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I like the idea of letting these things happen innately. It's already a reality infused with magic. Instead of spending money to improve it, just let it improve as you do. Any time there's a major event and you hit a new special level, it gains a power. Maybe it even gains the power during the...

They do, which is something that a lot of people seem to forget. The big benefit is the Healing Surges. As has already been pointed out, more Healing Surges means a lot more hit points. True, some spells use Healing Surges to operate, but you're still looking at a lot more innate hit points...

If my DM said, "Let's do training rules." I would pitch a fit. They don't make sense to me. I can understand "training" to enter a class. If you're a Fighter, and you want to add a level of Wizard, but there's no Wizard in the party, you'd better find someone. Don't have any Knowledge Arcana...

I've always been a fan of giving levels when I want to. I like the new XP system, though. It should be able to advance faster than 3.5, which is a good thing. I like the idea of leveling every other game session. I'll probably use XP as a guide for what to throw at the characters. When it comes...

I'm just going to say that minions die in one hit. If you hit them, you can do anything up to kill them. So, for example, if the player attacks and hits, I'll tell him the guy has minion status. He can then decide to do anything from remove a body part to knock him out to kill him. It also means...

Which would make Havoc Mage and interesting idea. I haven't seen it mentioned, so I'll throw out my favorite: Swiftblade. I'm hoping to make one for a campaign that should be starting soon. It's all about speed and the Haste spell. Mixed with the right feats and it can be devastating.

For a Tauren, I would probably say +2 STR and WIS, +2 Nature and Survival (or whatever) and a per-encounter Stomp that has a radius of 1, deal 1d6+STR and you roll STR vs. Fort. If they fail, they are dazed for 1 round. Clean up as you like, but that seems to be the easiest thing to do. Maybe...

I noticed that it's going to update to 4th edition. It seems like that will happen pretty quickly after the release of the new edition. Are you even sure that some of that stuff will still work with it all? I love Binders, but they seem to straddle the editions as it is, I don't know how they...

I don't know what all is going to be in those packets, but I'd recommend having plenty of copies of that rules packet from the D&D Experience. It was six or so pages and gave people an idea of what to go for. Make sure that they have the chance to really look at their characters and abilities...

It's not that difficult to do, really. D&D characters can quickly start doing some pretty crazy things. As they get even higher in level, the abilities start to seem even more magical. Just operate on the idea that most people have "minion" status and don't count as any race, ie. no mechanical...

I just made everyone human and used the racial stats for the different castes. The only other things was the question of how to differentiate the Exalts from the rest. You still need a way for people to recognize them when they start throwing down with crazy powers.

There are definitely some interesting ideas that people have. It's easy to see how one could move from one area to another as one increases in level. To answer some questions about my area: While I have things fleshed out, I thought that I'd leave some things to other DMs to decide on. For mine...

While there has been plenty of talk about the merits and flaws of a POL setting, I've seen very little on actual locations. As such, I thought that this might be a fun thread for people to put their places in. What areas have you already started creating? What's the area look like? Who lives...

There are some great ideas and points here. I liked the idea of just having certain magical groves and "greenhouses". Pbartender had an awesome idea, though. I can't believe I didn't think about towns making deals with the monsters in the area. It's a "Malevolent Protector" idea. "Well, my...

I'm going to point out that this is why I'm glad that I never experienced the older editions of the game. Balder's Gate was my first experience with the rules, and I'm happy I didn't need to think too much there.

I want to perform My awesome Dragon Tail Cut Isn't this Exalted? Dragonborn Warlord He can heal and breathe fire He should not have boobs. I wish to play one It would truly be unique The Gnome Barbarian! :(

They have said that magic item shops are out. I actually really like the idea of swapping in some cities. If you have extra loot, trade it in a city. They don't expect you to have a ton of stuff. Maybe you can provide gear and training for troops to defend a town in exchange for a keep. Things...

I'm in a Forgotten Realms Underdark campaign that uses the New World of Darkness rules. It's a lot of fun. Definitely low magic.

Step 1: What's the adventure? I'm sure you'll find someone on here who has run it before or is familiar enough with it to understand your problem. Step 2: Are there specific points in the adventure that have been problems, or is it just general character problems? Step 3: What exactly are the...

He said that it would take him another 6-8 months to develop his own setting with what he already has. Is it just me, or are there better things that one could do with that time? I would want to spend that time actually playing the game and developing parts of the setting as they come up. If the...