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Ahh, didn't even know that was an option, thanks! Hmm, Diplomacy might be risky. Sure, it's a lower DC for a bonus, but if I botch it then it might be harder to get the forgery by! Decisions, decisions... But yes, they're things I either purchased or found (legitimately) free. Heck, with how...

Not at all. It's not like the old playtest articles, such as the Artificer and Barbarian ones. The preview material is, theoretically, in its ready-to-release final form. Of course, there's bound to be something that gets changed between now and the final printing, but it's in a very refined...

I ended up running with Mark's airship race idea - thanks a ton! Unfortunately, the group didn't get a chance to fully finish what I'd had planned out, but I'll be able to recycle pieces of it for later use :) I do like the other ideas, though, and will probably take pieces from them when I...

Though it wouldn't work for a lot of free stuff, the receipt/order confirmation page would most likely help a ton :) For some reason, I didn't even think of that at all... The one closest to my house doesn't have any PCs to print off of, but I doubt it'll be hard to find something. Also glad to...

So, I've come to realize that due to copyright concerns, the Fedex/Kinkos near me is not the place to go to print out a PDF. See, after I asked about it at the counter, they said I need some proof that I have permission to print a copy of the PDF. The problem is, a number of free and...

Y'know, I've asked every group I've played with to start doing this. Not one has ever taken it to heart. *sigh*

The probably annoying thing is that a bow takes up both hands, thus preventing you from holding an implement. D'oh! That's the primary reason I'd allow a custom bow power. But, with a songbow solving that issue (assuming you're giving him one), or if I were doing a low-magic game with the DMG2...

Personally, my favorite part about Ki Focuses is that improvised weapons scale with level (i.e. they don't fall behind due to lack of enhancement bonuses). That means your assassin can kill someone with a teacup. :) All you'd need to do is stack a little extra +attack to make sure your to hit...

16 can work just fine; however, it's generally not optimal. (Though, if you already have a buttload of +hit bonuses, in that case a 16 might even be a better choice. Every point of +attack is worth less [in a relative context] than the last one. Additionally, every point of defense is worth...

Honestly, I prefer the following easy method for specialization: If they're doing something related to the character's back story, they get a +2 bonus to the skill check. It's just easier to do offhand, IMO, rather than fiddle with the entire skill set. It's also a nice way to reward players...

I feel there isn't much need to nerf specific powers. However, if you're uncomfortable with powergaming in your games, just say it right out to players that you don't tolerate it, so they better focus their builds on theme rather than just the strongest powers ;)

Especially if he's working with an "off" build, you could probably safely rework one of the other at-will powers to use a ranged weapon, with [W] damage instead of d8 (or whatever it uses), and if it's against a NAD, no proficiency bonus. I wouldn't worry at all about him getting overpowered...

I'm pretty much terrible at this, actually. I didn't even think of it, because it didn't cross my mind at all. I don't particularly enjoy creating an entire setting/world, I much prefer things on a smaller scale (e.g. adventures). Plus, I love Eberron, so I feel like there's no need to come up...

(eCheck is currently pending, but I've subscribed ;)) My primary reason is community support, as I love the community here, but the thing that pushed me off the fence was easily War of the Burning Sky, so I voted for that :) I also figured that the recent not-so-subtle campaign for...

A. Acting/RPing The only specific compliments I've received all relate to "I really like your NPCs!" Overall, I think I can work really well with roleplaying :) B. Balance roleplaying and combat - I've mostly managed to keep a solid balance between "pure RP time" and combat time. That's not to...

There isn't anything similar in the 4e DMG, and I don't own the 3e one. D'oh! But, that does give me the idea of flipping through the DMG - various parts of it have always made me start coming up with various adventure ideas. Thanks! :)

Planning: I've used a variety of programs, though MS Word and OneNote are my particular choices. I prefer OneNote now that I've used it, but it's a lot less accessible for most people (yay, student discount!) My method generally consists of the following steps: Brainstorm Create a general...

I'm planning on running a paragon tier one-shot adventure Wednesday night with my D&D group, but I'm drawing a complete blank for adventure ideas! We've been playing in a heroic tier Eberron campaign, but we decided a paragon one-shot would be a nice break :) There'll be 7 players (not counting...

Moving as part of your attack is specifically what my post was talking about. :p I'm not sure where the disconnect is.Anyway, the only way to move as part of your attack is to have that movement in the same attack power. Moving is a separate action, so you cannot move into the creature's sight...

You could, theoretically, get caught up with this little issue as far as submission guidelines: I think more in the sense of "they can get the almost-ready beta version for free off a web forum" would be their problem with it.