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Make sure it's a separate thread for whenever a problem topic comes up. A forum isn't necessarily the best for a constantly-changing OP to work with, and most people don't go remotely near threads with many pages.

...what? Strictly speaking, you can more or less think of Second Wind as a power. You can't use it if you don't have it. It's not a property. Just like how running isn't a property of a movement, it's a specific action (hence, you can't "run-charge" as an example).

Regarding orb wizard: the only real sacrifice to get "unsaveable" effects in epic with just PHB was starting with 18 wis, which meant 16 int instead of an average 18. As an elf, you'd also have Elven Accuracy to slightly make up for this. 18 wis, boosted every opportunity, rises to a +8 by the...

Would you be able to post an example? I'm having a bit of trouble visualizing it as anything but, basically, a table in a word document. Unless, of course, it is just a table in a word document. But I'm a very visual person regardless ;)

Assuming it wouldn't horribly raise the printing costs, I'd prefer having an appendix at the back for converting to various RPG systems, possibly with perforated edges to be able to have the stat blocks right there while the adventure is open.

In-context, the text then basically gives second wind as a power. I mean, yes, you could theoretically try and argue what they meant by action, but IMO that's a huge stretch.

Thanks for the input, everyone - it really made me look at it a different way. In retrospect, it doesn't seem terribly complicated at all, and I'm wondering why I was even struggling with it. I think I was just absolutely stumped as to where to get started! Especially useful was thinking about...

Heal checks grand a Second wind use: Second wind, as a general rule, cannot be used by monsters: Therefore: nope! ;)

The original character concept should work fine :) Worse case, ask (beg?) the DM to let you reroll the same character with a new build because you realize the one you chose didn't really fit the concept you were aiming for ;) General advice from me still screams: "FOR THE LOVE OF [insert deity...

After some reflections on my DMing, I realized something: 97% of what I throw my players against takes place in some sort of dungeon or underground location. Sure, it's easy to throw together, and simple enough to define the constraints. But as fun as dungeons are, I need a bit more variety! My...

Not sure what exactly to call it, but I've had fun playing characters whose life goal is to mess with other people. Y'know, mess with their heads, set shops on fire to distract the shop keeper and steal their stuff, etc.

...wow, I burned $10 when instead I could've just jacked a couple of my neighbors' books! Though, I still would've had to hunt down the proper tables and the best arrangement for them. :p

Hadn't thought of that actually! After a bit of digging, I found a good thread: http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/269814-good-pursuit-rules.html Thanks for all the input! I particularly found the viewpoints against running pretty interesting, as I hadn't thought of it that...

...wow. I do have a few questions: 1. How much of this is fixing potential/theoretical problems, and how much is from in-play experience? 2. What are you using as a baseline for power? E.g. a target of "character power should be roughly here" 3. Could you please sort it into sections? :)...

As a warning from one DM to another, and from someone whose first 4e character was a wizard: 4e combats should be built differently from 3e/3.5e. Having a couple stronger monsters as opposed to several lesser ones makes a huge difference in the effectiveness of a Wizard. It can be frustrating...

I come here for the state of EN World, and I get some off-topic post about EN Word. :rant: More seriously, congrats! Glad to hear everything's going well; this is easily my favorite place for both RPG news and discussion.

...how does using a great sword cause this to happen? It's not hard to nab the dex for heavy blade feats if you monkey with things.

So, two of a buttload of feats for +2 to hit, +5 damage on a lot of attacks (and, if you cheese it up enough, all of them) is unexciting. But, +1 to hit, +Con mod damage, at the opportunity cost of it being your PP, has "tremendous upsides"? ;) I'm sorry, I don't follow.

That's a pretty good point. I'll probably just have them get beat up on the run so that they have to deal with potentially losing resources (surges, whatever) without gaining the XP reward they would've gotten. Basically, make it viable, but at a slight risk. :) That is a very good point ;) But...

Wait, really? *looks back at push/pull/slide rules* Dang, didn't even notice that. Thanks! :)