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Yes, min-maxers to the core, and extreme... And yes, I realize that the Swordmage took a 20 in his main stat, this was to offset the fact that the fighter had an extra +1 over him, and also gave him a 21 AC to start the game... Since everything we are doing is by the book... how do I challenge...

The main reason I am looking for new ways to do stuff, is my players are overly analytical, and the first skill challenge I ran was immediately followed by a discussion about math: "Well, see, the probabilities of passing vs failing really are static DC's, therefore it is a simple function of...

Nothing special, is not a matter of special generation rules... is a matter of how analytical and tactical my players are... When they built their characters, they literally went through the skill list and said, "Ok, who is covering ... ?" on each one, to make sure all were covered, then...

Sorry if I am posting a lot, but at work, and have not much to do, so I keep constant eye on forums to get as much assistance as possible =) Elites usually get 1.5 attacks per round, or 3 per 2... reason is, most elites have a way of retaliating for different actions. Best case of this is the...

Out of maybe 60 encounters, the players have felt a "twinge" of fear only 3 times, and then it was only for a round or two each time... One was chapel with an elite skullcleaver and an elite hexer, with some buddies... just a brutal fight, and probably the only time the group made a tactical...

Well, my group is Uber-Tactics people, group of semi-genius types, so I have to do more than just throw stuff together... I have to design the dungeon or setting, down to last detail of what wood they used to make the table, etc etc... And I have to make encounters that are truly challenging...

DM's guide says easy way to make a monster elite is to add a template, make a solo by adding two templates... Small selection of templates in DM's Guide, and one or two more in forgottent realms books... but are there any others out there that are official?

I know Several others & I have been trying to come up with a concept ranger of Barbarian Hurler type, that specializes in spears/javelins instead of a bow... so at least one group believes that the ranger ranged powers are meant to be used with thrown as well as fired weapons...

That is because Spells, Dragons, Psionic Power, and Realism all go together, right? "One of these things... is not like the other... One of these things..." :p

After several hours of research, and debating over this issue, I have arrived at a sure-fire solution that requires a tiny bit of alchemy, some thievery and subterfuge, and a stout fighter type for backup in case things get hairy... Have your alchemist mix drinks for your dm, until he passes...

I am trying to create a wizard/swordmage hybrid w/the PP for corellon, so, I actually like being able to swing my sword and have a chance at hitting an enemy, unlike in previous editions where a blade-singer type was utterly useless...

Looks awesome, I personally would trade the xp charts because the way we run our games, xp is always balanced, all the way across, even in 3.x it was ruled that no one EVER lost xp, it ruined the fun, made things complicated, etc etc... But otherwise, those look great, I would like to get a set...

I am still trying to figure out how any party fails skill challenges... I ran two challenges so far in my campaign (2 modules, 1 per moduel), first one was as per the DM's Guide, and second was as per the errata. First one was 8 successes before 4 failures: the end result 8 successes 3 failures...

I think that we have already discussed that dragon breath is not a flat plane... :p

How about this for a method... Instead of altering the wand implement paragraph as per PHB... make a set of superior woods/materials for wands, for instance level 1 - 10 Cherrywood : +1 Proficiency bonus Maplewood : +2 Squares range on ranged powers Oak : +2...

I have a simple question, is it possible for a group of enemies to actively hinder a skill challenge? For instance, during an encounter with goblins, there is a trap. The players go about a skill challenge with the trap. 1: Could goblins attempt to shoot at the control box in an attempt to...

How about instead, make it the wizard equivalent of the fighter bonus, which imo would make sense... Wand of Accuracy: Spells you cast through your wand are more likely to hit their target. You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls made with powers including the implement keyword while channeling...

Except that the pact blade is not an immediate action, note that I said non-imm. In equipment section of PHB, it just says whenever a creature that is cursed attacks the warlock with a melee attack, the pact blade goes off. No immediate about it.

Which makes things fun, if the enemy turns out to be a minion, the a lot of timing issues come up... Simple action, Warlock casts Eldritch Blast. non-imm. interrupt Reaction, Minion takes a swipe at warlock. non-imm. interrupt reaction, warlock's pact blade goes off. Reaction, Minion Dies...

I could see that... each has its own brain with 2 int each...lol Swordmage marks one, paladin marks one, fighter marks one... I have a 6 person party, so I always think of 6 people parties now... right now, my group would is SM, Fighter, Cleric, Warlord, Rogue, Ranger My group would mark two...