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Looks to me like it will fit with the new edition just fine.

True, but why should I need to? If no one uses these characters and they must be changed or ignored in practically every game, then I see no problems with the designers culling this sort of thing. It's needless work. True again, but it was stated elsewhere (can't remember who specifically off...

So, umm... why wasn't any of this cool info added to the front News Page? :o

If it is done this way, then it would probably be like the rules for mass combat. The minions make one attack roll... and only one damage roll.

Agreed.

I have played FR on several occassions and DM'd it as well. For me, yes these characters did pose a problem. I'm one of those crazies that feels compelled to stick to the lore of the world (I don't read all the novels or anything like that) but I do like to be true to the world itself. It's kind...

A tribe of ogre mages gathers a vast army of ogres under their command and wages war on the land. The conflict stretches out for decades until most civilizations are breaking under the weight of the strain. Three thousand allies band together and flee into the nearby mountains, establishing the...

If the solution of a "Good DM" is to ignore these characters, then doesn't it make sense for the designers to cut down on the number of them littering every square inch of the world? It seems like the very people that are opposed to thinning those numbers in 4E never use those characters...

Actually Blizzard got bought out by Vivendi because WoW nearly bankrupt Blizz in the development phase. For al the flak Blizzard gets, I have to give them respect in this area. They said "When it's ready" because they were committed to it even when they didn't have the money to back it up. That...

I disagree. If you look through the sections in FR, almost every major city has NPCs over lvl 15, and most wilderness areas, mountains, etc... It's really hard to have anything meaningful in a lvl 2 game when the local druid and his minions are all lvl 18. Why wouldn't they just fix everything...

I can see it now... "Why is 4th Edition going to take the market by storm? Two words sum it up. DIRE BEARS!!!! But not only that, they have the wrist-strong bracelet of ogre power."

It will probably work like this. Sounds balanced to me. That's what I'm screamin'!

100% agree. This is the way to go. Go for the eyes Boo! Go for the eyes! Raaaaask!!!! - Minsc

Not to be snide at all, because I mean this in a respectful way. But you argued that my point of view was irrelevant because I could simply house rule and give characters a few thousand free xp to fix what I don't like. Then when I make the same point back at you (changing to an optional rule...

LOL! You are absolutely right, and for some reason I didn't even see it. I guess a good necro could be made in 4E by playing a cleric and filing off those serial numbers. :P

I agree with you, but to be fair, those 90 pages aren't just for the wizard. There are spells in those pages for clerics, druids, bards, paladins, rangers, and assassins. Not to mention that magic items for all classes are based off many of those spells. Plus a large chunk of 3E monsters had...

H1 sounds great, but so far H2 feels to me like it comes out of left field compared to the first adventure. To me it looks more like a neat location and a big dungeon for the sake of a neat location and a big dungeon. Personally I think adventures should be more organic feeling and less forced.

They said they aren't getting rid of all charms. They are just saving the best for the Psion. So charm person, suggestion, and other lower enchantment effects should still be in the game in some fashion, even if they are toned down. To be fair, I also think that Kunadam was exaggerating a bit...

I can understand the dislike for this one… but forbidden? Hardly. There is nothing stopping you from cutting back on hp or abilities or such the way there were lvl 0 optional rules for 3E in the DMG. It will just no longer be the default assumption that you are an apprentice. You are no longer...

This is how it should be. No more studying the monsters ahead of time to learn what they can do, and no need to flip through the core books to look up their powers. Just use them as is.