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    Skill Challenge to (temporarily) replace Combat

    Game feels out of date so I might quit. You have 99,999 to choose from. I'm sure there are super computers that can run many situations through controlled tests. And if a human make the game it's all been prepared in advance. You could make it harder or easier depending on you and the DM...
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    Defenses and To Hits for Your Party ~ Averages

    Topic - 3 out of 5. :razz: There's too much philosophy on the subject for an adequate answer imo. If you want a cutthroat character you'll spend as much time necessary to optimize it. It depends how much work you want to put into it. Since DnD is mostly a non-competitve game I don't think...
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    4.0 Everett, WA.

    New player to DnD here. I don't want to play in the Wednesday Encounters. I won a level 4-7 adventure and want to move up in the game. Shoreline, Edmonds, Everett, and Marysville are the main locations. I know of a good place in Everett and Marysville. If it's further than the listed...
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    NEWB need ADVICE

    What I can tell from 4.0 One controller WIS based to assist the party in the dungeons. One defender to take the beating. And someone CHA based to get by the skill challenges. Looks like strikers and leaders are the least important imo. The three listed above can deal damage but not as well...
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    The big boss guy runs away, how do I make this not feel like cheating?

    I need to write a comprehensive book on fiction and politics. It's basically the 'Borg' idea with the introduction of the Queen. Before the Borg Queen came along we had this race without a leader. Individuals of a combined mind. Unless our thoughts are linked like a psion everyone had their...
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    Assassination of the Prince

    A more clever title is 'Prince Sassy.' You could have your group hired by the Drow to send him a message of the meeting site. It could be rigged to get the Prince and your team will have to fight off the Prince's elite guards to escape. After a couple normal battles before hand of course...
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    My First campaign: Need Dming advice/tips

    The DnD Wiki's should cover this online. The hardest thing I've noticed is remembering all the bonuses and keeping people interested in the game. In a private situation I'd overbook the party at 6 in case a couple wanted to drop. Some groups might change the number of enemies on the map based...
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    Focused Talent: Worth it or not?

    There's a Psion now. Battlemind wasn't enough? I guess I would like the one that hits Will over the one that marks from a distance. I'm not sure if Psion and Battlemind have chainmail like Invoker. Don't show me I'll look it up if I create one of those two characters mentioned first.
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    I Need Help Developing a Quest. Suffering from Serious Writer's Block.

    I'm glad they had fun. I'm sure this story fits under the 36 stories on Wiki and/or the 7 plots. Do we need to find plot 8 and story 37 to impress people these days?
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    Seeking input: Creating some tough moral choices.

    1. I will take his place 2. I will return it to her 3. I will tell him the truth 4. I will let her go 5. I will do what he asks I'm going to be cheesy because the questions have been answered satisfactory already. A basic possession spell? I will take his place by possessing him then return...
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    Are You Using Skill Checks and Skill Challenges

    To a veteran like me the justification doesn't matter as much. ;) I've played many games where I can skip the dialogue and/or turn the animation off. But to give the game spice it's nice to keep the skill challenges. I did crash the cart that stranded us for a day. A bard doesn't have a good...
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    December: What are you reading?

    Articles on astronomy and the discovery of exoplanets far away like a twin Earth.
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    Questions You Want Answered When You Die

    How many times has life happened? Explanations for abstract ideas like how something natural can be made better and/or worse?
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    Books vs Home written adventures?

    We should have enough time to vary them. One day an LFR, another your own concoction.
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    Are You Using Skill Checks and Skill Challenges

    Should but 'How' before topic title. You only want a 'yes' or a 'no' answer. Yes.
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    Shuriken vs. Hand Crossbow: What's the Point of Shuriken?

    My Invoker can use a hand crossbow and not a shuriken. There's the availability factor.
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    Lolth takes Rio de Janeiro (was: The drow pantheon)

    Cool. Might be able to handle my level 99 Terra from FFVI. If it gets too modern with grenades I might consider replaying modern shooters again.
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    A Brush With The BBEG

    We're following the plot overcoming the monster. Werewolves are good as long as they don't buy from Acme. Only so many things can happen in fiction with fixed plots like these. In RL something might happen once. Is there a way to have multiple outcomes?
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    How Often do your Players Backtrack?

    Are you going to compare answers year by year? I'm pretty sure it doesn't happen that often unless your DM has a bad memory. In video games yes. In DnD hardly. It's better to improvise here imo.
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    So, how many are avoiding Essentials?

    I'm getting in my two cents before I buzz off. 100,000 members could clutter the forum space. I learned the game has been around for a few decades at this time. I'm pretty sure fighter has been overplayed. My first character wasn't an essential.
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