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Remember also that there seem to be a lot of situations that give you ongoing damage and/or conditions. Lets say that you are hit with the Slow from a Sleep spell, and, during that same round, by a Fire attack for 5 fire damage. You don't get a Save until the end of your turn, so are going to...

I imagine it will make a Power in one of the new PHBs. But, yeah, the ectoplasm has to go.

I don't think the various Classes get any other bonuses. At least from what I can remember seeing so far. So: Ability mod + 1/2 level + Proficiency Bonus = Attack Bonus. Is there any penalty to using a non-proficient weapon? I don't think there is, but being proficient adds +2 on average...

The jury is still out for a lot of verisimilitude issues as revealed to us so far, but I agree with the OP on his points. As for the others, I've always found, in my own experience, that verisimilitude stems from the DM and his description. If the issue is described well and there's consistency...

The most important thing in that article is that he said Playtesters would be free to talk after this weekend. Has the NDA been relaxed? Are playtesters able to give us reviews now? If any playtesters are out there, check your email! :)

Heh, I was pretty buzzed when I wrote my post above about my multiclassing ideas. But I still think they could work. As a matter of fact, they'd be a lot of fun that way.

The way Skills work, I just don't see this as a big deal anymore. There are no Ranks to worry about. I don't think it will impact things that much one way or the other. It will still be important depending on what Skills you want to be best at.

No, it doesn't make Skills meaningless. You used an example earlier involving Arm Wrestling--something there is no Skill for--and stated that you didn't like adding 1/2 a character's level to such a thing. I just gave a few examples, also for things that don't have Skills to represent them...

Follow the path of the Rogue. Tequila is the ultimate game designer. It will work, I say! Work!

I don't know, I'd like some robust multiclassing. But, at the same time, I really hate it when characters take a level of this and a level of that, and another level of this other thing, so that they can get 2-weapon fighting, movement increase, rage, trapfinding, and everything else. If this...

Could very well be true, but if you allowed the Int skills to select skills from the general skills list instead of your Class list, it shouldn't break anything. The world won't end. I, personally, don't think it's needed as everyone will be at least adequate for most skills anyway, the way...

I don't imagine that Int increasing the number of Trained Skills at 1st will be particularly rules breaking. I imagine it will be a popular option. Not for me, though. I don't mind one way or the other as I play my character as I imagine him, and not just how his scores are distributed.

Thanks, amigo. I like that your party got a lot done, even if you were new to the system, and managed to have fun doing it. I was kind of thinking that a lot of the clumsier elements we've seen will probably look better when played in the game and placed in context. Much luck and have fun. And...

A better example of an Ability Check (adding 1/2 character level) than the arm wrestling example: An NPC at the bar stands up and is going to attack your party member who has his back turned. You shout out a warning and kick a nearby stool into the NPC's path to trip him up. Make a Dex (or...

So, TerraDave, would you say that the new system, as you experienced it (in a limited way, to be sure), lived up to the hype? What I mean to say is, what is your honest review of the game as it was played and as you saw it played around you? I can't think of a good question, damn it! Let me...

In 4E, Action Points don't grant re-rolls, though their may be racial Luck abilities that DO. And, those, would be explained by ... luck. Since they're Racial Luck abilities. As to Action Points, they're an in-game device to grant another action a round. They work like this (from what we...

Yeah, I think it can easily be done with the system as it has been revealed so far. And a Monk path makes the most sense, from what we know. Grab can potentially be the starting point for ... many interesting things. ;)

Thanks, Shroomy! Much appreciated. That was what I was looking for. Scanned sheets and all are awesome, don't get me wrong, but I understand things better when related to a person's actual game experience. Hopefully, as time allows, a few others will post their actual gaming moments--how they...

If the DDI is useful, I'll sign up. I don't imagine that I'd be using the online table/gaming part of the program, unless it's to play in a game with some people here. I might like the other features if they're robust enough and useful enough. I'm a bit wary after the whole Master Tools thing...

Sorry, work was a pain today and I haven't had time to read all that's been going on (traffic was such that I couldn't even load enworld at lunch, heh). I notice a ... couple more threads. What I was really wondering is did anyone play today? Did anyone post their actual play experience yet...