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How do you roleplay the healing surges and the Bloodied feature ? I don't disagree there. My point is that it doesn't show... The strong points of D&D4 do not show in the WotC adventures, and that is a problem. The Slaying Stone is simply another adventure, while the Keep on the Shadowfell...

I must concede that I forgot this passage. But, it doesn't seem, in my opinion, to be specific enough for D&D4. It seems to reflect what hit points were in previous editions, but do not account for new systems : bloddied level, healing surges. Nor does it tell how to narrate it. Unfortunately...

There is still a difference between D&D4 and other editions : the designers added new layers of complexity and abstraction. Anyway, someone new to roleplay should find some guidelines on the system in the Players Handbook at least. One should get to know how hit points translate into a narration...

I have to say that I am not satisfied with D&D4 as it is. It is, in my opinion, the best incarnation of D&D so far... But it suffers from some serious flaws. During any encounter, I have the feeling I am playing a badly designed wargame, as a player or a Dungeon master, I cannot give a narration...

I think he is right 100%. Even his description of D&D4 is not that off the mark. This edition, that I play at the moment, is full of abstract systems and WotC did not bother to give any way to translate into roleplay experiences. It would be nice if WotC came up with a DMG 3 that would mend...

I heartly disagree with this statement. And this is one of the failure of Wizards of the Coast team in my opinion... It is perfectly possible to write any kind of scenario for D&D4. Unfortunately, it seems that people at Wizards of the Coast think that there are golden rules that lead to the...

I think most critics of D&D 4 criticize Wizards of the Coast rather than D&D4 mechanics. Even before D&D 4 was launched, people liked to criticize Wizards of the Coast for every decision they made. Sure the D&D 3.5 thing was seen as a greedy move, and played a part in this vision of the company...

In my present campaign, religion plays a big part in everyday life. But it doesn't mean Gods do. There are two rival religions that people adhere to in my setting. The Old Gods are identified with the Natural Forces and revered through the manifestations of the grandeur of the world. People...

That's why I added "so-called". In France, where I live, people are taught that philosophy began with Socrates, no matter what. All that was before was meant to lead to Socrates (as Plato portrays it, of course), so even some philosophers that where no pre-socratic are dubbed pre-socratic ...

I am referring to the ancient Greece (so-called presocratic) philosophers way to litterally live by their philosophy. If you were a Cynical, you did not profess cynism... Instead, you lived like a cynical, ate like a cynical, dressed like a cynical, and essentially were a cynical. This is a...

Try to save the file under another name. It worked for me (with Excel thouh).

I, personnaly dislike the idea that a certain setting is a good or a bad idea for a certain edition of D&D. By the way I am a big fan of the PlaneScape setting and especially of the Lady of Main, the factions, the Dabus, the Cant, etc. I don't plan to play this setting in D&D4 at the moment, but...

In fact, I am not too fond of this fix of mine...

I would forbid any minor or standard action that would imply a move after a "stand up" (move) action.

You don't portray my position in a very accurate way... Of course, one can move up to six paces (move action) and then attack (standard action). Of course, one can move just one pace (move action) and then attack (standard action). But, in my opinion, one should not be able to charge (standard...

I confess that I never thought of the "prone" problem and this exploit of the rules. It seems odd to me to charge right after getting on your feet, but this is allowed... Now, it would be nice to find out whether there is a problem with the charge action or the prone condition...

I feel like being sincere... I have already read all messages in the thread and still, I firmly believe that the no charge at 1 square is a good rule. I was not convinced by your analogy because it is an entirely different matter to fire at an enemy and move into its threat zone to engage him...

In MY opinion, the original rule makes sense both on the realistic side of things and the game balance one. If you end up at one square away from your opponent having spent your move action, then you are just sitting duck and should be. You could have moved at a slower pace beforehand to...

Personnally I have several factions in my setting : clergy of different religions, thief guilds, etc. Minor quest usually give the party bonus/malus for any test involving the given organisation. I keep track of those bonus and use them to alter skill tests and give a certain flavour to the...

I really want to try this cool DM tool. But I have a huge problem with it : the fonts are way too small. I simply cannot read the text, it is even worse on a laptop. I searched for a solution... To no avail. Am I the only one with this problem ? Are my Googling skills not good enough ? Thanks