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I also print out the stat blocks from the Builder or Compendium and then put them in initiative order. I also use the white space to track damage and conditions for each monster (and use a simple table if there is more than one of each type).

The basic problem remains that it all depends on the group and the "social contract", if you will. A good group will negotiate around rules that get in the way of fun; a bad group will make the game hell for the DM and/or other players no matter what. A sliding scale of rules simply makes more...

Great article, Shroomy. Well done! I'm really pleased to see these monsters back and love the conversions.

I sometimes wonder if Bill Slavicsek's departure from WotC was a result of approving the Red Box... without having it link to the rest of the Essentials line. It squandered a lot of the goodwill inherent i the Red Box name, especially with those of us of an age where the Red Box evokes good...

The big "if" for me would be electronic support. I want a fully functional PC/NPC/Monster designer that actually works and also allows custom content. I don't have the prep time I did before but I still love 3.xE: I simply went with 4E because it is easier to prepare for. However, a fully...

WotC's Neverwinter Campaign Guide strikes me as feeling very much like an urban Kingmaker, especially if one (or more) of the players chooses the Neverwinter Noble theme (IIRC) for their character(s).

Thanks for everyone's responses. There's some great ideas here.

One of my favourite things in some of the older D&D products (particularly for some of the 2E adventures for the Forgotten Realms) was the inclusion of bands or groups of NPCs with names and some background. I've been wanting to spend a bit more effort on NPCs in my next campaign and I was...

Good memories. I love playing with Lego. I think the only reason I will ever have kids is to try and have a son whose Lego I can play with. (And, please, it is Lego and not Legos. It is not plural. I know this is the internet and so accuracy is not important but this is Lego we are talking...

Thanks for sharing this with the rest of us. This is excellent work.

Not bad. At least there was an attempt to answer questions. I'm still wondering: 1. When will the Monster Builder work? 2. When will we adventures in Dungeon again?

I used to travel a lot to India on business and, similarly, never saw anything even remotely D&D related. I also checked the WotC website and there are no stores in India. Just fly via Singapore; there are a few choices here. ;)

I know you are asking for Pathfinder material specifically, but please allow me to recommend 50 Fathoms, a campaign setting for Savage Worlds set on a world that has completely flooded. The PDF is relatively cheap and the fluff might help you design your own world (including the backstory for...

The Monster Builder exists in two forms: - There was an offline version that worked very well for about a year until a patch released at the time of MMIII crippled it somewhat. It's still better than the online piece of junk. It is called Adventure Tools Classic on the WotC website. - There is...

Tremendous. I have been meaning to sit down and read this thread for months now and I finally did so tonight. I am very glad I did. I've really enjoyed reading about your two campaigns. (Interestingly, it seems we have very similar DMing styles so I appreciated your self-criticism at a few...

This post is really a bump. I'm very interested in running something like Lorac's nightmare from the original Dragonlance series but in 4E (and not in Dragonlance). If anyone can point to any products that might help with this, I would be most grateful.

I'm sorry, I can accept the other arguments you make but this is simply wrong. DDi sucks. Sorry to put it so bluntly. I mean, look at this month. We're halfway through the month and we have one two- or three-page article (Eye on the Realms, so not exactly what the non-FR fans are looking for)...

1. When will the Monster Builder be able to build monsters?

Exactly. I thought I made that point quite clearly in my post.

I never understood why WotC didn't make use of the CharOp folks before. They have a much, MUCH better grasp of the rules than the WotC designers, as was the case during the life of 3.xE. If I ran WotC, I would be farming out the last run of development to the CharOp team before publishing. They...