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After reading the rules, that is what I thought. I let it go in play at the time. END COMMUNICATION

Just a few questions about something that came up recently in my last game. 1) Combat Challenge grants an immediate interrupt against someone who tries to shift away from you. Does that interrupt attack count as an Opportunity Attack for purposes of Combat Superiority? 2) Assuming the...

I was going to respond to FadedC until Valhalla GH made my point for me. But just to re-iterate, not everyone is going to dump an 18 or 20 into a single stat. And while not accounting for magical weapons, I was considering it as a reasonable attack bonus for all the characters in the party...

I would like to know what the race / class combinations were for this encounter. Party makeup can have a pretty big impact in this case. Typical 10th level attack bonus: +10 (+5 for level, +3 for attribute, +2 for Wpn Proficiency). The monsters at a glance: Bulette: HP 204; AC 27; Fortitude...

There is no direct analog to the Disarm / Sunder attacks from 3rd edition. Based on what I have seen in the 4th edition books, I think that the removal was intentional. - Disarm creates a condition that does not logically end on a successful save, creating book keeping. - Retrieving a weapon...

Not my own story again, but relevant to the thread. Some guy locked himself in the bathroom on the bus from Ottawa to Montreal, and proceeded to peel his scalp off. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=889d26b5-c212-4f43-8ed4-a443ccb00fa2 END COMMUNICATION

I suspect you are making quite a few assumptions which do not necessarily hold up. First, the GSL license, regardless of what its terms may be, does not necessarily have any impact on how good a game 4th edition is. What will ultimately drive the success of D&D under the 4th edition is how...

You do not need a full adventure for the first game You already have your campaign world ready, or at least the beginnings of one due to your day dreams / brainstorming. The very first game you run does not need to have a fully fleshed out adventure. All you need are a series of interesting...

My timing is great. I bought that book over the weekend. And I must say that self referential product placement as an advertising method has never been so effective! The closest to such a thing I have ever seen is when a WWE Pay per View has lead in promos' / advertisements for its self...

I am not exactly looking for experiences directly comparable to decapitation. I sipmly doubt any exist. I am mostly thinking of stories about the various crazy people that seem to linger in bus terminals. END COMMUNICATION

Turns out that there was a pretty horrific incident on a greyhound bus just outside of Winnipeg Manitoba. Short version is that someone on the bus decided to very calmly stand up, stab the man next to him 30 to 60 times, and then decapitate him...

This sounds a little too much like your trying to apply the most favorable reading in every possible circumstance. If your DM lets all this fly, you have a power that gives you a cargo transport, a boat, and a hovercraft, and battle chariot. The rituals flavor description says its "like a...

In my experience, trying to plan something this complex from 'Day 0' will often end up backfiring due to unforseen circumstances. It will just become too difficult to introduce all the factors in a manner which will not tip your hand too early. What does work though, is just to take a whole...

Thanks. The seeds of the whole plan were set in place long before I had any idea of what would grow from them. The first meeting with Hiddukel was the result of me wanting a way to avoid a TPK. Low levels in 2nd and 3rd edition are a pain in the ass for me to run, because I am a very tactical...

Today's game was great. I managed to finish off chapter 4 of Red hand of Doom, which went quite well. Wyrmlord Kharn's dramatic appearance was somewhat muted when the players said "Whatever, where is your boss, Koth?". The players then continued to insist that Koth had to be in charge (Koth...

I agree that the need for any reworking of this system is a huge pain in the ass. However, the basic upshot is that if you consider 4th edition to be like a car, this problem is no more serious than a broken tail light. Fixing this problem is not especially intrusive. Swapping out a broken...

I am very surprised that Wizards chose to go with such a significant revision to the challenge system. I also wish that rather than suggesting you replace / add / remove words from existing text, that they had just given new text in its entirety. Errata in this type for format is nearly...

The extra 1d6, while potentially helpful, is probably not an especially big boost once you get out of the Heroic tier. Also, 2nd wind can be used outside of encounters at all. If you have the time to take advantage of it, go for it, but if your expecting hostilities to resume shortly, your...

There are a few things that can differentiate them as genres, but the line can indeed be blurred. - Sci-Fi is generally set in the future, Fantasy often has elements that tie it to the past (the use of swords instead of guns) - Sci-Fi tries to present situations that may be plausible, or at...

A DM using coup-de-grace on the players is both mean and fair. My own opinion is that a DM using that against his players is wielding a very dangerous weapon. Coup-de-grace is a legitimate tactical option that has a big chance of backfiring on a DM. The points against doing so are obvious...