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I like what I'm hearing on this, but that's probably because it fits my DMing style. I learned to DM mostly through 3E and this seems pretty close to the CR system I'm used to. I stopped DMing 3E and SWSE because I got tired of stating monsters as PCs just so they could die in less than a...

It just feels like the Rogue should get sneak attack damage if he surprises an opponent even if he's not hiding. I am fine with the -20 but that can't be all you get on surprise. Again just going by feel not logic which I don't usually do.

The LFR adventures I played are still pretty linear. I remember one where you had to assault a playhouse. If you went in through the front door your placement on the last battle was in the back of the audience facing the stage. If you went in the back door and successfully sneaked your way in...

If I was writing a monster lair/fortress/city in pre-4E, I would think about it in terms of monster's point of view. I would design the lair/fortress/city in such a way as the monsters thought would best be defended. For example of this, the City of the Spider Queen listed rally points for the...

Where in the play test does it say you gain more skills? It seems to me the only things you get when you level up is more hit points, more damage (although each class is different), and new feats. Someone from WotC (I think in the chats but I can't remember) said that characters would be able to...

I think the abandonment of Roles and the same Power system for all classes are the biggest differences between Next and 4E. That's why I think the New Coke comparison to 4E is appealing. That doesn't necessarily mean D&D Next is going to be 3E lite. My play test did have that old school AD&D...

I was thinking of something like this. Hidden Sniper Feat: If you are currently hidden, when you hit with a ranged weapon you may immediately make a stealth check to remain hidden. Whether your stealth check is successful or not, you lose your action next turn. Basically, I think it's cool...

Yep, I see it now. I can however imagine a sniper feat or theme to silently attack with a bow or crossbow. Not sure how unbalanced that would be though.

That's true about the hide as an action. However, when I re-read that section I didn't see a spot where it says making an attack causes you to be seen. In which case the sentry has to make a perception check as an action to search for the rogue. As long as the rogue is in an obscured area and...

You sort of missed my point. I want to run the game and interpret the rules in a way that doesn't nerf the Rogue's Ambusher feat. Sort of a long winded question to get to that point I admit. But if the Ambusher feat is only good for melee attacks, then I see the benefit I guess. If the rogue...

I'm reading the Actions in Combat section and I've got the following scenario in my head. A rogue is sneaking up on a sentry and trying to snipe him from cover/shadows. The rogue makes a stealth/dexterity check versus the sentry's perception/wisdom check. Ties go to the rogue since the sentry...

The Ranger is a WotC cash cow. It ain't going anywhere thanks to a certain drow.

I don't think they've looked at high level play much. I'm concerned that hit point dominance of fighters won't scale well. High level play that involves monsters capable of killing non-fighters in one hit while the fighter shrugs off the same hit? No bueno.

I've come to the conclusion that 4E half Vancian magic was a mistake. They need to either go all Vancian or not at all. I really hate the idea that some characters in the group are managing daily resources while others are not. It creates 15 minute adventuring days and inept wizards shooting...

Except I'm not suggesting blood powers as feats. All blood powers are heroic tier utility powers. There's an optional feat to establish bloodline derivation and 10th level blood powers require it. The problem I have with blood powers as theme is that themes are additive. This was true for the...

I did consider Themes for Blood Powers despite the fact that it would require another re-write. However, if you look at the blood powers from the original 2nd Edition box set, most are utility powers. That's why I decided not to use themes. For the few attack powers, I collected them in the two...

WotC has hinted that Wizards will be supporting in Dragon and Dungeon other settings including a "semi-obscure but flavorful" setting. I'm hoping it's my personal favorite, Birthright. If it is, my goal of writing my own version will seem obsolete. I've been trying to work on my own for some...

I'm betting Dragon will pump out new builds for Essentials classes (i.e. new schools for mages, new domains for warpriests, and new virtues for cavaliers). It looks like the Shadow powersource will get some love in 2011. I'd like to see shadow builds of existing classes instead of new ones. I'm...

1) I tried it all the way down to 800 by 600. At that resolution, the window didn't fit entirely on the screen. I moved it up to 1024 by 768 and it fit better. You could probably use it at 800 by 600 in full screen mode, but the real estate is limited. 2) There does not seem to be any special...

I'm also a beta tester. It appears that one of the testers created an adventure that the other testers can download and import. It comes with a map and moster stats/locations. Keeping track of monsters seems pretty easy. You right click the monster and you can view the monster details in the...