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It also explains why they completely removed typesetting and layout from the book production process and we get these horrible database dumps. They don't even bother to justify the text, it's all ragged. *sob*

Rule of thumb: If someone glances at a rule and cries "broken" at first sight, it usually isn't. The really broken stuff is usually between the lines and requires a non-obvious combination of things.

It depends on you and your DM. Some DMs love to wing adventures and improvise, and they absolutely wouldn't mind if you take the initiative and pull a crazy stunt like this. Most DMs, however, would like a fair warning about this sort of thing. Contact your DM outside of the session and warn...

These also sound good. Well, the hard part of being a player is to decide what to play. For me, I just need a basic concept from everyone, maybe lines of text, so that I can start coming up with a way to bring you all into the campaign. Please come up with a character concept (3 lines of text)...

I hate economy class. Horrible microwave food, bitchy flight attendants, no space, and sometimes not even your own entertainment system! Give me a break! Oh, we're talking D&D? None really. Why waste time hating something when I can just pick a different class? That said, I have a special...

If I had to pick just one paragon example of all that is wrong with 4E artwort, it's this. The eyes. Just wrong. The horns. Just wrong. The boobs. Just wrong. Even the ear. Just wrong. For reference, here is how it's done RIGHT:

I'm convinced 90% of the Eladrin hate is caused by their artwork. What's up with these Roswell Alien eyes? Also, the easiest way to spot when a company hired the artist that was 50% cheaper? They can't draw feet, so they don't. At least I can clearly see the 3 photoshop layers, and the blur...

* World of Warcraft * Harry Potter * Pokemon * Buffy the Vampire Slayer * Naruto * Skyrim No really, I'm dead serious. If you're a teenager now and pick up a D&D PHB, these will be popculture references you'll use in your game, among tons of other stuff. Don't turn D&D into some ivory tower...

Popcultural osmosis among RPGs? Inconceivable. I only play purely platonic systems that are written by monks in a hut on a mountain in the Himalayas, isolated from other RPGs, TV, cinema, newspapers, books, action figures, trading cards, video games, and, most importantly, MMOs. All they get...

I swing sword - nonmagical. I swing sword, it glows in heavenly light - divine. I wave my hand and sword attacks orc by itself - arcane. I look at you and you think a sword attacks you - psionic. I hit you with a stick and it cuts like a sword - primal. Done. I don't know why this is...

Obviously he was never an Avenger of his god in the first place, but an evil demonic cultist. (Powers of the two are sometimes hard to tell apart). He betrays the party, runs off to the orcs, tries to convert them. Comes back with a bunch of them, trying to kill the party (get rid of...

Hi Albin, The 4E monk works very different from the 3E monk. You can ignore that it's now a psionic class, the main difference is that they have a lot of powers that are a combination of special movement (jumps etc) and an attack. You can try it, but I'm not sure how you like the results. I...

I could easily live with that. I took accounting classes in real life, I don't want to bother with it in my games.

What if you play *gasp* the current edition and a certain derived 3rd party system at the same time? Is this more like cheating on your wife or more like bisexuality?

No prob. Sorry if I sounded to unfriendly, I didn't mean to be aggressive. (It's not so easy online)

Your XP only matter when you level up, so this boils down to the same question. Personally, I like to keep game time as playing time, and have players level up their characters at home between sessions. Therefore, I prefer to hand out XP at the end of a session. This is not a book rule, it's...

Neechen: The idea of healing effects determined by the caster is fine, but the mechanics you use are shaky. Your version: heroic: 5 + caster’s Charisma bonus + caster's Wisdom bonus + ½ level paragon: 10 + 2x caster’s Charisma bonus + 2x caster's Wisdom bonus + level epic: 15 + 3x caster’s...

Healing Surges and Wounds I agree with the other posters that removing Healing Surges is one thing, but Healing Surge Value is another. Just leave healing surge value in the game, and keep Second Wind as it is. That way, class features, feats etc. that key off Healing Surge Value still work...

I'd go for "necrophobic". Which has the added bonus that it's the name of a Swedish Death Metal band.

I agree with D'Karr: "pre-4E" can mean pretty much anything. You should define better what you want to achieve. Your main change is monster math. While that's a thing a DM can do, it doesn't change the "feel" of the game. Your players won't notice that your customized monster missed on that 14...