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  1. Old Gumphrey

    D&D 4E 4e: the metagame.

    That sounds totally awesome, sign me up. So you either ignore PC abilities that operate on the bloodied condition, or you keep track of all of it yourself while you're trying to DM? That sounds totally awesome, sign me up. I hate talking with my friends. Again, sign me up! I think you're...
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    Cheating cheaters

    I love how the posting rate triples when there's mention of girl on girl fondling.
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    Cheating cheaters

    I'm surprised 75% of the things said in this thread need to be said. Cheating isn't a play style.
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    Cheating cheaters

    Yeah...I honestly can't believe that people are actually defending cheating. You can rationalize it however you like, but cheating is cheating, and cheating isn't acceptable. Playstyle? Seriously, I laughed out loud in a quiet computer lab. Maybe I'll sleep until 12:30 and show up at my 9 to 5...
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    11 Reasons Why I Prefer D&D 4E

    Use more minions, guys. Seriously. =) It doesn't have to be 5 regular monsters, or 5 minions, or 50 minions. You can have a couple regulars and 8-10 minions. It really works. Honest. I think part of it is the learning curve, and also people just hashing and hemming and hawing over every...
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    Anemic Horses

    Yeah, I pretty much know that a real Earth horse can't strap on 720 lbs. and haul balls for eight hours. I just offered a quick fix to get D&D horses to be able to carry human riders. Honestly, half that figure should be reasonable if you get a really beefy horse. Yes, rage drakes are cooler...
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    Experiences with the updated Skill Challenge?

    We tried the new DC's for a session. We did 3 skill challenges without a single failure, rolled our eyes, and went back to the old system (but without adding another +5 for skill checks). Since then, skill challenges feel great.
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    Taking the Dungeon out of D&D = more fun?

    I've had a similar problem. I had a group of 6 level 6 PCs completely dominate an encounter with 5 level 9 monsters by funneling them out through the mouth of a cave. It turned what could have been an exciting and deadly battle into a boring lol-fest as the monsters stupidly exited the cave one...
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    Anemic Horses

    sez you. If I can press 175 lbs over my head, but I can't press 300, it's because I don't have enough muscle. And given what I know about muscle and how and why it weighs several times more than fat, needing another 15 lbs. of it to almost double that figure is pretty close to fact (although...
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    Weapon Balance - A Statistical Analysis

    Sorry if this was covered, but the greatsword and glaive, while they have the lowest damage of the two-handers, also allow you to use Heavy Blade Opportunity, which, if you're a 2H weapon guy, is positively awesome sauce.
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    Anemic Horses

    You do realize "slowed" means your speed gets cut down to 2 squares? IE you're carrying something so heavy that you're moving less than half your normal speed? 1) "That number" came from a 4e warhorse's load figure (18 x 10) which was multiplied by 4 to produce 720. I suggested this because it...
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    Anemic Horses

    I noticed this right away, and it's very dumb. Easily fixed, though: give quadrupeds back their x4 carrying capacity. Then, a warhorse isn't slowed until 720 lbs. Sounds about right to me.
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    FR Zombie Rotters Lvl 1 minions

    Haha. Or, you could just look at zombie rotters and know that they're level 1 minions given a typo.
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    11 Reasons Why I Prefer D&D 4E

    Regarding the feats issue, I don't really see it as a problem. Yeah, you have to do some planning if you really want specific feats at specific times, but it simply doesn't matter as much anymore. Feats just aren't that powerful.
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    NEW TRAPS article!

    Passive perception sort of obviates the need for a 3d6 roll.
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    Is "Shield" too powerful?

    God, I hate buzzwords.
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    Dwarven Fighter Discussion

    All games with shield fighters have allied wizards with Flaming Sphere? And it's always exactly 1 square away from the fighter's target? Interesting. Although, what prevents that wizard from moving the sphere adjacent to the 2H fighter's marked target is beyond me. Probably because if he did...
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    Is "Shield" too powerful?

    Except item powers are notably weaker than class powers as a rule.
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    Dwarven Fighter Discussion

    This. I didn't say "average damage". Besides, why is this point being nitpicked so much? 2H deal more damage, period. A 6d6 + 4 Brute Strike hurts more than a 3d10 + 4 one.
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