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Yeah, the Thief took a few kind of iffy turns (Yakuza theme, Master Infiltrator PP, but then Thief of Legend Epic Destiny, which is just bonkers and awesome; the L30 capstone is crazy). Between the Thief, the Hexblade, and the Barbarian, the Warlord has been kept very happy all campaign. I do...

Yeah, I have no idea what went wrong there. For my group, it was a $10 battle map. (A very useful battle map, though, I gotta say, on both sides. I got my mileage out of it. Although now there's a running joke that the same two broken-down wagons just happen to be in every single stretch of...

This is throughout the entire 1-30 Zeitgeist campaign (currently at level 30, Adventure 13; Hexblade and Thief are party members. Others are Warden, Fighter, Warlord, Barbarian, Artificer) and a 1-19 Dark Sun campaign. Before that one, e-Classes weren't a 'thing' yet. Note that this is a...

I'm wondering if you're confusing Themes and Backgrounds, because it sounds like you're talking about Backgrounds, here. I dunno, man - I still haven't seen balance issues while mixing and matching all kinds of classes*. As I mentioned upthread, I don't make a distinction in my own games. Each...

Yeah, but we here in 'Murica are used to regular scheduling on our teevee. :) We cut our cable a few years back, so now I need to hunt around and catch up on the past few seasons. I couldn't keep track of the scheduling, either, with the spotty releases and various hiatuses. I loved Whitaker...

Cool then. I had remembered doing so, but I guess I have not!

Ah good, yes, the linear structure was one of the biggest issues with the adventure. I agree it's not the very worst HPE adventure. I think it's on the second tier - 'salvageable.' I think the biggest issue was that it was written to bring characters from 1st to the end of 3rd, and that it...

I believe I have people there, but I also believe in letting bygones be bygones, so I would like to remove any, if so. I can only see options to add people, however, when I click Edit Block List.

Not quite what I said - I said tying it to the game-mechanical encounter 'clock.' You still need your token rests to get there, but keeping those durations vague and prohibiting early rests. Generally, WotC's 4e adventure design was terrible. As in everything 4e and WotC, they got way better at...

The problem is that your definition of "do(es) not fit" is bound explicitly to a 26-year-old box set. The nonexistence of certain 5e races or classes was due to AD&D 2e's rules and the time it was released, not due to the character and nature of the setting. And what's more, you're even hewing...

Yeah. I think there's a lot of folks who are struggling with the difference between a campaign setting, and an [insert edition here] campaign setting. Zard seems to want AD&D 2e Dark Sun - that is, everything exactly as it was in 2e. But WotC is going to publish settings for the current...

You know, Talislanta says no Elves, but I count several different kinds. :) Just, you know, not actually called "elves." Anyway, Talislanta 4e is rad, and I was thrilled when I found I could download those wonderful books. pming - Powers & Perils is still one of my favorites. :) It's...

No - structuring it around encounters. Two, get a short rest. 6 or whatever, get a long one. (With at least token in-game rests to signify them, but not being strict about the actual durations) It keeps encounter balance while leaving adventure structure open and flexible. Sent from my Moto...

At that point, why not just take the next, logical step and remove any reference to a 24-hour day at all? I'm not being facetious. :)

Why would you assume I have few encounters/combats? I have plenty, but the thought of cramming them into a 6-8 encounter/day structure is just baffling. I prefer to avoid filler fights, it's true - encounters should contribute towards story development - but challenge is still important. IMO...

Huh. I genuinely think Themes are one of the best improvements in mid/late 4e development, and I'd keep them before I kept feats.

Yeah, again, that's not really how it's worked in practice. It's not like, "Stop everything, let's figure this out." It's really rapid-fire; I lay out what I'm thinking, if there's feedback, it's quick, and I either work it in or not. It's way less time than we'd spend on, say, looking up spell...

That's just way outside my experience. I do expect my players to advocate on their characters' behalf, though. That doesn't make their input worthless, you know? Yes, it is balanced out, but it's an unreasonable amount of encounters for most types of adventuring outside of the specific dungeon...

Really? You guys don't solicit player feedback when making rulings? Huh. I do it all the time - I'll come up with something, and if it's particularly unusual, ask, "How's that work for you?" 90% of the time we're good, but the other 10% they may have seen something I missed (or understood the...

The difference, of course, is that a million to the D&D division is way different than a million to MtG or Transformers. :) (None of which matters because it's a number I pulled out of thin air anyway, so...) Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk