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I really liked the one that was a mix of Barbarian with Sorceror. I liked the concept of the Rage Mage from 3.5. It's a Paragon Path that I would actually be interested in. The abilities seemed really cool and definitely lend themselves to narrative niftiness during combat. Slicing through a foe...

Who would honestly play F.A.T.A.L. or World of Cynibar? If, like me, you answered in the negative, then system matters.

Go with it. Whatever's fun. In my game, in order to make multiclassing a little more interesting for my players, I allowed them to take an initial feat that offered an At-Will as an Encounter power. One guy has 2 initial Swordmage feats, one for the arcane shield, and the other for Lightning...

You could, but I wonder what the point is if you know that your party just heals a lot. If they burn through their Healing Surges frequently, there's no need for an ability like that.

First off, I really like it. I would probably put it somewhere in Paragon. Minor issue with the Regeneration. I would recommend that it stays on until you hit half hit points. That's how I've seen it in some other cases. If a Fighter has this, he'll have little reason not to sustain it through...

Outside of the main 3 things that characters need, everything else is just extra. Boots are nice, but they aren't a dire necessity. Same for belts. Same for everything other than armor, weapon, and amulet/cape. You provide balance by not filling up every single slot on your players. Even if you...

It's not really about how he views rage, though. The 4e Barbarian is Primal. He has a lot of powers that involve elements. His Rage is the best example of that, as he usually becomes surrounded by some sort of sign that crazy stuff is happening. There's already a Paragon Path that allows the...

I have one for my game. It's for a 2 person game where a player is collecting the forbidden dances of the world. The other character is her Guardian. I went ahead and created a Guardian Boon. Guardian Boon- Permanent Property- The Guardian always knows the exact direction and general location...

I'm right here with you. There are some people in my group who just want the roleplay, no matter what they're playing. I'm already a normal human. I don't game to be just like myself. I game to do crazy things and have fun.

If you don't have the DMG 2, then I highly recommend getting that. I'm going to throw out some of the advice from that: ask your players. Get them to help develop your setting. You guys can have a campaign planning adventure where everyone comes up with what they like and find interesting. It...

Or not? While I realize that the book only recently came out, I find myself surprised that people haven't thrown themselves into working with this new mechanic addition in interesting ways.

I think that system is important for anything you play. I need to know what the mechanics are before I create a character. There are certain games that I wouldn't be interested in playing if we were going to do a certain system over another. There's no way that I will ever play a different...

What have you come up with? Boons seems like a great new addition, and I'm wondering what other people are doing. I just see this as a place to throw your stuff out there. Let's hear 'em!

For pictures like these, I tend to think that the person is transitioning into a new form, but the picture is in-between. Look at some Genasi pics. One of them has a guy who is part fire, part something else (lightning?). It's not that he always looks like that, but he's shifting between the...

In this case, the DM fiat would be removing the action point or lowering hit points. The XP should be less, because the monster isn't "up to snuff".

I usually try to use obvious figures on the board and actually tell them. We try to make combat more cinematic, so this gives them the ability to describe exactly how they kill the guys, rather than just hoping. I got into D&D about 8 years ago, and I've only really put effort into DMing 4e. I...

Use some magic that links enemies to PCs. As the PCs are healed, so are the enemies. Maybe they draw all healing magic into themselves. The players can't heal from the spell the Cleric cast, but the enemy does. Insinuate that this is the beginning of something that can grow larger. They'll...

Monsters don't use the same rules as the PCs. As long as there was at least enough time for a short rest, then it regained everything.

I may run a Halloween one shot for some friends. I'm trying to get some ideas. If you're wondering why I'm asking a month and a half early, the answer is that the idea recently came up and things are already percolating in my mind. Game idea- The rogue member of House Vadalis based in the...

How do combats happen? Is it just, "I use Power X. AC 23. 10 damage." If so, then I'd be bored, too. In my game, the players preroll. During the combat, they tell me what they hit, I give the go ahead, and combats are narrated. Example: Player: AC 25 and 17. Me: Yep and nope. Player: I run up to...