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Could someone explain the logic of why WotC templates powers this way:Close burst [X] Target: You or one ally in the burst instead of:Range [X] Target: You or one ally ??? The latter makes about tenfold more sense to me. Anyone (dis)agree? Presumably there is some (fairly common) rules law...

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"alas"??? What's up with that? Especially when you're posting in the "Fan Creations and House Rules" forum. :p Game rules were made to be modded.

I didn't say random circumstance makes no sense. I said daily makes no sense for non-magical abilities. Daily is unacceptable to me as a proxy for "less often than per-encounter". If the circumstances are random, then make it random: maybe 5 times in a game day, maybe once in a game week, and...

Whether it's purely random or a hero controlling the circumstances, the daily limit make no sense for martial powers. If I were inclined to use them, I would convert them to encounter powers with a chain of 2 preceding attacks (or other actions approved by the DM) required as buildup. The...

Domain-based clerics, fighters without dailies, a modified spellbook... Heroes of the Fallen Lands sounds really really good. My kids & I definitely will be using it by Xmas break. Thanks again for the suggestion. Hmm... haven't tried that, but it sounds potentially aggravating, and not...

RangerWickett I think your Groove Point idea is very cool. I would set it up more like planeswalker loyalty counters in MtG: basic moves add points, which can be spent to perform more powerful moves. However, my players are just starting out, so adding a new layer to the rules isn't a good...

Thanks much for the info. I'll definitely pick up the Essentials books. True. And back when I did 1E/2E, I rebuilt the spell system (mana-based) to give mages a more even casting progression. I like having balance. I don't like 4E's artificial balance of giving "bomb" abilities to non-magical...

One of my players (and one day to become a DM) is a major frog-o-phile. She would really like to have some (4E-sized) frog tokens, but neither Games Workshop nor Google Shopping have shown me good results. Could anyone from EN World point me in the right direction?

In terms of low quality, I would vote for pretty much anything written by Dale "Slade" Henson. But in terms of damage to gaming as a whole, I would vote for B1 and B2. TSR begged, borrowed & outright stole so many great ideas from Tolkien, but one concept that they sadly failed to import was...

This fall I introduced my kids (and myself) to the new Red Box, and we're having a blast. So now I'm picking up the various 4E rulebooks. But as has been the case with me for over 3 decades, I see things I would do differently, and I make changes. Although I'm willing to postpone my usual...