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Elsewhere a $10 off coupon on the 4E version was mentioned for people who had purchased the 3.5 edition of WotBS. I didn't subscribe to the series (I found out about it well into the production of the 3.5 version) but have purchased all 12 of the modules for it already. Is a discount still...

While I am not running WoBS in 3.5 and so don't care about the mechanics of epic spellcasting, I was very impressed with the resolution mechanic developed to handle the complexities of the war in the final module. I would far rather people spend printed space explaining epic *events* in...

Angela Mercy - the holy paladin Alsvel Tattensfell - the eternal optimist Fletcher Lansbury - the great detective Doodah Day - the halfling racetrack bookie Effie Qualsemay - a forceful kinda gal

I haven't been nearly as organized about marking conditions, but we use Alea tools regularly in 4E combats. Red = bloodied Purple = warlock curse Blue = fighter mark Green = swordmage mark White = flying or elevated somehow Grey = concealment I use tiny hair clips placed on the figures to...

I told my players the reason I'll be giving them three stat raises at the 4/8 levels. If they choose to not spend those wisely, that's their lookout, and I won't feel guilty hitting them on a 2 or 3 against their weak defense. I did warn them about that. Having said that, 4 of the 5 are...

Less than 6% of ENWorlder's are female (or transgendered ;))? That's a bit fewer than I expected. I know female RPG players are in the minority, and female GM's even rarer. ENWorld seems to have a disproportionately high number of GM's compared to those who just play. So I'd rather put the...

I have yet to throw a solo at my group, but I was thinking precisely what CapnZapp suggested - give solos 2 turns per round. That helps make up for the deficit in actions compared to a full party of 5, and makes their damage more significant. Do you think their hit points are okay by the...

I like this idea for its simplicity. Although our group has high damage output, fights do tend to take awhile. Some of that is that we have the slowest gaming group ever :p, but it would help if the PC's missed a bit less, while the monsters were still a credible threat. I may try this out...

This thread has been precisely what I was looking for regarding the math issues in 4E - a cogent discussion of possible house rule fixes to eliminate the feat tax. Thanks to all who have posted. While I have read a number of threads regarding these problems, please forgive me for having...

5. Clue - If you wind up in the same room as another player, you can make an Intimidate check to get them to show you some of their secret cards. Opposed by Bluff on the part of the other player.

OOTS is a long-running narrative that won't be appreciated fully without starting at the beginning and following the story. Fans of the comic look forward to each new episode to see how the plot and characters will develop, and they love to talk about it with other fans. That's much of what...

By the book you can use the ritual to enchant any kind of item you like, provided you have the materials for it. That seemed both boring and too easy to me, so I houseruled it. While there are no masterwork items as they existed in 3.5, I still feel that to be made into a magic item, you...

This has been a great thread with a lot of useful advice in it. Thank you! I am currently running a 4E game and have found the combats I've run to be too easy so far. My group seems to be both fairly well balanced as well as making sound use of tactics. They only just hit 2nd level, so I...

What an amazing coincidence! I came to this part of the forums specifically to ask much the same questions about WoBS, especially in regards to a timeline of events. I haven't read every one of the modules yet, but it seems that much of this information is either scattered through the various...

Do you play D&D for the story, Or for sword-swinging fights oh so gory? A dungeon to crawl, Or plot above all, Which of these brings you honor and glory? Or perhaps you prefer exploration, To some random-rolled altercation, A brand new horizon, You're first to lay eyes on, And your name on the...

My condolences to all those who were recently laid off. I was shocked to see some of the names on that list. I hope you all manage to find some new great jobs soon (or as soon as you want to go back to work!). Thank you for the innumerable hours of enjoyment I have spent playing D&D (3.0...

We used minis for some time even in good old AD&D, but primarily for the marching order. No mat though. Then we played Rolemaster for 10 years and gave 2E a complete miss. We bought the hex mat for RM, and have used it ever since, even when going to 3E and now 4E. I love hex grids. They...

I allowed my players the option to either learn the Wizard at-will as a 1/encounter spell, as per the RAW, or to choose to learn all 4 cantrips as at-wills. The warlord who took Arcane Initiate opted for the cantrips right away, and has already used a couple of them outside of combat. Perhaps...

I agree, especially in the hands of someone who can use them creatively. I tend to like that option as well. Do you think it would be too powerful to allow another feat to pick up that 1/encounter wizard power after the fact, or should I make people choose to have one or the other and stick...

My warlord player is interested in multiclassing to wizard, and one of the features he'd love to pick up is the ability to cast cantrips. I tend to agree with him that it is a bit silly that you can burn a feat to learn a powerful wizard spell, but you can never learn to cast a few cantrips...