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Thanks again Jack99 for sending in the info. I'm with WM, are there ways to play a melee artificer? Several of the powers with the weapon keyword from the artificer preview were ranged only. Is that still the case? How do artificers work with alchemy? Is the one PP the only way they interact...

Speaking of Drow, are they still scorpion worshipers of the Xen'drik jungles? I'd also like to know about the dangers of adventuring in the Mournland. Any restrictions on healing or the like? Do they still have elemental binding items and do they give rules on how to operate them?

Your forgetting that specific rules trump general rules. The rule you cite in the PHB is a general rule applied to all classes. The artificer's arcane replenishment ability is a specific rule that only applies to an ability of the artificer class. Therefore once an artificer recharges the daily...

My experience with 1E/2E L5R is how deadly the combat was. I liked the 5 rings attributes and the 8 sub attributes as it matches the feel of the setting. I was never a fan of d10 combat systems though in general.

My experience with the Dragon Sorcerer is that it's a bit of a glass cannon. All of his blasts are blast 3 but also hit allies. That makes it really hard to setup. Inevitably, he's pulled out away from the defenders and isolated making him a target for more attacks. The DS has worse hit points...

A combination of training in the initiative skill and shadow armor help set up Dastardly Strike. However, the -20 to hide means it usually only happens once a combat (for now). Anyone think there would be a downside to limiting the condition track like I suggested in option 2? I'm currently...

One of the characters in my home game is using the Dastardly Strike (Scoundrel talent) + Devastating Attack (Soldier talent) combo and it's working really well, possibly too well. In fact, most of my PCs are taking one level of soldier just to take the Devastating Attack talent which is quickly...

It sounds like many are overestimating the influence the RPGA has over the design of 4E. Individual RPGA member have no say in anything WotC does, but as a group they can sometimes make suggestions to the designers. Ultimately though, the design decisions were made by WotC and they did it for...

I would have voted for Birthright if it were an option. Especially since Rich Baker created it in the latter days of TSR. It has a PoL setting with the Shadow World or as I like to call it, the Shadowfell's baby daddy. They would have to add rules on running a kingdom to the next DMG (skill...

Giving him a free out and making it sound like it would make him a failure if he took it was well played Mr Burlew.

The only time I've done any mass combat was while playing 2E Birthright. They had a mini game for battles with each unit represented by a card. It was pretty streamlined but I would say too simplistic for my tastes. The mat you played on represented the battlefield and you only got a small +1...

I have always been a fan of Battletech fiction. I collected all the books and even the Battletech comic. I stopped once they transisitioned to the new plot after advancing the timeline. I've thought about buying the new novels just to see if they are any good. I read the first 3 and I like...

It's not insurmountable. I really see a combination of factors that can lead to a catch 22 if your not careful. Because their blasts are not enemy only, the Dragon Magic Sorcerer (DMS) has to pop out behind the defender to get a clear shot at multiple baddies. If the DMS is not careful this...

The paladin and fighter builds you mention all make up for their weaknesses with higher hitpoints and/or surges per day while the devoted cleric and wizard stay out of melee combat and therefor take less damage. The problem I'm seeing is that the Dragon Magic Sorcerer is up front and taking...

I created a Dragonborn Dragon Magic Sorcerer last night and I've run into some issues. The first thing I noticed is that Draconic Resilience only allows you to use your strength for AC and not Reflex defense. So maxing out Strength and Charisma only will make you vulnerable to one of the most...

So why did you get rid of the new Athletics skill? To me that was a no brainer along with fixed hps per level. I also plan on folding ride in with Acrobatics.

I generally prefer SWSE because of the balance between force users and non-force users. Having said that, WEG did a lot of good things with Star Wars d6 and I still use a lot of their fluff in my SWSE campaign. The only thing I like in d6 more than SWSE is the ease of making NPCs and...

Any reason Ride isn't part of Athletics?

I think that was a bit harsh. Remathilis's point was that d6 is a (mostly) classless system that allows you to upgrade any ability/skill when you get character points where as SWSE makes you pick a class at each level. The WEG edition allows the player to make a general character or a specific...

I organize my tiles by shape AND type. DT4, DT6 and the DU2: Streets of Shadow are separate in one stack with the other sets in another stack for each size. I put a rubber band around the size/set stacks for each one except the very small and very big sizes. By keeping the DT4, DT6, and DU2...