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Good job, guys! Jump back into the market right as all the hype about the LotR movies is ending...

Er, are you sure about that? It seems more likely that the text is referring to SPELL level, which means the 9th level cap makes sense. Spell level, not caster level, is used to determine DC.

Actually, I think the true genius of a designer is either shaping the rules to fit their invention, or shaping the invention to fit the rules. Steve Kenson is probably the master of the former, based on what he did with Mutants and Masterminds. It takes a lot of talent to get Champions...

This isn't a new issue - people have foreseen it from the moment D&D 3.0 was launched. Remember all the discussion on Track as a feat instead of a skill? That was the first step to the feat bloat we're currently experiencing. Eberron made it even worse - now you need a feat to investigate a...

Well, while I do give XP (a set 1000/session), I also give ways for casters to avoid spending XP on items. The first, usable in any campaign, is to give special materials out as treasure that can substitute for XP when creating an item. Maybe an pre-enchanted metal to forge a sword with, or...

Ftr 5/Wiz 5 is a horrible choice for a build - 5th level gives you no save advantages over 4th for either fighter or wizard, and no BAB increase for the Wizard. Ftr 4/Wiz 6 is a much better choice. Now, compare that to an EK build - Ftr 1/Wiz 6/Spellsword 1/EK 2. You have the spells of an 8th...

What is it with all these builds that assume level 20 characters? Try level 10, and you'll see a big difference. I will say that any EK build should include 1 level of Spellsword, so you can wear a mithral chain shirt.

Since we're about to start an Eberron campaign, we're going to use Action Points...with a twist. Instead of awarding them by level, we're halving the amount and awarding them per session. There's the potential to award bonus AP's for actions, but the players aren't the sort that need to be...

Yep - one of the most useless books WotC has put out in recent years. Over 120 monsters...and less than a dozen are worth the read. Especially if you have no interest in epic-level games.

Actually, there's another way to do this, that's a bit more realistic. Put your side plots on a timeline. If the players don't intervene, the bad guys move further along in their plots, and the next encounter with them is tougher. So, in the example given by the original poster, wait a few...

For those interested in Eberron writeups, the Sample Characters section of my website has a bunch of characters now. My goal is to have one of every race and class (not every race and class combo, but every PHB and Eberron race and base class will be represented). I only have two characters to...

Same here. Last time I was able to access WotC's message boards was last night. The rest of their site appears to be doing fine.

Well, I have a basic webpage set up for the round-robin campaign. The framework is that all the characters met in the final days of the Last War, and agreed to meet again after the war was over. Later, the characters will get a patron (or patrons) that employ them on a regular basis for...

Charles Ryan may say there are no Sacred Cows in D&D, but I'd like to see them try to change something like Magic Missile's auto-hit capability without a huge outcry...

For me, a table of 100 corpses is less useful than an 'idea generator'. Make a few rolls to get a general description of the scene, then let me flesh it out on my own. For example... Race (d10): Human: 1-3, Elf: 4, Dwarf: 5, Gnome: 6, Halfling: 7, Mixed-breed (Half-Elf or Half-Orc): 8...

Here's what I posted on the WotC boards about the class: I don't think the various focuses are all that balanced with each other. Arcane Focus and Divine Focus blow the other focuses out of the water. Even a 1st level Chameleon gets a decent amount of spells (as long as their spellcasting...

Here's how it works. When it's a person's turn to DM, they have two choices: Choice #1 is to simply have the DM's character in the back of the group - still a part of any encounter, but just using their standard tactics and not contributing in the solving of puzzles or other noncombat...

Actually, that's the plan for XP, as mentioned in my earlier post. The problem is gold - how much gold do you give a character when the player is DMing? Do you hand out the average of the GP earned by the other players (encourages a DM to give out more loot)? Do you give a set value based on...

Thanks for all the tips, everyone. The one thing I'm still working on is a suggested GP award for DM's who don't use their character in the adventure they run. I'll update this thread (or start a new one) as developments occur.

Yep. Thanks for proving my point. The RPGA is free because it's a marketing arm of WotC. And making it free got a lot more people to play RPGA Living campaigns. Which is exactly what WotC needs in case a new edition of the game is required. When WotC has finished milking 3.5, and they need...