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I think the best things about DDI are the character builder and adventure tools (even though the latter doesn't have much besides monster stats at the moment). They're really solid programs that are well worth a one-time subscription payment. They continue to work after you've let your...

Step 1. Relax. Step 2. Enjoy the ride. :) DMing is a fantastically rewarding and very challenging job, but it's something you're doing for fun--always, always remember that. Pick up one of the adventures mentioned in the thread (I've never run, but do own the Sunless Citadel, and it's got...

Howdy ENWorlders! I've been putzing around with character builder's most recent update and seem to have run into a bug, or haven't done something right. I've built a 7th level hybrid ardent/bard and picked the mantle power hybrid talent option to give me my mantle power (ardent alacrity). Is...

While I love DDI, as it's a fantastic tool (hellooooo monster stat blocks), I'd never dream of making it compulsory for everyone, so long as they had a good knowledge of what they were doing with their character (i.e. not holding up combat by looking stuff up every turn). That said, unless...

While I'm flattered by the mention, Mark, I'm by no means an expert on anything! If you're really looking for a career change and don't think that your major will be able to help you, it might be worthwhile to check out Parkland or another community college before you try to dive into a big...

I'll sadly be out of town for this one, folks. Kill some characters for me, GMs! :devil:

I think the thing that FLGSs (and any brick and mortar bookstore really) need to provide, more than anything else, in this age of internet purchasing, is a social experience connected to the hobby (in the case of the FLGS) or some other thing that can't easily be recreated online (for bookstores...

I'll add a second (or third, fourth, etc.... this thread got caught me in a tl;dr mood ;) ) for the Rules Compendium. Best book I'd picked up in a long time, and it got a lot of use at the table for looking stuff up quickly. The 3e FR Campaign Book is extremely well done. I continue to use it...

If you google search for 4e dinosaur or behemoth stats you can find some workable ones. I was particularly fond of the velociraptor swarm I used for a gameday. I think it came from here: [4e] Dinosaur Conversions - RPGnet Forums That thead aside, as others have suggested, reskinning other...

GARGH! How did I miss such amazing replies! I think my subscribe button failed. Next time, I just keep this on my daily rotation of web surfing. Thank you all for such amazing help. I finally ran this challenge this past week, (after a few sessions of unexpected twists, turns, and then a...

I'll throw my hat in the ring as I'm currently running a campaign after a long absence from the regular DM seat. In the past, I spent way too long prepping for adventures. I'd actually write read-aloud text for myself and fully explain things like I was going to publish my terrible work. This...

I've got another challenge coming up, probably this week. My players, please avoid reading this thread for a bit. I'll put my in-development challenge in a spoiler block to help keep it reasonably surprising. Everyone else? Help me liven up this challenge a bit. This is cross-posted from...

This is absolutely suburb advice I wish I'd had at my disposal a few weeks ago when planning a 19th level one-shot for a gameday. This may have shortened the initial combat by a significant amount! (It was 3 hours...) BUMP x 1000. Everyone DMing 4e needs to read this, immediately

You do recall correctly, and it's a good place to check for ideas. :) If the emperor is vain, as others have said, his face needs to be EVERYWHERE. Looking at you from portraits in homes, carved into mantles above fireplaces in inns, on the taps of a bar that serves his favorite, or the empire...

Another one for the books! Thanks as always to our gracious hosts at Games Plus. Thanks to Mark for running an ENORMOUS minis game that was a delightful mix of siege warfare and player on player combat. HUGE thanks to my players for putting up with my DMing. I hope you enjoyed a high level...

In my recent campaign that I've been DMing, I think I've finally figured out how to bring a good collection of stuff without being fantastically over-burdened. My man-purse is a Waterfield Designs (sfbags.com) cargo bag. It's amazing, and goes with me almost everywhere, including gaming (I...

I'll gladly steal the private room from you. Er. I mean, negotiate it away from you....yes...exactly.

One last bump prior to the game tomorrow evening. If you've got anything cool or noteworthy to add and haven't seen it here, please chime in! I'll try to remember and post my thoughts on this after it happens.

Skill challenges are wonderful in their versatility. Piratecat writes some amazing ones--check his out for inspiration. http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-4th-edition-rules/272367-help-me-tweak-chase-skill-challenge-my-players-stay-out.html#post5097195 in that thread I'm musing about an upcoming...

If any of my players would like to switch characters, and take over the role of Ombert, the fighter, you're more than welcome to. First one to post in the thread gets first dibs!