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I'm thinking about the Paladin with an Int of 6. In 2e, the penalty for a lower ability score is usually less severe than in 3.X. So playing a foolish rogue, or a clumsy wizard, or a sickly cleric carries less mechanical burden. I'm also thinking about a Ranger I DM'd for that was converted...

There are games where its fun to roll stats randomly and adapt to the results. IMO, 3rd and 4th Edition D&D are not those games.

I DM an online game, and I hardly ever play face to face. I pay for the DDI to get access to the Compendium, and so far it's been worth it. However, the more stuff gets left out of the Compendium, the less utility it has for me. I'm disappointed that the Dark Sun monsters haven't hit the...

Have you heard otherwise?

I'm not sure the ship has sailed. My copy of the Rules Compendium doesn't say "4th Edition" anywhere on the cover. I predict that WotC won't release a product called "5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons." I strongly suspect that it will just play off the 4th Edition framework, using the DDI to...

For my current campaign I put Castle Ravenloft on the southern peninsula of the Isle of Dread. The I moved Strahd out of the castle and replaced him with goblin pirates.

I expect that WotC will want to sell me tokens, tiles and maps, and the idea doesn't bother in me in principle. I would, of course, need to see the quality of their product and know their asking price before I would decide to buy. That said, there is no way WotC can provide all of the images...

Questions for those who know: 1. Is the WotC VTT hosted on WotC's servers or is it running on the DM/players' machines? 2. Is there any function to import custom maps or are you restricted to WotC's tiles? 3. Is there any function to import custom tokens or are you restricted to WotC's tokens?

I've played this way a lot. It takes a little getting used to, but IMO is a lot of fun. As you note, the players generally have to leave one side of the table open so nobody has their back to the screen. You'll also need to work out a protocol for how to move the on-screen tokens. In other...

One of the things that I enjoy about using a VTT is having the ability to display custom maps and tokens to the players. I like creating maps that look as much as possible like the environment the players are exploring. I like using tokens that look as much as possible like the creatures the...

I assume that every VTT does things a little differently. I use d20Pro, and immediate actions are an area where it could improve. In combat, the program won't let a player move his character token unless it's the player's turn in initiative. If a PC moves and it's not his turn, the player has...

When the party ranger was killed by the goblin demonogist Grazznak Runekiller, his companions went to an Olman Brujah to have him raised. The ritual failed, the party paladin was forced to bargain with otherwordly forces to restore the ranger's soul to the mortal world. In time, those forces...

I prefer a top-down 2d display to the 3d version WotC was talking about. Not only do I think it looks better, I think it makes it more likely that WotC will allow users to use custom maps and tokens. The fact is there are a half-dozen or so different VTT's currently available at prices...

I've been playing online using one VTT or another for about 5 years. The VTT I'm using now (d20 Pro) lets me import my own .png's or .jpeg's to use as maps/tokens. Its got a nifty tile feature that makes it super easy to build maps on the fly or to customize existing maps. It tracks...

Meh. I DM, and I never really used the old Character Builder. I opened the online version, futzed around with it and quit out because (a) it was sloooow; and (b) holy cow! option bloat. If it peeves my players, it'll be bad for my game. If they don't mind it, then it has a neutral effect...

1. 2E PHB 2. 1E DMG 3. 2E Monstrous Manual 4. Ultimate Toolbox 5. 1E Manual of the Planes 6. AC9 - Creature Catalog 7. D&D Rules Cyclopedia 8. 4E Rules Compendium 9. 4E PHB1 10. 4E MM2 The $64,000 question for me is whether to go with 4E or 3.5 for the last three books. I like 4E a little...

It was his whole schtick. He was a Monk 1/Druid X. Monk gave him his wisdom to AC and improved trip. His plan was to wildshape and FoB, with his first attack a trip attempt. Against medium-sized bipeds, it was a pretty good plan. He could usually land the touch attack needed to start the...

To be fair, the Monk's high level class features are kinda sucky. Dannyalcatraz: I'm curious what level you played your longspear monk to and what splats you used. In general, the Monk's problem isn't just that he can't easily enchant his fists/get the equivalent of a magic weapon...

Thanks for the link, interesting read. My formative D&D experiences were heavy with Tinker Gnomes, Spelljammer and Giff, which is probably why I'm pro-firearm. Does anybody know why Gygax disallowed firearms?

Did Gygax ever express any opinion of firearms in D&D? Did he ever say why he didn't include firearms in the game?