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I agree, this would absolutely ridiculous... if the Ogres of Gauntlet Power were Rare (they're not... they're Uncommon), if they only granted a +2 bonus to damage as a daily (they don't... they grant a +5 bonus), if they lacked a property (they have a property: +1 to Athletics/Strength checks)...

Unless they've been cancelled or repurposed, we still have the Shadowfell boxed set, Monster Vault: Nentir Vale, Champions of the Heroic Tier, (Heroes' Builder was a separate book), Neverwinter Campaign Guide, and the Madness at Gardmore Abbey boxed set coming this year, in addition to any new...

There is 1 line: 4th Edition. Essentials is a just a series of 4e products, just like the Player's Handbooks are a series of 4e products. The Red Box is one of the Essentials products.

They are incredibly nice. And a lot of fine detail work to get them to look like the picture. I'm not the best with that kind of detail work, so it took a friend and I a whole lot of time and cardstock to get it done.

It is. You are only using the distracted enemy example. Let's say the enemy is not distracted (vigilant city guard). Let's say they don't have superior cover or total concealment, but have partial concealment (twilight). Let's say they are directly in the enemy's line of sight (walking down...

The merely-trained character couldn't move hidden through an area of bright light with only his allies to hide behind, while the Shade could. The Shade could also begin hiding in with partial concealment or partial cover, while the merely-trained character could not. While I do agree that a...

Slayers are not Defenders, true. That doesn't mean they aren't Fighters. It says so on the box. They can take Fighter powers, Fighter Paragon Paths, Fighter Epic Destinies, and Fighter feats. Sure, they can't take things that require specific class features, but those options aren't available...

Are you also going to argue that the Warpriest is not a Cleric, the Knight and Slayer are not Fighters, and the Thief is not a Rogue, despite the facts saying the opposite?

The XP cost in 3e was an order of magnitude worse than spending gold in 4e, especially since the gold isn't necessarily factored into necessary itemization like the rest of the parcels. XP costs make you lose progress towards your next level as well as providing some kind of strange limit on...

A cleric does not need to remain within the zone of Consecrated Ground, so long as he has line of effect to at least one square of it.

Cleric - Shepherd: Cloth-armor, implement-focused. Probably take on aspects of the Shielding Cleric with powers that might not directly damage enemies, but increase ally damage and reduce enemy effectiveness. Barbarian - Berserker: MBA-based with some Stances, maybe even the Slayer ones...

Okay, so they aren't allowed to change business plans without being liars. That sounds like a recipe for success! And I guess you don't pay attention to news updates after announcements, because it was clear at least a month before launch that we would not see the VTT at launch (Bill...

I dunno when you last checked it out, but the core rules for Rituals are on the DDI Compendium now. Rituals entry (core rules): http://www.wizards.com/dndinsider/compendium/glossary.aspx?id=430 Ritual Book/Scrolls: http://www.wizards.com/dndinsider/compendium/glossary.aspx?id=429...

Temporary hit points last until you take a rest (short or extended). So, basically, each use of the power would last for an encounter at the most. If they avoid a rest in order to keep the temp hp, the cleric won't refresh the power.

Not even in the same ballpark. 1996's disarray led to TSR ceasing publication on anything, and employees worrying that the company could not pay them. WotC is nowhere near that point, or Hasbro would have mentioned it on their last phone call. Right now, we have a change in a computer catalog...

Here's a quick 4e conversion of the cube of force, using the Wall of Force wizard spell as a guide. Remember, 4e doesn't use charges, so I made it a daily power. I also didn't bother with anything but the power that would be used from the cube of force. Power (Daily): You conjure a solid...

There was not going to be an Essentials-style Warlord build in the Heroes of Spell and Sword. It was going to be the PHB1 Warlord just presented in the overly verbose Essentials class layout.

I've only seen one player remember it in my 2.5 years of playing 4e, and that was only because he was trying to kill a monster before it finished off the TPK that was occurring. He was scrambling to come up with one additional bonus, and he had to go and read the feature description since he...

Y'know, the Warlock actually does have an accuracy booster. Unfortunately, it's Prime Shot. The fact that everyone forgets about it is a testament to what a "great" class feature it is.

And, of course, it's in The Realms. I'd love to see a GTA-style D&D game set in Eberron's Sharn.