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The Scepter Tower of Spellgard has a bad reputation for being far too combat heavy. Most people suggest expanding the role play aspects that are not present in the adventure as written. I am preparing to run this in late September or early October, and my reading of the adventure is consistent...

Fair enough. I think "encourage" encapsulates a broader concept than "reward", but I can see your point of view. I don't mean to imply that Point A to Point B is railroading, necessarily. In short, I think the DM should allow for players to go somewhere other than Point B, and should allow the...

Technically, you have to make the choice to use Disruptive Strike when the attack is announced, before the roll is made. For that reason, I just wait until the focus fire target attacks. Also, I've got the Battlefield Archer PP (big surprise), so often Combined Fire is used first. Let me tell...

Do you allow for a Point B', Point C, Point M, Point Z, secret Point Aleph Null, plus everything in between? I love it when players surprise me. Even if it means using the dungeon to start a lumber concern or something crazy like that. In organized role-play situations, I find that people are...

Undermountain as in FR. As in Halaster's hell-hole in Waterdeep. I'm really looking forward to it. I may try and run an LFR-compatible home game if it's good.

It's a well-known bug in the online CB as of the last release. Your AC should still get the benefit if you equip it.

I think wishes should always be powerful and dangerous. Wishes are excellent things to leave as house rule and entirely under the purview of the DM. Similarly, I think a good way to judge miracles would simply be to answer a devout character's prayer at a story-appropriate time. The idea of...

Good role play is its own reward.

It's the second week of Encounters. Dude needs to lighten up or find something else to do on Wednesdays. I say this as a frequent Encounters DM.

That would be ridiculously powerful. Flails already have top-tier paragon support with Lashing Flail, qualification for the extra Rain of Blows attack, and the availability of good flails like the Spiked Chain, Ahulak, and Triple-Headed Flail. Flails just need a little help in heroic. The Flail...

That's how group checks work now (RC, pg. 128).

No Opening is a level 2 Fighter Encounter Utility that does exactly what you want. I would leave it as an encounter power on the creature to screw up whoever gets CA first without causing the whole fight to drag. It's the kind of thing that rewards monster knowledge checks, so you'll know not to...

IIRC, you had to start beating other druids in single combat at some point in order to advance your level.

We play a game where elves throw fireballs. Being ahistorical is not a problem. Double weapons, Dark Sun weapons, and the modern D&D model for hammers as weapons are all completely wrong and make no sense, but D&D is not about modelling reality. Differentiating weapons makes the game more...

Big swords, big axes, and big spears are naturally more awesome than their smaller siblings. Moreover, they are more awesome than some wooden stick, which is the weapon of peasants and other swordfodder. I'm sure Hârn has excellent rules for dying horribly by any weapon, but D&D since at least...

You could give them two free bonus feats: Spirit Talker and Mending Spirit. That gives them spirit companions to block up the battlefield a bit, and they each get a 1/encounter minor action heal.

This, including a summary of the monster knowledge check rules.

The Two Fisted Shooter feat is an explicit exception to the rule.

Let me put in terms you might understand. Your edition of D&D: My edition of D&D:

This thread is clearly a place for people with an agenda to post insulting pictures about editions they don't like. Obviously you have an agenda by posting a picture that evokes the thoroughly debunked "videogamey" criticism of 4e. However, most people are smart enough to see through your veil...