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Now has there been any word on any correlation between the minis and the monster manuals/vaults, or even with iconic racial paragons? Given the competitive nature of the game to come, there could be something like 4 infantry, 1 commander, 2 artillery, a leader, and some sort of iconic or legend...

I kind of like them. They are what elves once were, before they sullied themselves in the mortal world. They are intimately linked to the Feywild, and fit the popular niche of high elf. Eladrin overlap elves in many ways all the same- but that's probably because they are the combined elves of...

You cut to the quick, sir. 3e has sailed for WotC, something many of us agree with. It's not a slight on your edition of choice. I was simply prefacing my comment about WotC building on the current edition fan base, whom they still have.

Hoping for the official announcement of the new 2012 campaign setting and how Menzo really is just a stand alone Paragon product with this year's tile and mini support.

Running M1: Gallery of the Hate Blossom, I had the half-marilith/half-medusa lich petrify and smash three adventurers who dared face her, one of them twice in the same combat. They luckily had an 'Amulet of Amon Rul' with 3 'resurrection' charges, which they put to good use throughout the...

I think you're right, they do have their strategy planned and we're just waiting to hear it. I'm all for either scenario, though, communion or isolation. Honestly, my main concern is the continuance of my edition of choice, whether by opening it up OGL style or through continued control by WotC...

Just posing interesting conversation along the same vein of this thread, impossible or not. And I think some insightful thoughts have spawned from it. I would be thrilled if they released a 4e OGL, though, maybe after 5e becomes their main focus. I think that would be the biggest thank you they...

I treated the battlefield on three planes, the ground level, the dragon's body, and in the air. 'The Mountain that Moves' was meant for PCs on his body, which was predominantly just the warden. He managed all of his skill checks to remain mounted on the dragon, while also climbing from the tail...

I think Chris Perkins is the guy giving me hope for the future of D&D. His design work, advice column, general approach to DMing, Iomandra campaign, and union of new and old are all inspiring. He is such a positive force and one of the faces of the brand. I'm a serious fan. Thane will be...

I didn't want to hijack the Kronos thread, but in the same spirit of alternative solos, I've tried my hand at a home brew system I would utilize again. In a Paragon capstone encounter with a monumental (250 square wide token on Maptool) green progenitor wyrm, I needed a different approach to...

Awesome stuff, man. I think the two-column stat block is initially intimidating, but manageable, and I love your encounter work in general. I admire anyone pushing the design space like your previews for the Vampire Bestiary. Can't wait to purchase it. I have my own kind of super-solos I'll...

Hehe, fair enough, but taking the improbability out of the equation, I really do wonder what would happen. That said, it's completely off topic...

I'd be upset, but I'd keep playing 4e, support the clones as they came about, and probably diversify my play with different systems. But nothing is going to drag me back to 3e. I'm more interested in a thread 'What if the OGL was somehow revoked'.

Your beef is with James Wyatt, I think, and we all agree some initial PR for 4e was terrible. His quote seems like a really easy shot at 4e after 3+ years, when many of us 4thers share the same opinion as you AND successfully use the current edition to meet our desires. Skill challenges and...

Artifacts and boons are my favorite types of magic items, but as for specifics, I kind of like my homebrew stuff best. It's personal, it's player-specific, and they're fun to create. My game is a little hardcore at times, and the items need to be equally so. Fourthcore Armory is full of...

I was on the verge of posting a reply very much like yours, and now you convinced me. The art of 4e, at times, was brilliant. If and when 5e comes around, my request is to break from Wayne Reynolds style entirely and build a visual identity beyond the cartoonish- basically Michael Komarck and...

I think I'm going to have to take the exact opposite stance here. As technology keeps pushing the boundaries of social interaction, facilitating conversation and cooperation from anywhere at any time, RPGs will experience a golden age like nothing prior. I hope it'll be D&D that does this, but...

This was inspired by Crucible of the Gods, but I think it’d make a pretty sweet campaign setting... Notes: Firstly, I like justifying adventuring, dungeon crawling, and D&Disms as vital to the world's survival. I think the moral shift which has fairly ruthless and greedy dungeoneers becoming...

4e has really liberated me as a DM. I can focus on fun and creative stories, less on frustrating minutia. I really feel I have a handle on the crunch, and the chassis really allows me to build the worlds I want without the sacred cows and built-in assumptions weighing on me. The official and...

Not sure how he feels about it, or how much his preference will affect 5e as part of a design group. While my hope is 5e is informed by 4e, it's too soon to speculate on 5e. I just don't like him living in the 4e house and not contributing. Then again, considering how long it takes for...