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i think it's fair to say a 40th level item would be well out of reach if the DM even allowed it to exist. to create such an item would need the residuum value of 5 level 35 items, which would each in turn require the residuum value of 5 level 30 items. and while level 30 items can be acquired...

I calculated this out once. to go from an item level n to level n+5, you multiply the cost of the magic item by 5. so if a level 1 item is 360gp, a level 6 is 1800, a level 11 is 9000, and a level 15 is 45000. This has an interesting side effect that disenchanting an item of level n gives you...

If a group does 10 encounters of their level, ignoring quests or encounters of higher level, they level up. therefore: 30 levels * 10 encounters means 300 encounters to level up. If a standard group plays quickly, they can reasonably complete 3 encounters in a session (all you RP heavy fans...

Interestingly, as a side-note to the conflicts of these two gameplay styles, it's worth noting a parallel in computer/videogames. In the early days, the most common RPGs were "Rogue-Likes" on personal computers, where players navigated a single character through a randomly generated dungeon...

very "movie preview" in nature. I like it. You almost need more tropes. Deep Voiced Summer-Movie-Blockbuster Guy:"Your average D&D campaign<scene flash>... or is it?<scene flash> In a world where magic is everywhere,<scene flash> and betrayel waits behind every helpful NPC... this...

this looks like a job for XML. in all seriousness, if the character builder could parse xml documents full of feats, powers, classes, etc. and even give them appropriate labels so they can be filtered like real sources, that would be quite handy. I see the hurdles to be as follows: first, you...

well, it's nice to have one or two creatures that you can break out on PCs to be extremely mean, or to knock an overconfident party down a peg. It seems like they still played it safe with dragons, then, wanting them to still be safe for common use. This hydra, not being quite as iconic, can...

Would this take into account the dragons xp budget though? Like if a human wizard were (somehow) a solo, he probably wouldn’t have bonuses against being knocked prone, etc. so are we proposing dragons just naturally be a better solo for the level? (not a terrible proposal, mind you). Actually...

A kind of response you might interpret is the new monsters being previewed from the MM2, especially the adamantine dragon who clearly has lower HP, better chance to hit, better damage, and more attacks than a comparable dragon his level. As for the death titan, most brutes have had their damage...

and on that note, could the mods be so kind as to move this to the temp WotC PDF forum where it belongs?

Orcus has, in fact, been canned. There was another thread explaining it, but basically they showed a prototype at a con, everyone raised their hand when asked who was interested in the mini, then they all put their hand down when he added it cost 80 dollars. I posted a thread similar to this a...

The article linked also notes that Q1 is the least important quarter for toy manufacturers and that Mattel actually sustained a loss rather than just a shrink in profits. Add to the fact that there is a global economic downturn and toys are probably the easiest thing to shave off the budget and...

i know we typically ignore it but... the flavor text mentions raising the ally "briefly" into the air... perhaps this was an oversight?

Interesting that someone else pointed out magic. You know, in magic they often get upset when NEW art is used over their old favorites. Also, the art in magic isn’t really a good fit for D&D, the cards are illustrated such that they stand out as a 3”x3” picture flopped down on a table, they...

Well, you’ve got a main class: int/wis/dex/con (in order of importance) and you want to get into a subclass, cha/str/dex. You overlap on one minor stat and your plusses are to wis and con. There’s only so much new feats can do for you. Don’t forget, all those sorcerer powers you’re...

As someone who played the crap out of warcraft 2: tides of darkness, I have always found orcs a fascinating and enjoyable set of villains. This definitely helps flesh out a larger number of possible orc encounters, as well as creating the potential for differentiating tribes of orcs based on...

Exciting stuff, almost wish I could have listened to it myself. Definitely like the sound of some of those things coming down the pipe.

Yes, thank you. that was the joke.

Capnzapp: I wanted to address/add to some of your points. Regarding 3e modules. First, it has been stated on these boards and elsewhere that the “maps too small” issue is really a matter of integration. What was once three rooms for three encounters should be a single encounter involving use...

On a small tangent, until about level 22 it is generally true that the XP of a monster level n is 1/5th of a monster level n+9, so a solo is worth the same XP as a single monster 9 levels higher. Similarly, an elite of level n+5 would yield an XP total similar to a solo level n. combine this...