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Why was his helmet ripped off and not, say, one of his sleeves? Or why did any part of the suit have to completely removed? Why, when Robert Downey Jr. is in the suit and can't expose his face (because he's flying, for example), do they often switch to an inside-helmet view that shows nothing...

From the sound of things, he's had plenty of attention already, and has had ample time to showcase his character's abilities. Giving him more is probably encouraging him. You've talked about it and he wasn't really willing to compromise. I wouldn't feel the need to bend to his desires under...

If the wizard has given his defenses such a low priority, and hasn't learned any spells to escape harm, then I don't think that you're under any obligation to reward that. Let the dice fall where they may. The player will adapt, or the wizard will spend a lot of time on the ground. Also, the...

Well, I would find out what kind of game that they are interested in. Or maybe you know this already. Then, with their permission, I would say something like, "The setup for this campaign is that you are all members of the Royal Lanterns." Or whatever nation/organization you prefer that fits the...

That's hardly up to the actor. The truth is, you see this happen a fair amount in recent super-hero movies. Iron Man, for example, is constantly lifting up his face plate. And there is a big visual difference between a voice coming out of an inexpressive mask or helmet, and one coming out of a...

Eberron and Dark Sun. Nentir Value is ok, no interest in FR.

Yeah, I don't think you can classify a movie that (a) tells a different story, and (b) takes place 40 years in the past of the original, as a reboot.

Depends on how low it is. As a player I find it frustrating to be completely helpless against a creature's attacks. Especially since monsters never have that weakness. As a DM, I would hesitate to use monsters that could auto-stun, dominate, restrain, etc. one or more party members on a regular...

I'm with you on it being too soon to re-tell the origin. The trailer is definitely on the lackluster side - it's all dark and mysterious and... then what? Peter becomes Spider-Man, trailer ends. I don't mind introducing his parents, but are they going somewhere with that? Is there any...

Bump? Thanks for the introduction to the Slaughterhouse rules. What an elegant system for handling PC assaults on fortified positions without having to map every encounter out. I will definitely be using this in the future. What level are you aiming the conversion for? Low-mid heroic, I am...

Most templates are useless, as they promote the monster to elite but generally don't give extra attacks, damage, or countermeasures. They are rather poorly designed, IMO. In addition, making the base monster elite is limiting in terms of encounter design. Now that I think about it, they might...

There are some good 4e Excel character sheets out there. The only downside is that they generally don't have the auto-calculated power details, but these are pretty easy to type up yourself on a new page. And if you know some basic Excel stuff, you can put in the power calculations yourself...

I don't have a page site, but I would say it's absolutely the DM's choice, just as it's your choice when the monster chooses to expend an encounter power. Actions are a resource like any other. Since you only get one interrupt/reaction per round, you should use it wisely.

I voted "Mixed", but really I am down for whatever. Keep up the good work!

You can do whatever you want and still stay true to the setting. :) One of the... features? themes? conceits? of Eberron is that no race is a monolithic anything. There are dragons who are interested in the Prophecy. There are dragons trying to guide events to fit the Prophecy. But there are...

To echo tiornys, I think the main issue with the psionic classes is that the powers don't really get better as you level (with a few exceptions). With the other classes, you dump your low-level encounters for new ones which are unequivocally better (in the majority of cases). With the...

Some classes already do that - the Swordmage comes to mind. The class defense bonuses seem to more about the power source and the nature of the class itself, which doesn't always line up with the class' prime and secondary stats. There is a real issue in the upper levels with the weaker...

They don't really elaborate beyond saying, "You must be LG." If there's any discussion of what happens when your alignment changes, I couldn't find it.

While I generally agree with you, a good DM should have a firm grasp of the rules of the game, IMO. Where DMing 3e broke down was in requiring DMs to also have a firm grasp of the feats & spells (of which there are legion) on top of that. Or to do a lot of prep work in figuring out how those...

IIRC, Unholy Aura is a prime example of 3e statblock fail. Pit fiends can cast it at-will as a free action, and as I recall, the spell adds a flat bonus to AC. But that wasn't reflected in the monster's AC in the statblock. And it's just one spell in a long list of SLAs that the creature has. I...