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Most classes have a secondary role, this is just the first time that they have flat out stated it. The Paladin is a secondary leader because of buffs and healing. The Fighter is a secondary striker because he has some abilities that dish some damage. The Rogue is a secondary controller because...

PCs and NPCs are playing the same game. They just have different rules. Welcome to the game. In "hero" realities, the heroes are almost always better than anyone around them. It's why they're heroes. I have made a villain like a PC. It was difficult for the players. If you want to stat some bad...

For the record, I love the spear. I've used it as a major artifact in my game. The Warlock player fell in love with it and actually uses it when he can. It's rather humorous.

The longest that I've been in a continuous campaign has been a few months. That's it. Probably fewer than 15 sessions. I've played in quite a few games. A lot of one shots. I recently started DMing 4th. I ignore XP except as a rough guide. Very rough. Actually, I don't even really look at that...

I don't have my books handy. Honestly, I would just remind you that they're only rough guides. Things should be around that number. Here's where the 15 probably comes from: 10 + 4 (Dex) + 1 (half level) = 15 Are his Con and Wis both 14 or 15? That would answer those. Basically, they give you a...

I'm using the idea for my game. The nice thing about it not having a book is that it holds anything that I want it to. The current adventure is based around a reimagining of Mordain the Fleshweaver. Spellplagued areas exist where the players are. Every new thing can just be, as another poster...

I can't help but think that they've been slightly mislabeled in the Compendium. They'll probably be different options from what we currently have. Not extra, just replacement.

Ok. So the rules were ridiculous. Maybe even crap. So the "feel" wasn't in the mechanics. It was in the fact that most things were up to the DM as the arbiter, and the players were special. The DM could make up all sorts of crazy stuff, and the players got to interact with it. How's 4th edition...

How does "Keep the mechanics, change the fluff" not work? That's what I do for just about everything. There are very few true concepts that you can't make using the current rules. Some might require a minor reflavoring of abilities, but none of the mechanics need to change.

I haven't read most of the ideas in this thread. From what my players, Tom and Sarge, have said, 1st edition was very rules light. What can the character do? Well, whatever you can. The adventures were goofy and nutty and dangerous. It almost seems like people are confusing the "feel" of 1st...

I love it for the flavor bonuses. I have a player with an Elven Dark Pact Warlock with a few Infernal. He's going to start multiclassing to get Spellscarred powers. What about a Tiefling Cleric of a good god who multiclasses with Warlock. He looks to cast radiant spell, but you suddenly see his...

While the mechanics are the same, the reality of the game rule is different. Sure, you can "trip" the monster. That doesn't mean that you actually trip them. You find a way to incapacitate them in a very specific manner. It's up for you to decide how.

I will echo horror as "missing". To a small extent, though. I really liked the Tome of Horrors for the ideas. I would like to see more things like that. As it is, I love the article on Mordain the Fleshweaver and his happy forest of fun, and I love the Spellplague stuff from the Forgotten...

I don't quite understand the automatic assumption that Barbarians will be gunning for armor feats, let alone shield feats. I'll call that playing the class wrong. There was a thread a while back about a player deciding to play a dual dagger wielding Paladin of the Raven Queen because he wanted...

Is it just me, or are there only 2 pictures up there when there should be 4? I'm curious about what the other 2 pictures should be. I'm 25. Other than the older computer games, I started playing in college at the tail end of 3.0 and then a lot of 3.5. I currently DM for 2 guys who are about 40...

I had a fauxtality in my last game. My players were taking an extended rest in an area that I decided was like a Plaguelands. The Dragonborn Paladin was standing watch next to a tree in a clearing. The Elven Warlock (Dark Pact with Infernal tendencies) was 10 feet up in the tree. The Warlock...

I'm looking for another player or 2 for a 4th edition game. I currently have 2 permanent players. I recruited friends for the rest of the group and that... obviously didn't work. About the game: 1. We're there to have fun. I'm not a crazy rules-stickler, but 4th edition is straight-forward...

I recommend checking out the articles on Mordain the Fleshweaver on the Wizards website. There's a phenomenal forest that they use. Very dark.

Make him extra special by giving him a couple of class powers. There are Swordmage and Fighter powers that can move people around a bit. Look for a couple of good ones like that.

Maybe it should be a Minor Action that happens immediately after you miss. If you've already done your Minor Action, you're SOL.