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I'm guessing you have the older ones... Newer alea tools have smaller rare earth magnets and so only a few millimeters in the center are magnetized, so there is no reaction at all between adjacent markers. That said, while alea tools are really cool they can also be a bit of a pain. To be...

I'd liken it more to moving miniatures in a cup, if you'll excuse a bit of hyperbole... Obviously I don't have any in-game experience with them yet. Starting a new campaign tomorrow and may or may not have combat, so we'll see then.

I should have checked my email, they actually did already get back to me about the first message (the broken trays) and said they'd have replacements out tomorrow. So, the customer service is good at least, and ultimately that's the most important thing.

Just inventoried my order. In addition to the broken trays, which I mentioned above, they did not include the bases which should have come with the trays (a small and a medium in each of the 6 colors). I must say, I'm very disappointed with how sloppy their packing was. Just sent an addendum to...

I put in a large order with Dapper Devil a couple days ago. Ordered Sunday night, it shipped Monday, and arrived today (Thursday). I ordered bases, multiple sets of counters (bloodied, class abilities, 'special effects', conditions), a full set of 6 stands, and some other various things...

A is for Abyss, from whence demons hail. B is for Bards, the spinners of tales. C is for Cleric, please heal me now! D is for Dark elves, whose name rhymes with cow. E is for Erathis, may she bless our field. F is for Fighter, the plated meat shield. G is for Golem, matter made an'mate. H is for...

Because WotC matters. n.b. while I'd love nothing more than to leave this as a short, tongue in cheek comment, I know that someone's going to take offense and accuse me of being a fanboy or something... so I'll simply add that this is my honest opinion as to the apparent 'hypocrisy.' Anything...

I'd take a bit of inspiration from Dread and try to really get the feeling of a tarot reading. Quick disclaimer: this is assuming the DM knows the meaning of the tarot cards, or at least is able to fake it well enough that his players don't notice. ;) Deal a layout to each player face down...

CoolStuffInc has it 50 cents cheaper, probably about the same shipping cost, and offers free shipping over $100. So no, not especially. The Tanga deal is a good deal every once in a while, but always do a little research. Most of the time you can find the same or a better price online.

Assuming 3rd edition, since its xp rules are regular and simple to extrapolate, an 80th level character would have between 3,160,000 experience and 3,239,999 experience.

Wow... That's fantastic. The bases alone are awesome, and those trays... How have I not heard of this company before? Thanks, Morrus!

I'll have what you're drinking drinking drink. ;)

How about the Quest for the Thread-Merge?

Neat idea, but having to assemble them on your own is a dealbreaker for me.

I've been meaning to make a system like this for a while, so thanks for the impetus to do so. Here's my solution. Skirmishes. It's kind of inspired by skill challenges. The idea is to give a small taste of combat, with some small amount of tactical decision making, and ultimately to leave the...

That's a neat idea! And I agree, once you get over the initial learning curve I suspect these audio queues could be pretty quick and easy to generate.

As long as I waited for the Thunderstone expansion, I've little sympathy for this... :p

Fur-toes, short stacks, moles, dwarfettes, children, appetizers.

Most people find addition slightly easier than subtraction on all but trivially small numbers (e.g. it's faster for someone to add 15+38=53, as opposed to subtracting 53-15=38). The same goes for division vs. multiplication (most find multiplication significantly easier than division). Your...

For better or worse, many people believe 3rd edition had a sweet spot of somewhere in the 5th-15th range (depending on who you ask, the sweet spot might be higher or lower, broader or narrower, but pretty much always somewhere in that range). My first long term 4th edition campaign started at...