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As to "adventure and the shared world in which they took place," I would take the non-crunch portions of DMG 4.0 and DMG2 4.0 over anything that was ever published for first edition. 4th Edition provides both players and DMs a wealth of advice about how to actually run an entertaining game...

Actually, I agree on the point that giving a kobold PC darkvision would be just fine. Doesn't seem like a dealbreaker to me at all. I might impose a feat tax --- regular PC kobold has low-light, but there's a racial feat that upgrades it to darkvision. Or it might be something that could be...

Except you don't need to cover every kobold . . . just every kobold PC. And I can't imagine there are such huge swarms of those in any campaign that the players and DM can't come up with some sort of satisfying explanation regarding the PC's impaired vision. Other alternatives would be to...

Again, I think that since PC rules only apply to PCs, the chances of there being even a single darkblind kobold in the whole campaign world are pretty low. In D&D, PCs are always exceptional. Usually superior to the typical member of their race, but sometimes, for game balance, they have a...

I don't need a reason why every possible kobold PC lacks darkvision . . . I just need an explanation for the particular kobold PC that comes to my game table. So for that character, it could be a birth defect, the result of an injury, a variant bloodline, or too much daylight over the years...

Actually, it's clear to me that in 4th Edition D&D, characters understand that a certain mix of abilities makes for a good party. I wouldn't find it too out of line for in-character dialogue to include discussion of who's going to be the new striker now that the dwarf got killed, or whether...

I'm skeptical of players' appeals to verisimilitude which, if implemented, would coincidentally confer a major game advantage to the PCs. Personally, I would have no problem with minotaurs all wielding big honking weapons, but leaving the "size" (in game terms) of those weapons rather...

Wouldn't work. In PoLand, the authorities are aware that the experience points from a crime spree can sometimes cause a thief to change tint, sprout wings, ascend to godhood, etc.

I like both the article and the possibility that we will see more "subraces" handled in this manner. More of a "reskinning" than a whole new race . . . makes a lot of sense. I'd like to see the half-eladrin handled in the same manner, actually --- a variant half-elf with a new feat chain and...

It's just sort of old news at this point. Typo noted, consensus reached.

Tell me if this is correct . . . Neither wild shaped druids nor spirit companions gain any special movement abilities as a result of the form they take. So my swarm druid who turns into a swarm of bees tries to fly over a pit . . . and he falls. My eagle spirit companion might be visualized...

These inspired me to get out "Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani" for the first time in ten years or so. Great book, and great articles. Gypsies are the new pirates.

Although this sounds interesting, it's also a strange and narrow niche. "Ranged divine controller" doesn't necessarily conjur up a broad range of character builds, at least to me. I sort of felt that way about swordmages, too, but gish classes have deep roots in this game . . . "Zen archer"...

One potential bit of oddness --- movement. Is your movement at all affected by the fact that you are a cloud of bees? Do you still "walk"? Fall into holes? Sink in water? Make an Athletics check to climb walls?

I just like the idea of guy who screams, "I AM MADE OF BEES!" and then turns into bees and shoots bees at people and so forth. Also . . . a myrmidon. Fighter / druid hybrid who turns into a swarm of ants. Cool.

It's nice that they are upfront about certain abilities --- extra senses, flight, etc. --- being gamebreakers. In 3rd Edition, the tendency would've been to let you play a flying character, but with an ECL that crippled his effectiveness.

Fascinating article. Maybe a first step toward "monster" PCs? I'm running an occasional one-shot for my brother-in-law and his two young sons . . . my thought is to maybe give each of the boys a companion, and have dad play a leader character. That way, the boys get to do most of the cool...

Wizards of the Coast, Retract Your Fan Site Policy - Signatures What's funny to me is that when you click to see the names of the (two so far) signatories, you get the following ad: Search For Sex Offenders Are Sex Offenders Living In Your Neighborhood? Find Out Now - Free! Seriously, man...

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That's the stuff! Thanks.