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Marking completely changed the combats my characters went through. The Paladin was able to use the mark to draw opponents from other characters having their asses handed to them. It was a nice strategic option for the game and in the end cost the poor Paladin his life. He over estimated his...

So the spell caster takes a hit while trying to cast a spell. Does he still get to cast the spell? Any checks or save required?

Another option for the player stuff is to have it sold back into the town of Winterhaven. The spy could sell it and while shopping, the PCs see their stuff and realize there is a snitch inside the town. It could be a few days or weeks before it shows up in town, but it provides another plot hook.

I am a bit disappointed in the first two combat encounters. They seem too similar. Both are ambushes by the same type of creatures using the same map. That is the only map of the Kings Road that I can find. It is not that either encounter is bad individually, but back to back it seems like...

The Axis & Allies chips are too small to be used under the mini bases. You cannot see the chips.

One more question. Is a blast 3 really a 3x3 square of breath for the dragonborn or is it a 3 square long line or.....

Then it just uses one of the targets healing surges. That makes sense. I thought the target using his standard action was a weird way to execute in combat healing.

Clerics Healing word power has an effect of :The target can spend a healing surge and regain additional 1d6 HP. I took this to mean the target has to spend a standard action on their turn to get the 1d6 HP. Am I reading that correctly? I also believe this is the clerics only healing ability...

The penalty for long range is -2

Thanks everyone, that was fast. The test combat was fun (even though it was just me). It plays a lot more like a 3rd or 4th level combat than a first. I will have to make sure I do not reference things as minions during play, it will key the players not to waste powers on them. I learned a...

I took the 5/10 to mean shot range up to 5 squares, Long range 6-10. I just could not find it for the dagger. Thanks

But you only get one second wind per encounter. In my practice combat, the wizard ended up being exposed and was hit by several javalins and then the slinger targeted him. He used his Second wind and then the Cleric used his healing word which allowed a healing surge on the wizards turn for...

As DM's how are you planning on tracking Bloodied, marked etc. I have a magnetic board I use for initiative and I am thinking of getting different color magnets to signify different things. I also thought of small red chips to put under the bases of bloodied miniatures on the board. What are...

I just ran the Kobold combat by myself to get a feel for the combat and have a few questions. 1. What is the throwing range of a Dagger, I cannot find it on the Rogue's sheet 2. I assume using a healing surge in combat can only be done if the Cleric uses his minor action for his healing...

I thought the exact same thing. A company needs to make manoey and that includes limiting manpower as labor is the most expensive part of almost all business. If the designers are told to write the copy and make sure it is "perfect' and to proof each others work, then I am good with that. I...

Body is great, lots of detail, but the face is way too expressive. It reminds me of the Junk dealer Anakin Skywalker worked for on Tatooine. (just like the pic in the post before mine - I could not see the pic when I first posted)

Those weak ass characters in books almost are always escorted, helped, mentored or protected by powerful characters. D&D would be quite dull if some 10th + lvl NPC's hung around saving the PC's all of the time. Literature never translates well to games, it is why Campaign settings based on...

The printing with all the errata and no human error will be half past the monkey's a$$. There will always be errors in works of this size. Heck, this post probably has its own share of errors.

Nice review. I think that the early levels may seem more cumbersome vs previous versions due to the increased options, powers, being bloodied etc. This may quickly balance out in favor of being simplified as the characters gain levels, but only playing will tell. I think the streamlining was...

I voted the same way, but after 3.0 I decided I did not need tons of class options and that they did not help me enjoy the game. In 3.5, i only bought a handful of books, much much more picky in my selections.