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Lvl1 warlord, munched on by guard drakes in the kobold hall. Lvl1 Cleric... munched on by guard drakes in KOTS Lvl5 (?) Paladin, slain by orcs after running off on his own instead of waiting for a short rest like the rest of the party wanted to do. Level 6 Warlock, slain by demons in...

My advice is: Do NOT launch into a campaign from the get-go. Run a few practice sessions with lots of different characters first so you get a feel for the rules. Then start your campaign.

I'm a reformed 4e hater, and agree with pretty much all of what has been said so far. It took me 2 years (that's 24 9 hour gaming sessions) to go from wishing we were playing 3e and swearing I'd never dm 4e, to looking forward to every game, and being the process of building my own 4e campaign...

Good voices are good, bad voices are bad. Having a voice for your character is very helpful, but not necessary. Always consider whether the voice is going to be annoying. It's no different to naming your character. You can come up with a great name, or you can come up with a wacky name that's...

I'm quite disappointed with the light and vision rules in 4E, but I guess that's all part of the 'non-simulationist' game. Look at the situations where it actually counts: Low light vision only applies in a dimly lit area. It confers no other benefits what so ever. Dimly lit area's consist of...

It might also be worth pointing out that rapier doesn't mean epee. I used to think of rapiers as basically the foils used in fencing. Eventually I discovered they're much more significant blades. Albeit still long and slender.

Not in my book it's not. Which print run do you have? There is no mention of unconsciousness on that page. Nor any statement regarding characters who are dying but have not yet used their second wind. I just checked the errata, and this does not appear to have ever been altered either. If it's...

This exact question came up in our last game. We couldn't find a satisfactory answer from the rules. What does SOP mean?

Mechanical pencil eraser Box of dice PH (would include PH2 if I used anything from that book) Netbook (laptop) for character and campaign notes snacks drinks something to cook on the BBQ (during summer, money for food during winter) Character sheets

I do agree with how Bullgrit feels. I play monthly, and I make a point of thinking of 4E as a separate game to DnD. That way I can enjoy it unhindered by my desire for a different feel. I think I'd enjoy 4E more if it was used for shorter campaigns and more frequent character changes.

Everburning candle - as per everburning torch, but light as per a candle Boots of slipperiness - Like wearing ice skates on dry land. Requires a balance check every round. Portable sundial - a mini sundial contained within a glass bauble which is always facing the right way to tell the time...

Thanks so much for your explanation. I highly recommend you paste that same explanation onto your webpage/wiki. It was enough of an explanation to solve my problem.

That looks pretty useful to me... except I can't work out how to do anything in it. Is there an instruction page somewhere? I couldn't find one on the wiki.

My parents have always been okay with it. My older brother and his friends got me into it. They always drove me to hobby stores and so forth for my gaming supplies (table top or role playing). I think they just see it as a game like any other, except for the fact they think it's way too...

Bacon of Hope sounds like a magic consumable item to me. You must consume the bacon before a battle. Consuming bacon during or after the battle has no effect. Gain +N to Y for the duration of the following battle. Like Heroes Feast.

As several posters have hinted, it should really depend upon the setting. Is your world flat or not? If the world is flat, there should be no perceptible difference in time to create timezones.

That's all very nice, but which of you fell onto or off of this particular bandwagon, and WHY?

I fall in the category (if there is such a thing) of slowly pulling myself onto the bandwagon. I didn't like the sound of 4E when I heard about it pre-release. I didn't like the way the book of nine swords (I think that was the book) classes worked. I got the 4E books and immediately hated the...

I started with 2nd Ed. I had two characters. One survived the first fight, the other didn't but was resurrected. However, since I had two level 1 characters and the rest of the party was about 14th level, I gained enough XP to level up both characters about 6 times (we ignored the gain a max of...

As AbdulAlhazred mentioned, you really don't need to worry about damage. With the party you outlined, damage is taken care of. As you've chosen to play a controller, you really need to focus on what a controller does. So my advice is forget damage only spells. Go with anything which has an...