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After reading this thread, I no longer think that Bloodclaw weapons are really that much of a problem. The damage you take from the weapon is whether you hit or miss, which is a strong part of the balancing. However, I've suspect that maybe the DM just isn't spreading out the damage enough if...

Thanks for the heads up Scott. I already subscribe, but I passed along the word to all the players in my new game I'm starting. Half of them are very new to 4E, so this should be a great help to them! Wasn't there talk at one point about subscribers being able to give temporary guest passes...

Huh? What does the term "reskin" have to do with WoW? I've played WoW since beta, and the only time I've heard "reskin" used is in term of UI modifications. If that's the connection you are making, then it should be pointed out that the term "reskin" existed long before WoW, and has not only...

I've seen some great answers, and many that would mirror my own. But what about runner ups? Comfortable chairs, good snacks, and long attention span.

Though, we don't know for sure if a Living Eberron would impose any additional restrictions on dragonmarks or not. I could see them going either way.

Player choices in race, religion, and background nation can also have impact on other players in social encounters and possibly limit some story possibilities from the DM as well. Should each of these also require DM approval? In the end, players, and not just the DM, are involved with the...

People responding to an argument with "whatever" has always been a pet peeve of mine. I find it extremely rude... However, what I responded to was clearly the extremely ridiculous hyperbole presented. A DM making godlike characters because they don't "have to follow PC rules" is being...

The original post referenced wizards that can do all of those things? Is that so? So, you would houserule it to allow for players, if the players wanted to choose a dragonmark for character and story reasons, if the restriction still existed. If you were willing to houserule it that way...

Your biggest issue is that they don't expressly forbid it, even though they came out and said explicitly that some of these marks on some of these races would be so extremely rare that the adventurer could be the only person in the world with it? It seems to me that what they gave the DM (and...

Maybe, you're right. I usually automatically assume that "old school" is pre 3.0, though some might prefer to say it's OD&D.

(Bolds are mine) Come clean with me, are these bard implement 'note' puns intentional ones or... *cough* accidentals?

"4E killed roleplaying" is a ludicrous myth. It did make combat a lot more fun though, and enjoy getting into it more than ever before (in my groups), but roleplaying is certainly alive. Now, if you had implied that RPGA was no roleplaying and all fights, you might have been a little more...

It's funny how so many of these arguments are nearly identical to old-school vs new-school MMRPG arguments as well. In both, the new games are seen as being too "dumbed down", too "kiddy", or too "easy mode". They resent the attempts to make the game more accessible to a wider audience and...

Do any of these examples actually exist somewhere that I'm not aware of, or are you just practicing hyperbole (or blowing things out of proportion)?

I know that there a lot of good tile sources out there, and there are some that I would also be willing to buy and use, though there are some sets I'd like to match up with what I do have. I'm really looking more for the how-to actually make them more than where to find thembut I appreciate the...

The thing that we all have to accept though that this is just a matter of preference. This bugs you, but to me it's a huge improvement. I rather not have to worry about essentially "rolling up a character" for each NPC. The current way allows you to just use what you need. It's simple enough...

Well, as it's been pointed out, it's extremely easy to houserule. However, in the spirit of the "saying Yes" philosophy, I let the shifter in my group take a house mark. I told him what the ramifications were. I told him that it was such a rare thing that he might be the only such person in...

There are still sets in print, but I was referring to the sets that have gone out of print. For example, take a look at this list on Amazon... Dungeon Tiles (Dungeons & Dragons Accessory) Used and New That's right... From $95 to $277... That's right, up to 18 times the original price. I've...

I've bought several of these sets, but so many of them have become ridiculously overpriced once they go out of print. I really want to buy more, and would be happy to be buy more at the original $9.99, but I'm not going to pay the jacked up $99.99 and $199.99 prices that these *Insert insulting...

Everyone's tastes are different... frankly, I can't even conceive of how anyone can actually feel nostalgic talking about PoF. Discussions of PoF, among my friends, sound a lot like trash talking an ex-significant other, remembering how terrible they were, and wondering why you were ever with...