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What I was thinking when I read the word "phalanx". (Just leave out the "This is sparta!" references lol).

Also, thank you for replying Necronomicon guy (sorry, Abdul...knickname!). I had thought of going more "old school" with varying amounts of gold based on class or random rolls. Even rolls for factoring in socio-economic background! But I'm not looking to add complexity, just do something about...

Thanks for replying, erik---Im quickly learning you're a go-to guy for me! A few thoughts: The paladin has *plenty* going for them already. If they don't get to start in full plate, Im sure they will be fine. It will reduce their effectiveness AC-wise, so I dont want to ignore that. Perhaps I...

Can one of the ships be called the Big Whale?? Can I challenge another girl to a slapping contest on top of one?? Where did I put those old FF games, anyway?! Playing! :p

Absolutely not true. There are often alot more monsters overall in an adventure, and both parties are going at it. Some PCs/monsters will get in more hits, some will get in less. Over the course of an adventure, the number of times the PCs swung at something and were themselves swung at should...

Well do keep in mind that we're talking 2 *consecutive* natural 20 rolls. How often exactly does that happen?! LOL. It's just the possibility, that tangible "maybe, just maybe" that makes it exciting. And the pay-off if you can nail down consecutive natural 20s is commesurate with it's odds of...

So many great responses! Thank you to everyone for that! But please allow me to "reset" the topic a bit. This whole idea that humanoids in the MM have too many hit points came to me as I thought about how fragile humanoids are in relation to other things. I don't want to get too...

Yay! Flip agrees with me! :D

Just something really quick here. As a house rule, I start all PC's out with only [50g] to spend at initial character creation (instead of [100g]). This eliminates the "full-armor" paladin at start, and really encourages players to be wise about how they spend their starter gold. The PCs may...

Okay firstly, I'm like half asleep and I swore your thread said "warlock" not "warlord" (war this, war that!) but nvm that! Secondly, are you from the UK by chance, chrono? Just sort of noticed you spelled defenCe instead of defenSe. :) Thirdly, plz feel free to post that Phalanx build when it's...

I've generated about a dozen PCs/important NPCs and they all begin with an [18] in their most important stat. I'm not attempting to min/max or whatever, it just seems the 4e system encourages (begs!) you to start with an [18] and then do the best you can after that! :p

Could this optional rule help *spice* up the danger level of Heroic-tier campaigns?? (Applies to PC/NPCs/Monsters levels 1-10) [DEATHBLOW] When an attacker rolls a natural 20, they have made a Critical hit as per those rules. However, after doing so the attacker may make a...

I prepare like a DM (map-making, writing scenarios, houseruling) but I mostly enjoy just being a player at the table. @UngeheuerLich: "Knowing too much" should never hurt the game, or your enjoyment of it. In my experience, being well informed is a good thing. If players sifting throught the...

One thing I just learned: to many, my way = bookkeeping that they don't care for. I may be alone on this but I don't see it as a burden. I would be happy to keep a sheet on the stats of my chosen summons. But thats just me! Also, requiring the summoner player to have the MM....as a player...

I think I would prefer summons that worked like this: 1) Encounter & Dailies where you select a pre-existing monster (the higher the lvl, the more powerful) that is *autonomous*. It follows simple commands issued via free (or perhaps minor) actions from it's summoner. 2) A *control* roll...

@Alex319 Checked out your blog and read the part about the superhero game with the PC that was sent to earth as part of a "reality" tv show and sometimes got 'ported around for better entertainment value and that really reminded me of the South Park episode Earth! LMAO that is just way too...

I checked those out and I like them, particularly the Garb; a Shadar-kai PC with that would be fun. :)

@Amaroq: Good analysis! I think I could debate/refute alot of that, but you make some interesting points so I am just going to take them to heart, consider them, and leave it at that. Thanks for taking the time to reply objectively and with intelligence.

@ROGER: Thanks for the great analysis! I don't have access to the Character Builder. :( Also, I hadn't begun to factor in all the possible stats that would go into a battle between my gnome and the orcs, simply the hit points involved. Your calculations shed some light on the subject, that's...

Okay before I get to a response for Roger, let me jump in here real fast! Actually, many humanoid monsters have the equivalent of Encounter/Daily powers (even if they aren't called that). And it's plenty reasonable to see humanoids that aren't the PCs with magic items of their own that...