where I am coming from on the NDA. I know different people have different perspectives on this, but for the most part, everyone has been cool about the fact that I can't talk details... I'm really anticipating the public playtest--I want to get some...

Following the announcement of 5e earlier this month, I convinced a couple of friends to make the haul out to Ft. Wayne for DDXP this past weekend. All three of us got to participate in the "D&D Next" playtest. My conclusion, following our "look under the hood," is that the developers are making...

I use small-sized enevlopes stored in cardboard file boxes made for large-sized index cards. One envelope per monster-type, organized with A-Z dividers, keeps my 'Goblin: Warrior' and 'Kobold: Skirmisher' tokens neatly arranged and readily accessible...

It sounds like you are: a) Concerned that reformatting the system is going to take too much more of your time. b) Worried that you are not going to be able to trust your own data, once you move it over to the reformatted system. Are these both fair statements? I suggest taking the system to...

The best skill challenge resources I have found are: DMG1 & DMG2 The "Galaxy of Intrigue" supplement for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game The "Ruling Skill Challenges" columns in Dungeon Magazine on DDI The Rules Compendium You probably don't have time to read all of that before tomorrow...