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Excellent reward system! When my group was first learning 3e I would hand out a 5% xp bonus if we finished the fight in under a pre-determined time. Sadly this didn't seem to be quite the carrot I thought it would be, but I bet handing out +1 "tokens" would have got their attention. :]

The rules as written seem to allow this, but I'm not so sure I'd allow it as DM. I'll have to think about it some more, maybe I'll change my mind, but my initial reaction is that Decree of Khirad is a charm, and charms haven't historically allowed you to injure the creature directly through its...

There is a Forgotten Realms NPC that has a disarm power, and it goes something like: +modifier vs Reflex hit: - the target drops a weapon that it's holding and the weapon lands in a square of the attacker's choosing up to 5 squares away. Or something like that. Which is pretty much how I'd...

None of the creatures from the various hardbacks IIRC, but there's an elite in (if memory serves) Pyramid of Shadows that has it. IMO though, any DM worth his salt would give this power to most wizardly creatures of the proper level anyway. :devil:

It's a well-written piece (and kudos on that, so many gaming blogs drive me nuts with the quality of the writing), but I think the crux of your position is flawed. You're assuming that dice rolling is what slows combat down. It's been my experience that the dice rolling takes up a very minimum...

Reading through the responses, I didn't get this impression at all. It seems to me that you are trying to find a reason to like a game that you don't particularly like. To wit-- What I'm reading is that you've given 4e a fair shake, and it's not doing it for you. You remind me of my own...

Let's take the first one, since to me that one seems the most interesting. Off the top of my head, it seems like the following skills might come in handy: Nature - successful checks might indicate that one of the ingredients is found. Heal can also take on this role. (maybe give a max number...

Wow, 3 plat for a 4e book? But I'm only 3rd level! :D

Snark guuud. :) I'm sure WotC have hired some very talented software engineers, actually. If you take the new CB for example (and setting aside the debate on whether it was a good idea or not), it's missing a lot of features and there's some criticisms to be leveled at some of their design...

A million times yes to this. It's really such a no-brainer that I've been mystified why they didn't do this 2 years ago. WotC is not a software development company, and they shouldn't try to be. They are, however, traffickers in information, and they're damn good at that. They need to stick...

I for one welcome our new intellectual property overlord. :D

It would revert to Tunnels and Trolls, obviously duh! :lol:

The Compendium says pretty much the same thing. There are a couple pages on mounted combat actually, probably worth reading if one is going to run any significant mounted combat. But overall, it's not too hard if you just remember that the mount and rider are separate targets, area effects...

Yep, exactly my understanding too. When you're doing something, pick a square. When someone's doing something to you, you are your horse. :)

I think there's room enough for both so that a real RPG enthusiast wouldn't have to "defect." I stopped playing AD&D and played Runequest exclusively for a couple years, but I never considered myself a defector. I eventually gravitated back to AD&D, but didn't consider myself a defector from...

Yes, you nailed my criticism in one. WotC are communicating WAY too much about this. My entire post can be boiled down to "please Wizards, shut your effing gobs because I just can't handle the quality and amount of communication you've been putting out any more. Please make it stop now I...

Eh, this is the kind of crap we used to do in junior high. I dealt with a problem player by sending "blue bolts from heaven," and it was just plain wrong. Punishing them in-game for out-of-game behavior is just about the worst thing you can do to a player, even if it's a player you don't want...

I've come to terms with the fact that WotC are making a business decision. Right or wrong, they're doing what they're doing because of perceived business needs. Fair enough. I want what's best for D&D, so I hope they're right. However...after reading the "why we are doing this" FAQ, I'm...

Heh...in light of recent events, you'll have to wait for Dragon to make a comeback. :lol:

Grimtooth's traps (remember dying to those? :)) are apparently still available here: Catalyst All are temporarily out of print except "Traps Too" but the site mentions a hardcover compilation that will be available soon.