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Well, that's a useful clue... A -2 on future checks on a fail, +2 for a success. So: failing on an easy gives you a future -2 ... What about a fail on a medium or hard? And: succeeding on a hard gives you a future +2 ... What about succeeding on an easy or medium? Am I correct in...

Has anyone returned from D&DXP that played Escape from Sembia have any additional thoughts on the "chase scene" and the use of skills therein? I think I've gleaned the basics... DC 11, 15, 19 for easy, medium, hard attempts, and characters can use practically any skill to gain any advantage...

I agree that the "kill because they kill" bit is annoying. I agree that despite being more sparse than I had hoped, the amount of fluff/flavor is incredibly concise: there is a lot in that small amount of space. Finally, the boneclaw has already inspired a high-level encounter for me... The...

Here is some extrapolation regarding skills... It would seem really stupid for these DCs to remain static. A 20th level character will automatically have +10 for an untrained skill, and would almost always succeed in any task. Not to mention ability modifiers, trained skills, feats, and...

All I'm saying is that in "every iteration of D&D" you have needed to know who was standing next to you, how far away the monster is, how big the room is, etc. The fact that 4E measures distances in squares as opposed to feet is irrelevant. Since 4E steps up the combat to include more...

Because I can't believe that people are still hung up on this issue... Minis and such are not required to play 4E. Minis, grids, maps, etc. can certainly enhance the experience, but are in no way required - at least no more so than any other iteration of D&D. Dungeons have always been drawn...

I forgot the other piece of information in my list, above, that I thought was worth mentioning: Simple equations are provided for monster advancement and creation!

The most interesting tidbit, to me, was this: No metallic dragons in the first Monster Manual.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35811 Reading it now.

Ask, and ye shall receive. SKILLS That's all I got.

The only way I could hope to read it was at 1600 x 1200. Glad it's helpful, though!

All right, this is the best I can do. BODAK Bodaks are heartless creatures that kill for the sake of killing, serving their own desires or the desires of an even crueler master. Bodak Skulk Tactics The bodak skulk approaches undetected using spectral form and then waits for an opportunity to...

Thank you, Mike, so Much for chiming in. This has been exactly what I've been looking for in a magic item system. I truly hope that this transparency, perhaps in the form of a sidebar, explicitly spells out how the bonuses work as a character levels up. Thank you!

My favorite book of all time (before Ken Follett wrote its sequel, World Without End), has been Pillars of the Earth. What I like about both books is that neither one of them has a "plot" to speak of. There is no overarching goal to reach, no building up to a climax, no single problem that is...

I love alignment debates, while at the same time realizing that nothing will be "resolved." I like to hear what other people think, as well as opinions on alignment and action interpretations, but I don't expect to find an "answer" to a given characters alignment. This is a very interesting...

I think it's interesting to take a look at any incident in which House is ignoring patients, or dismissing them, or is otherwise disinterested. It is always a situation in which there is no need for him. In the example above, from last night's episode, there is no reason for House to get...

Saw last night's episode, and I definitely agree with Foreman's LN alignment, and can even see him leaning toward LG. He may has shown tendencies toward Evil in the past, but overall I've seen him with more tendencies toward Good (the homeless woman with rabies, for example). Of the entire...

Because I love alignment discussions, and I love House, M.D. I have seen every episode of seasons 1 and 2, and a couple since then. Is the show in its third or fourth season right now? Gregory House: Chaotic Good, though sometimes/some episodes leaning toward Chaotic Neutral. He definitely...

I like this idea of "five axis alignment" How would you construct the allied/opposite alignments? My guesses would start with: Logic opposite Instinct Nobility allied with Selflishness

Not quite doubles. A straight 2 level-equivalent items per level. So, 5th-level character: 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1 As well as guidelines for replacing multiple lower level items with a single higher level item and replacing a higher level item with multiple lower level items.