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Formula revealed!!! So I took my TI-83 and plugged in some numbers to form a function converting old CR values with new monster levels... Here's the quadratic formula: y=.0362x^2+.4932x+4.301 (Where x is the original module level and y is the level as it applies to 4E) A quick glance at the...

Second Chance The Halfling Racial power Second Chance is worded similarly, but from the enemy's perspective. "The enemy uses the second roll, even if it's lower." The halfling in my party uses this power every single encounter, and it seems that more often than not, turns the hit into a miss...

Doubtful... I highly doubt there is a "secret formula" as this simply isn't an exact science. While it's possible to assign implied values to certain effects and status effects, these values are going to be different for everyone. A group with a rogue in it may value powers that make creating...

Check the errata, too. Now's probably a good time to point out the errata on Sneak Attack: The key part being the last sentence that I emphasized in bold. Later! Gruns

I remember it as though it were a meal ago... Ah yes, 1E/2E... I'll never forget the day the Thief in our party discovered a fabled +1 Dagger... Of course he was lvl 6, so already pretty epic. This was just the icing on the cake... Gruns

So... So is the answer 14? And yes, I saw the gorilla... As an aside, I had my wife do it, and she counted 10. And said "What gorilla?"... Gruns

Tactics. Lack of. It wasn't so much their lack of knowledge of an item from AV. It was their complete lack of trying anything other than "I attack." I gave various clues suggesting that the darkness was nothing special. When an opposing Blazing Skeleton tossed Flame Orbs at the party, I...

Hey all. It only took 6 levels for the group I DM for to experience their first death in 4E. It happened tonight during the "boss encounter" i.e., the "PCs level +3" encounter that is recommended once every level. I think my encounter was fairly designed, and I have to blame horrible player...

3 lvl 1s Hello. Being that you only have three PCs, and they're all level 1, your options are going to be a bit limited. Encounter design gets a lot better with more PCs, and when they get a few levels. For an "average" encounter, you have 300 points to play with. The "more challenging" (+1...

Tell me: Core group of the same 4 since 2003. We've had 7 or 8 others join at various times, but we usually scare them away after just a few sessions. DM: 35 - Male - Ex-US Air Force Network Admin, current College Student DM's Wife: 36 - Female - Physics teacher Friend: 30 - Male - Computer...

KotS Hmm. Since I've only run KotS so far, I can only comment on it. I guess I'm in the minority, as I felt it was quite a horrible adventure for $24.95. The storyline was mediocre at best. The encounters were nothing special. (Except for the 2 that were special, only because they were way too...

Oddly enough, this seems to work now, although I'm not sure what I did. nevermind!

Don't look now, but... Not quite on topic, but just thought you'd like to know that as of the most recent set, "unique" DO now exist in Magic, known as Mythic Rares. You get 1 in every 8 packs. Later Gruns

Hey all… The thread with the “You shall not pass!” cleric move got me thinking about the cool things my players have done since 4E has come out. Unfortunately, it’s a rather short list. Spoilerish Alerts! (Kobold Hall, KotS) . . . . . . . . . . . . Kobold Hall Area 3 – Skull Skull! The rogue...

Aha! Update to the latest version, and it all becomes clear... :P Thanks! Gruns

Nope... What is the Combat tab? Do you mean the BASIC ATTACKS section? If so, when I bring down the list of weapons in the Ranged section, the Magic Javelin +1 doesn't appear. In the MAGIC ITEM INDEX section, there is no dropdown menu or section entitled 'Thrown?' there. There is a dropdown...

Ranged Magic Weapons? Hello! Is there a specific place to enter a ranged magical weapon? Specifically a simple Magic Javelin +1. I can enter it into any of the the 4 fields for "Magic Weapon" with no problem. When I try to find it in the popup list in the Ranged Weapon section, it isn't there...

Actually, while impressively min/maxed, the 18 STR is mostly irrelevant. 4 extra damage on Sneak Attacks isn't exactly game breaking. Like I said in a previous post, the halfling rogue in my campaign (who has two legit 18's with standard 22 point pointbuy) does MORE damage with Sly Flourish on...

Soo... So any word about the stats from the other non-broken-rogue characters? Really, the rogue's 18 STR in a secondary/tertiary stat is mostly irrelevant. The 20 Dex is the good part. The Halfling rogue in my party has an 18 Dex, 18 Cha using the standard PHB point buy. His to-hit at level 1...

Rage building... You can rage at level 1... You just can't use Rage Strike (which is pretty weak compared to most dailys) until level 5. Don't think of Rage Strike as a class feature. Think of it more as a way to waste a daily power that you'd never want to use. Besides, I'm sure there's...