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    Donating Gaming Supplies to Military Personnel?

    If you have trouble, e-mail me temp at robertjdefendi.com (that's my burnable address :) ). When I donated electronic copies of The Echoes of Heaven to all our soldiers overseas, I had a few e-mail conversations with people. I'm sure I have their addresses in my archives.
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    D&D 4E Discussing Movement in 4e

    My buddy Gary put it best when he realized that in Star Wars Saga, you could only theoretically throw a grendade less than thirty yards (Less than the distance to first base, an easy throw.) He said: "I know your a game designer and you probably don't know anything about sports, but I'm sure...
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    [Final Redoubt Press] Free Podcast Audiobook: Death by Cliche

    I just wanted you all to know that Final Redoubt Press has released a free podcast audiobook. We’re on episode 3. I haven’t been able to announce it officially because when Howard Tayler (schlockmercenary.com) blogged about it, my listenership rose above my server’s ability to handle. I have...
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    Prestidigitation - What do you do?

    The wizard in my party uses these all the time. He cleans with it a lot. He commonly makes the statement that if you aren't killing people with catrips you aren't trying hard enough. I once tried to use the last effect to make the alarm bell of a bunch of monsters invisible, so they'd think...
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    D&D 4E My Idea on Making 4E Combat 'Grittier/More Realistic'

    I'd be a bad business man if I didn't mention Critical Matters, our critical hits system. EN World PDF Store - Final Redoubt Press - Critical Matters (Combat Essentials 1) This is exactly the kind of thing I was trying to do when I wrote it.
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    D&D 4E 4E Cyradon

    I think, at least at a cursory glance, that it's a decent fit. I think both try to reach the same type of high adventure feel (at least on the surface). I think you could strip and redress existing monsters to fit the setting easily enough. The thing I think you need to think about is level...
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    Power cards: Why?

    I love being able to see my options displayed so visually. It works well with the way my mind is built. I also never forget things with proper cards laid out (like the dailies in my magic items). The real advantage, though, is in the unfamiliar. When a player doesn't show up, I get the job...
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    Any Narrative Style Critical Charts Out There? Including for Spell Criticals?

    Heh. Feel free to get you FLGS to stock it too. :) We're moving this weekend but I'll keep a box of product handy to fulfill orders.
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    Any Narrative Style Critical Charts Out There? Including for Spell Criticals?

    I answered this to Joe directly, but thought I'd pop it out here as an official answer. Critical Matters is a 4e book, but I use it in my current 3.5 Dragonlance game and my friend Howard Tayler (of schlockmercenary.com) uses it in his 3.5 Iron Kingdoms game. It's really easy to convert on...
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    Permanent Linked Portal?

    Wolfwood2, that's an interesting way to handle it. Yeah, basically the character is trying to start a world-wide mage's guild. He dead that most guilds and major temples have the circles, and he just wants to know how to make one.
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    Permanent Linked Portal?

    One of my players wants to make a permanent circle for the linked portal ritual. What would you charge. My first instinct was the cost of an 8th level magic item, but that's only 3400. It seems light to me. I also thought about 10x the ritual cost (6800). Anyone have thoughts?
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    Making your own power cards

    It's really easy to do just one card in one of the MSE sets, if you need to. Find a similar card. Copy it. Paste it. Change the new version.
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    Making your own power cards

    Hirahito, I think the Barbarian powers are missing keywords in 4.3. Just an FYI.
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    Gargoyle - your experiences?

    I DMed it a few times, starting with a store tournament. I remember it was a hoot. Shouldn't be thought of as "canon", but fun for a break from an otherwise serious campaign.
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    The "complete" list of announced 4e 3pp products

    That's pretty great. I went through the wiki and updated the info on Final Redoubt Press to include upcoming products and the like.
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    Critical Matters (Combat Essentials 1) - Anyone get it?

    I'm the publisher, and I'd be happy to answer questions. Let me see if I can give you a basic answer, though. For a well-prepared party with a good healer, it doesn't raise lethality too much. It's hard to get a crit that kills instantly. Most kill in several rounds. The main thing it does...
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    Do you use "professions/careers" in your game for PC's?

    I listen to character's backgrounds. If they do something that their backgrounds would warrant them having training in, I have them roll and add stat + 1/2 lvl +5 in my head when they do it. No one's abused it, so I haven't had to put any limits on it. Then again, I never tell them if I'm...
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    Wraith Recon? Anyone have it yet?

    Or they might print someplace like China. Then it's probably still easier to ship to the US. :) Maybe not, though.
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    Wraith Recon? Anyone have it yet?

    There's a really good chance they print and warehouse in the US, though. Most of their customers are likely here, and shipping the bulk of your product around inside one country is easier than a lot of customs officials and ports of entry problems.
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    What 3rd Party 4e Supplements Do You Want To See

    Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.
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