Search results

If you include all the NPCs the group can pick up, there are three from module 1, and one each from the second and third module. By the time you roll into Seaquen in Shelter from the Storm you can have Torrent, Haddin, Crystin, Tiljan, and Katrina with you. Granted they won't all stay with the...

NPCs in WotBS I don't tend to like having a lot of NPCs hanging around with the group. Since I began the adventure before the official conversion to 4E, I was going to have to change a lot while I converted. It was easy enough to eliminate Torrent from the story. I gave her connection to Lee...

The popup might be useful to someone on a smartphone who needs the mobile version. The good news is that it didn't pop up today, even though I haven't visited for awhile due to our Yellowstone trip. There must be a cookie set once it tells you. I do understand that it isn't within your...

Did you know that there is an app for this forum? Why yes, in fact I did. I am finding the popup notification about Forum Runner for the iPad to be somewhat annoying. It pops up several times in a given session. The iPad is perfectly capable of viewing the normal page with all functionality...

For historical or fantasy names, you might look at the SCA names site. Names are broken down by language or nationality. I tend to choose Norse names for dwarves for instance. There are lots of names to choose from.

Everyone knows ...that Guard Drakes are really scary for their level. "It hit for *how* much?!" ...that Wraiths are incredibly annoying. "You hit for 12? Reduce it by half for weakened, and again for insubstantial, and oh yeah, it regenerates 5. So that's -2 net damage. Nice hit!" ...that...

I have heard that complaint about Troll Haunt Warrens from a number of people, although I haven't played it myself. The damage is too low on a lot of the creatures from MM1, especially Brute monsters. Brutes are supposed to have low defenses and low attack bonuses, but high damage when they do...

Math Expertise I give the characters Math Expertise for free, and ban the Expertise and Paragon Defenses feats. Math Expertise grants them a +1 bonus to all attacks and all non-AC defenses at levels 5/15/25. We implement it in the Character Buiulder with Expertise and Paragon Defenses. This...

Shalessi aya Raelis, lizard folk, female Jen Kai, human female Sharra, human female Katrina, human female Petariel Amberdrake, eladrin, male Merick Tresellion, halfling, male Merwyn tresellion, halfling, female Spiradon, genasi, male Hazel, elf, female Gryff Tarvin, human, male Elsarion, elf...

Is the local Orc tribe invading your village? Are the swamp hydras eating your fishermen? Did the local miners stumble upon a horrible void that spews forth demons? Never fear, help is on the way! The Professional Adventurers World Network is a guild of mighty heroes dedicated to the premise...

I think that most of us will concede that Keep on the Shadowfell suffers from a number of flaws, and could stand to be improved. The flaws are inherent to the module, not the entire system. There is not enough in the way of suggestions for what to do with a group that likes to negotiate their...

I haven't had the chance to play through any of the paragon adventures from WotC yet, although I do have a copy of P1: King of the Trollhaunt Warrens. Upon initial read, it seems to provide more in the way of advice for groups that get creative and use a novel approach to the entrance to the...

Your encounter sounds like it was a lot of fun and ran well. I like the idea of giving the players some different character roles to play in order to mix things up a bit. Later in my War of the Burning Sky game, I plan on running a vignette in which the players are playing bodyguards (not...

Ah, that seems likely. That exact wording is on the Target line of the Send Thoughts power for the psion. Mystery solved, thanks.

Continuing aside about Warpriest Given that Strength clerics are the ones most likely to want this paragon path (and high Wis fighters), I felt that there were some weirdnesses in its design. This is a PH1 paragon path, and hence is more subject to mistakes in initial design than those...

Welcome to ENWorld! I haven't used the Character Builder to make a Shardmind, so I haven't seen the power card text that it generates. What PH3 and the Compendium state is: Needless to say that has a different meaning - you can't telepathically communicate with something that doesn't speak at...

They look really nice, and seem to contain a concise summary of the info in an easy-to-find format. I'd give you xp, but I've apparently given you some too recently so it won't let me. I don't anticipate using companion characters in my main game, since we have 6 players already. OTOH I'm...

If you ignore them, they can talk behind your back How do you know what they are saying about you if you can't see their posts? They can plot the downfall of the world (of warcraft), accuse you of Badwrongfun, diss your favorite RPG, and open polls about what type of underwear people think you...

Yes, but it's clearly something he wants allow for his wizard player in order to preserve the 3.5 "I wanna be OP" wizard and to persuade an otherwise reluctant player to try 4E. Given that the addition of these feats sounded like a done deal, I just made a couple recommendations without saying...

There's a short chart like this in the current DMG, at the beginning of the "making NPC's" section IIRC. It's not huge and could certainly be improved and expanded upon, but it's a start.