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Thanks for this! Saves me a lot of time :D I'm very unhappy with the the Zhents changes (how often do they want to destroy Zhentil Keep?) ... but with the beginning of 4th Ed. I startet my own seriously different realms anyway, so I will just buy the book for ideas to implement... I like what...

Instead of increasing damage of the players, I would decrease Monster HP (try -2 per level). Monsters staying longer than you wish is the basic problem :) This would be better in terms of keeping the balance even, as a +2 to damage means more to a defender than to a striker, as the striker has...

Yep, knowing what is taking so long is important. Player actions -> Have them improve their character management Player strategy -> This will take some time of getting used to the system, but you could set a limit Monster actions -> Improve your own management too many combat rounds / HP...

we had the same problem. Besides all the great organisation advice given (Which helps with any system) here is what slowed our game down: My encounters! I was in the 3.5 mode of building every encounter tough (level +1 or 2) or even tougher... especially when I knew there was no additional...

Cyrilia is the female half-elf bard ruler of Bard's Gate, and I have not planned anything for this Halfelf Bard... so far, I thought about him as some kind of Rock Star :) I was planning to have the fey killed before the players get there, but they were able to open a sealed door I was not...

I dislike giving out those 'diary' handouts often used in published adventures to reveal the plot. Currently, I'm somewhat stuck how to do so, though. Maybe someone here can help :) Here is some info: Setting (Modified Realms) Lead by the powerfull city of Bard's Gate, the Dalelands are a...

I just found out about Stalker0's Obsidian SC System, thanks to that, this problem became a no brainer. Actually, I added 2 unplaned skill challenges :) This is what I did: Room 0-6 Font of Bones Hallow the Font of Bones 3 round time limit Mental (Religion) Level 3 (450xp) (DC 20, Fail <6...

wow. IMO this system is far superior to the core one! I like it a lot. Thanks so much!

Hi there, for my current Tomb of Abysthor Campaign, I need three skill challenges, to lock the players out of certain parts of the dungeon, until they are high enough in level: A Brass Door secured by evil clerics with the help of magic as well as a very complicated lock. WIthout the prober...

I do :) My players still have a quest lingering, which is basically eliminate kobold tribe... but they choose to go into the Tomb of Abysthor first... once they head to the kobolds, I might give some of these a try.

Thanks a lot! This will really help my campaign.

Great idea. I like the Shadowfell connection. Only problem would be, they'd have to do the challenge over and over again, as they will not finish the dungeon at once, they are there for a couple of "quests" and will most likely return later.

Hi there, in my 4e campaign, my players are approaching the Tomb of Abysthor (3rd Ed. Dungeoncrawl Module by Necromancer Games) At the moment, they are in a huge swamp, where the tomb is located in a forest full of dead trees. The tomb once was a burial hall for the lawful good deities...

Well, the basic idea of "Other players playing absent char" is what we agreed on long ago. We testet most if not all of the other methods you sugested and it is just what works best for our group. It is just that we like to lessen the load of those who play two characters.

in our group, when a player is missing, one of the other players controlls his character in combat. We do it that way for years, and it works well. In our last campaign there was a Warblade. When the player was missing, we had a level aquivalent fighter, because playing a Warblade as a second...

*sniff* ... but yeah, I know you will be right... well, maybe the PHB2 will not increase the power as most of it was designed pre-4e release as far as I know. With the classes coming in that book, I will be fine :)

Me and my group are planning to buy the Core Rules Series only, but no X Powers books. There is hope here, the new classes will be balanced against the old core, and not against the old core + splat.

I think it's hard to tell, no one could have guessed the changes made to 3.5 with the PHB2 and the Bo9S. Prior to that, the edition did not change, but grow, imo. Maybe this time around we will see more new classes and less addons to existing ones. (ie. less paragon paths and epic destinies...

Wasn't there some talk about a short gazetteer (like 64p) for a Necros new 4E line? Well, I guess thats how rumors start, but I think I have read somethink like that... Anyway, I am thrilled to here that you will provide me with just the kind of AP I'm looking for... how compatible to the Core...

I have got it, and we played it quite a few times. Owning both the basic game and the military expansion (Zombie Corps?), I allways thought the expansion muddies the game down. The Basic game is fine as is. The fun part about the game is, there might allways be an opportunity to win, no matter...