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Seconded---this is one of the most interesting pseudo-polls I've seen in a while.

1. Out of five people, all have DDI subscriptions (although two are a married couple who share theirs) 2. Four of the five have acted as DM for the current campaign (Scales of War). 3. One player never wants to DM. The rest rotate. 4. The married couple are the only ones who buy books---and...

Oh God that sounds like me. In my own (meager) defense, I readily admit that I was misled by some developer posts which implied that 4e would embrace various 'indie RPG' elements that I love so much. Since then, I have learned to take their words well-salted. I cringe when I recall tilting...

Haven't bought a single book in a year. Thanks to DDI, I have more adventures than I can run, more fluff than I can ever use, and more character options than I can ever play. For this lazy, lazy man, it's best value in nearly 30 years of gaming.

If I were to play one, I'd definitely cross out 'Paint the Bullseye' and write in "Feather Me Yon Oaf"

"I was saying 'Boo-urns'"

Ah, but does the target get cake?

Scales of War campaign: The Overlook Vanguard

It's definitely been valuable for me. The suggestions have been great, and I feel much more confident visualizing/describing the effects of a Mark after reading them. Thanks to the constructive posters!

+1 That said, good to see the Fighter getting some love. Going forward, as less popular classes are eliminated, you my want to further refine the final polls to focus on specific types of classes (great-weapon fighters, brutal scoundrel rogues, etc.). I'd be interested in the result.

I play a tactical warlord who happens to have the highest Int of his party (at a minor hit to Str), and I've never had as much fun with a D&D PC . . . ever. YMMV, of course, but there's nothing better than being a cross between Reed Richards and Captain America.

Because. It. Is. Magic. If my players wanted to play in a setting where everything operated under the assumption of codified rules, I would break out my Twilight 2000 box set. But luckily for all of us, the want to explore a world of magic and mystery. Then maybe the Evil High Priest with a...

Exactly. If I want a game where every PC has access to Thottbot---well I wouldn't run a game. But turning a villain's fireball into the screeching souls of unbaptized children? Priceless.

Preach it, brother. My group has been running this thing since its inception, rotating DMs when boredom sets in. When I'm behind the screen I find myself changing vast swaths of the adventure just to make it interesting to run. We had a discussion about it and while we find the plot sometimes...

Reskinning Monsters: I do this *every game*. The Monster Builder allows me unlimited opportunities take disparate powers and abilities and apply them to my ideal antagonist. A piece of Minotaur here, a dash of Orc there, add a hint of Hobgoblin and voila: a perfect War Ape in the service of my...

This, in spades. The mere mention of 'slavers' results in the heroes drawing blades from scabbards. Which is precisely why they are heroes.

I joined an after-school D&D group in 5th grade. They handed me a 3rd-level wizard character sheet and explained a couple of spells to me. Rolled some dice, killed a green slime. I opened a chest and saw a gold coin. With the instinctive greed of a ten-year old boy (or seasoned adventurer), I...

I guess this is why I removed the magical economy from my game entirely. Players come up with Wish Lists as normal, increasing their chances of finding higher level items during their adventures. If they want any other items of their level or lower, they must make them themselves (using...

Sol Invictus!

Another vote for fully supported Goblins. (With apologies to Thomas Hobbes) I prefer my heroes solitary, nasty, brutish and short.