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As a player, making the math work so much better, and making different classes and races comparable in strength and ability to contribute to the game is a huge advantage. Flatter math might be even better (I don't know), but there is a noteworthy sense that everyone can adequately participate in...

This is a good design goal. But the fact that its dominated means that it only gets to use "everyone" actions or its at-will powers, and no encounter or recharge powers. No immediate or opportunity actions either. Auras would remain in effect, and other qualities. It occurs to me that this...

Although it's raised with only one hit point, the creature is not a minion, and unless it is healed, is much worse than a minion. As far as healing it, I'm not sure if the good guys can do it, since I'm not sure a dominated enemy counts as an ally (which is usually the required target of healing...

I really don't think so, not in software. Pen and paper is the alternative to that

Masterplan is excellent for the DM, but doesn't really give players any access. For many groups, that's perfect: many players aren't interested in combing through the campaign materials anyway. Obsidian Portal and EpicWords.com are two online campaign organizers. The former is bigger, but I...

I suggest a different houserule, one that I have read on these boards (but not tried myself). I would leave dailies as such: a lot of them are too potent to allow spamming. But allow characters to recover an encounter power by spending a standard action to recover it, with the exception of...

It depends on your particular gaming group, but players will usually pick good combat options over good non-combat options, simply because you know the good combat option will save you and/or the party, while the utility of any particular non-combat options is always somewhat doubtful. That's...

I think two or three of these already exist, but I'll go through these suggestions as soon as I have the time. Thanks.

I'm trying to come up with some more items for warforged characters. Please let me know what you think, or if you have any ideas for other items. Webbed Appendages Level 8 Common Your lower extremities grow elongated and webbed, better suited for sea rather than land. Feet Slot (attached...

I fear you answered your own question, at least in part. Simplifying a lot, say that the background provided 3 skills: streetwise, nature and piloting. As you level up, these skills could be developed or used as prerequisites for skill powers, in a manner similar to 4e's skill powers. So maybe...

On second thought, I'd be fine having the exploration AND social pillars BOTH options come from these sources. In the sense that both give both options as the character rises in level.

A lot of good ideas and discussion in this thread. I can't xp all of them due to a need to spread love. My main concern is to revitalize the other two pillars of the game. I agree with everyone that the math has to be flattened out and items made special. I also agree that there need to be...

I hope so. Mostly because, if it is not, it's a clear sign that they aren't paying attention to 4e very much at all anymore. They did. The exception was item creation rituals. Honestly, I'm otherwise very happy about granting PCs some extra free rituals.

If you're looking for an opinion on how to interpret the written rules, let's take a look at them. The second sentence of the WotW feat makes your quarry last until the end of next turn. The PH feat does nothing to change that, even though it does elaborate on how the feat would work for...

The new dragon article is out: Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Against the Matriarchs) While some of the benefits are too circumstantial for my tastes, the article has some nice ideas in it. Part of the level 10 Sorceror Adept benefits, however, will need...

If they don't change the crit benefit (which simply maximizes damage), no. I'm perfectly happy with an optional rule that allows you to do max damage with a one-in-five (or even one-in-four) chance if you really work hard at it. Again, I favor an optional rule allowing multiple advantages and...

I have no idea about the equation, but you're right on the money about the numbers. Damn my terrible memory. The benefit to crits of stacking advantages deteriorates at a much lower rate. Here are all my numbers rounded to the second place after the decimal point, from the spreadsheet: Average...

I'm posting from my cell phone, but I'll get you the exact numbers and how I got them as soon as possible.

As others have proposed, I think allowing advantages and disadvantages to stack would be an excellent OPTIONAL rule. Keeping it simple should be the default, but there are ONLY benefits to offering this rule as an option. My reasoning is this: the average change yielded per additional dice...

I agree that a defined skill list would be better, but I really believe there is a step to examine BEFORE you get to determining a skill list: what do you want skills to do? When I think about that question, I usually (I'm not that consistent) end up with the answer that I want them to do...