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I think this is the right forum. It's certainly a 'fan creation,' at any rate. Inspired by the “Performing the Pact" article from DDI, I decided to write up some sample warlock patrons for you to enjoy. Feel free to steal. Fey Pact Patrons The Gracious Host Origin: Some say he was a master...

Decent article... but I somehow missed "Performing the Pact." I read them back-to-back, and really loved the example patrons provided. Really excellent. I'm going to be DMing a new campaign soon. I hope at least one player rolls up a warlock, simply because I love the endless stream of...

Serendipity is more my speed. What a great site! Thanks for the links, Mark. Also, love the Realm of Living Kings, Snoweel! Totally stealing that. Keep them coming, people, this is great stuff.

I was going to answer "4th edition, and he leveled up," but then I remembered I tried playing once with a friend when I was a kid. I think it was 2nd edition, or possibly early 3rd. I made something called an 'earth elementalist', which I thought sounded cool, but could only cast stone fist and...

Great site, Mark, but for some reason the settlement names aren't really working for me. They're a little too... random? The tavern names, though, are fantastic! I've already got "The Cheap Chant," "The Swaggering Hawk Saloon" and my personal favorite, "The Casque and Flask." So, my PCs will...

I'm starting to plan for a new 4e campaign I'm hoping to start soon on Maptools. Currently, I'm trying to flesh out the game world a little bit. The broad strokes: every fifty years, a continent-wide magical catastrophe occurs, resulting in your standard zombie apocalypse. Only enough living...

Wow. So I could use a throwing axe for a "Split the Tree" Ranger Daily 1 attack? That's awesome. Makes me want to roll up a dwarven ranger or artificer as soon as possible. It's nice to hear that you can do something you previously thought you couldn't do. Thanks, guys.

I picked up the Eberron Player's Guide recently, and I've been thinking that a dwarven artificer who models himself off Moradin would be a lot of fun to play. The throwing hammer would naturally be the perfect weapon for this character, at least aesthetically. A lot of artificer powers have a...

So. Dang. Excited.

I'm afraid I don't understand. What's the criteria here? Whichever you find mechanically weakest? Whichever one you dislike the flavor of the most? Some combination of both? It'd be nice if that was added to the OP, especially for those of us who apparently missed Round 1 and 2.

Anyone ever play the original Final Fantasy Tactics on Playstation? That is -perfect- for a 4e CRPG. You can have a battlegrid, turn-based combat, and squad-based tactics in a video game. It's been done plenty of times before.

Not what you're looking for, I'm sure, but close enough to warrant a mention... Armageddon MUD is an excellent RPI MUD, and where I first cut my roleplaying teeth. It is heavily inspired by Dark Sun.

Get a whole lot of worshippers. Like Neil Gaiman's American Gods or that game Black & White, it's the love, devotion and/or fear of mortals that gives gods their divine power. A PC (or NPC) attempting to rise to godhood will need enough 'worship points' to ascend. This could be a motivation for...

Personally, I think it looks like a great class. Perhaps a little bit more high-magic than I would like an assassin to be, but the at-will teleporting, focus on stealth, and roleplay-heavy utilities are simply fantastic (Cat's Trickery? I cannot say 'awesome' loud enough, despite the fact that...

I'm among those who believe that the "monster math" improved greatly between MM1 and MM2. My question is if Draconomicon and Open Grave adhere to a MM1 style of monster (high hit points and defenses, low damage), or to a MM2 style (slightly lower hit points and defenses, higher damage...

The hack is pretty much the entire reason I started playing D&D.

I really don't like this. The whole idea of 'martial magic' makes me groan. The whole set-up feels cheesy... why should making a really convincing disguise for your buddy make you weaker (drain a surge)? Also, the listed examples seem like something better accomplished through skill challenges...

Sah-weet.

I was initially disappointed by the DMG. A lot of it seemed to be a bunch of amateur pyschology on how to identify what your players want and how to avoid conflicts and stuff. I just shrugged and thought to myself, "Yeah, or you could -talk- to them." It's only useful, in my mind, for...

Yeah, this sums up my thoughts exactly. I'm growing real tired of that whole business model, personally.