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This is much less extensive then what you seem to be going for, but the simplest method would be to simply use the spell schools combined with spell levels as big versions of skill trees (ie. to learn a 3rd level evocation spell you must know at least 2 2nd level evocation spells. The number of...

This is an idle thought and may not be worth the bookkeeping, but what people think about the idea of modeling the intoxicated condition is a combination of temporary points, and DM hit point tracking. In that case, the DM would not notify the player of the amountdamage that was being done to...

Looks like the only update is the addition of the minds of madness adventure. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

The problem with coming with a specific vision of what you want Dungeons & Dragons to be, is that while it might be a moral victory, by and large the player population has indicated that they don't appreciate that. The common complaint about 4e was that well it might be a great game, it wasn't...

If those stores aren't available, you can get similar modular shelving at a Lowes or Home Depot. It's usually called utility shelving, and is a great option for overflowing bookcases. I use it for my endless series of 1000+ page medical books and it holds up well. Plus, it's easy to...

Reading the playtest, I'm happy as a pack of kittens fighting a commoner. That is to say I might lose one or two things I like, but I'm assured of my eventual victory.

Although others have alluded to this, it is also important to consider the rate of advancement in light of this being a playtest situation. They may have artificially increased the rate of advancement in order to receive feedback across many different levels in an effort to get a sense of how...

It's also important because although we know that picking individual feats is definitely going to be option, we don't know if it will be the normative mode of play any given table or losted as an option. I for one would be happy to do away with individual feat selection. I think it leads to a...

Plus, when you degenerate into law vs chaos a lot of culture is lost as well. Next thing you know, elves forget how to be anything but fighter-mages, language degenerates until thieves and and hobgoblins speak the same gutteral tongue, and basically we're all screwed.

I would argue that there's really no such thing as power creep before an edition is defined Power creep could either be argued in relation to earlier in the edition, such as caused by splat books, or as having character that has significantly more power than similar characters in prior editions...

It's odd formatting, but there actually is unaligned listed at the top of the next page.

Reading through the section on the ability scores and DC in the DM guidelines PDF, a constitution check is called for as the concentration check of this edition. Depending on how you plan to play your wizard, this might play a role there. I agree that it probably won't be the most common...

I actually like how it works. It implies that it doesn't come up with the weaker creatures, you either miss the entirely or you squash them like a bug. It may come up with the more heavily armored creatures, imagine injuring the forearm of someone blocking your blow with a shield. The fact...

Mark me down as a vote for random treasure tables as well. They allow the world to become a little more organic, where the path that character development takes is influenced by happenstance, rather than planned out. One of my most fun characters was a ranger who ended up an axe of hurling...

I'll admit, as someone who did he bulk of his play in BECMI and 2nd edition, I found the "action economy" of 4E jarring when I returned to play. Even the phrase itself "action economy" implies that actions are incredibly precious, which leads to a protracted effort to ensure none are wasted...

I admit to having a soft spot in heart for Thac0. Unfortunately, that soft spot lowers my armor class from 6 to 8 (no armor but very dexterous at baseline) meaning a fourth level cleric with a strength of 17 would require a (18-1-8 ) 9 to hit me. Sent via forum runner and calculated from memory

Not that I would count myself as a huge market, (although I spend more money than I should :) ) but I actually got back into playing d&d after a hiatus during 3rd edition due to the release of essentials. I am a bright analytical fellow ( a physician in fact) but I admit I suffered from a...

You're not showing the proper independent spirit. The rules were to make up your own rules. It was our way of sticking it to the man :)

Actually, that's a pretty fair description of how we ran 1e/2e in every group I played with. I would have to concur it made combat dramatically faster. For most "regional" effects i.e. exploding traps and the like, we used at arbitrary "the trap effects 1d4 of you... mechanic and assigned...

One other thought, if you choose to use some sort of magic use nullifying bonds, it might be interesting to let the party collect them after they break free. This would change them from being an arbitrary function of the scenario into an interesting magical item the party might be grateful for...