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  1. fissionessence

    Layout Software

    I've also worked with both Quark and InDesign. I prefer InDesign as well (and it's what I use), but, without checking, I don't think there's that much difference in their price (is there?) Also, if you're only making stuff for print, I'm pretty sure you still have to generate a pdf. So while...
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    Arcane Power excerpt: Summoning

    Minor action? The summon fire warrior in the preview requires a standard action to give the attack command. Maybe I'm reading something wrong, or maybe there will be different summons that can attack with smaller actions, but that's the main reason I liked the druid's instinctive actions. ~
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    Diseases trivial?

    Use higher level diseases. A couple of my [level 3] players recently contracted filth fever, but they haven't taken an extended rest yet, so we'll see how that plays out. One idea is just to milk it for what it's worth role-playing-wise while they have the disease. Have them go to bed sickly...
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    Arcane Power excerpt: Summoning

    Well I'm glad that a lot of people like this method of summoning, because I'm pretty disappointed. They're just sacks of hit points and opportunity attacks (from the example we saw here). The druid ones were at least more interesting. While this guy is interesting tactically, as one poster...
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    AD&D 1E 1e/2e Spells converted to 4e Powers

    It is indeed the same font, but it's not cheap/free. I have it for use creating pdfs for Silent7Seven Games. As to the original post: I agree that the tin soldiers could be a good ritual, or perhaps magic item. It could also just be a power using the summoning keyword. Pilfer dweomer is...
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    D&D iGoogle theme

    Yeah it looks like the picture is changing. That's pretty cool. Unfortunately (IMO), the red & green seems to be stagnant :( ~
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    Does your campaign world have any "strange" races in it?

    Well, since my campaign is set in the Magic: the Gathering multiverse, pretty much anything goes. Currently we have: Gnoll Rogue, Dauthi Witch Doctor, Minotaur Barbarian, Saproling Artificer, Leonin Rune Soldier. In my previous campaign, which was not Magic-based, I had nonetheless inducted...
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    D&D iGoogle theme

    Well, I changed mine, but I don't really care for the art selection or color scheme. Do you know if this is going to be one of the updating/rotating themes? I really enjoy getting surprised when I open google; plus, if it stays with this ugly 'Underdark Christmas' theme, I'm going to have to...
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    Multiclass idea

    There are a few more that I know of from third-party-publishers. There's the Shroudborn from One Bad Egg; The Noble from Alea Publishing Group; And the forthcoming The Lunar Scrolls will contain a moon-themed one for each character role; you can see a preview of the Crescent Striker at...
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    AD&D 1E 1e/2e Spells converted to 4e Powers

    Adobe Photoshop :-\ Not exactly an accessible tool for everyone. ~
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    Moving while blind.

    We started on a blank battlemap. As the wisp came into view, I drew the walls of the room that it illuminated. Monster miniatures were not placed on the map unless they were currently within the wisp's illumination. The player miniatures were placed on the map, so everyone knew where everyone...
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    AD&D 1E 1e/2e Spells converted to 4e Powers

    Here's my 4E version of presper's moonbow. There are notable changes, such as the pre-4E style restrictions, but it's still clearly recognizable as a derivative. ~
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    Five NPC 'monsters'

    I posted this a few days ago, but didn't get any replies. I think my really long-winded post may be to blame for that, so I'll keep this one short. Here is a band of NPC adventurers my players will be pitted against. Feel free to comment on the balance/difficulty of the encounter, suggest...
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    Moving while blind.

    Last night my players fought a bunch of zombies in a completely dark room. Their only light sources was a 5-by-5 area where the will-o'-wisp was illuminating, but it kept luring PCs away from the big zombie melee and stranding the remaining PCs in the dark again. They asked the same thing...
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    Playing a 4e/PHBII Druid? Let's hear about it

    Shortly after the 1-3 preview went up, I had a druid in my playtesting sessions, going through Goodman Games's Sellswords of Punjar. That adventure has very narrow corridors, and I had built a primarily 'feral' build of druid, and three of the other characters were also melee-oriented . . . so...
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    Multiclass synergies

    This is a pretty cool tool; I just spent a few minutes looking around for inspiration . . . but why is Warlock[vertical]/Invoker[horizontal] a moderate match, while Invoker[vertical]/Warlock[horizontal] an ideal match? They both even have the same text for why they're that type of match...
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    Druid Wild Shape

    Yeah, this does seem kind of awkward. It makes you wonder if the developers knew this and are happy with it, or if maybe they were just using melee basic attacks in testing and not really realizing that it wasn't allowed hehe. I might allow a multiclass druid to gain an alternate melee basic...
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    PHB2 general feats review (heroic tier)

    I find it intriguing that in the original post, the only feats that were allowed were ones that seemed boring or useless to the OP. The ones that seemed good and/or useful weren't allowed. In my game, if it's published by WotC, it's allowed (I'll wait and see if my players notice expertise). In...
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    Looking for Playtesters?

    I went to 'add my game' on here, and there wasn't an option for 'D&D 4E supplement' or anything like that. I don't currently have stuff in need of playtesting, but if I did, I would definitely need that category to exist. ~
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