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Could have minions immune to damage on misses only from characters lower than its level. I don't really see it as being a big issue though.

The so called 'catch me if you can' tactic seems very paladin like to me. Drawing of the big bad monster from your allies so it kills you? Yep very paladin like.

Searing Light A 3rd edition cleric spell (previous editions too?) In any case firing beams of holy light seems clericy to me. Now if you decide to take it when you're playing a priest of some god of darkness you're just being foolish.

It seems to me the question is weather the 4e fighter will have any berserkergang style powers that can be gained. Like getting some sort of bonus when bloodied (free attack, +2 damage etc), a power that lowers AC to raise damage or some sort of combat stance that emulates or is a rage-like...

I think you could safely increase the damage a little bit, given their slow reload time. As has been stated these are essentially a 'per encounter' ability. So perhaps they should deal damage about equal to a typical weapon's base damage x2. Proably a little less since they're a piece of...

I would be interested in seeing someone's take on the setting. But its unlikely I'd ever buy it or use it. Also I don't think Tolkien's world would work with PCs higher than the heroic or (big maybe) the paragon tier.

Pretty sure you get strength or dexterity as bonus damage with thrown weapons, such as his spear.

I'd agree. And I like the flavor of animal sacrifice being needed to activate a warlock power. Though I'm unsure it was intended.

A lot of the critters with enormous grapple modifiers and constrict are routinely capable of taking down a PC, particuarly the squishy wizards. I've always been a fan of headed pyro or cyro hydras, the twelve headed ones are CR 13, 36d6 breathweapon (average damage 126). The typical 13th level...

Could you give some examples of what a 'stunt' is? For instance, would pulling a tapestry from a wall to try and entangle an opponent be a stunt? throwing sand in their eyes? moving so the sun is behind you a briefly glares in their eyes? swinging on a chandalier? Just looking at it...

Bard I don't think was ever designed to be a jack of all trades, despite what the fluff in the 3e PHB claimed. The bard was good at buffing, decent at skills and typically marginal in melee/ranged combat. In 3e the best jack of all trades character I saw was a ranger, archery combat path and...

Ithink, like others are saying, treat her like any other new player. Allow her to have a good time and learn what an RPG is. I'd add one caveat. If after three or four sessions she isn't having a good time but intends to keep coming, you will need to talk to politely work out a way to tell...

I'm no big fan of elves myself, but didn't 3e already make elves worse? Out of the core 3e halfelves, elves and halforcs were the least played in my experience. -2 constitution hurt and they didn't have any particuarly good racial abilities. The weapon proficiencies were really only nice for...

Ya, for low powered animals whose shapes would be primarily for transportation/disguise I think a ritual would be the best way to go. It should be available in the heroic or low paragon tier too, its an insteresting ability that wouldn't be overpowered in combat or allow you to automatically...

I think we're more likely to see a feat every odd level or a feat at level one and then one more at every even level. I also think its possible that there will be fewer powers at high levels than what you have listed, characters might just switch out older powers for new ones. 23 class powers...

There's a difference between 1 guy coming back from the dead once and nearly every main character getting killed and coming back from the dead multiple times over the course of the story. The latter is the case in the typical D&D game if it runs 1-20 or even into the low or mid teens. My...

Ditto, though I'm generally more inclined to the former and with an emphasis on having very low morale.

I think a simple +1 to attack rolls, or the like, would be the best route.

I doubt many feats will be +X things, unless the bonus is fairly specific, too much risk of 'throwing off the numbers' otherwise I think.

From a simulationist stand point its possible to have a relatively slower running speed that walking speed and vice versa (4e) or for them to be proportional (3e), therefore they both fail at simulating reality. That is, Across all species or even all typical individuals of a given species the...