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I didn't appreciate that that LoH was a minor action. Thanks for the tip. We are coming out of a very, very long 3e campaign and are trying to avoid some of the roles and expectations from that game so there are some artificial limitations. But not on your advice. Thanks. Edit: to be more...

People simply didn’t go out into groups of five or so to fight as a tactical element until the 20th century. And a fire squad doesn’t use a bow. Aboriginal hunting groups were using a different kind of bows in totally different circumstances. The kind of bows we are talking about, at the...

Read page 290 of the Player's Handbook. It is pretty much all there. And if it isn't there ... then it isn't there, if you know what I mean.

Just to play Devil's Advocate...this ain't 3e. At any given level you shouldn't assume a primary attack will hit at any better than even-money or so.

From my simpleton interpretation it seems pretty cut and dry. The specific rule of the feat means you get an OA towards someone who enters an adjacent square whether they teleoported, shifted or God himself wished them there. I am not sure of why the debate. From the flavor aspect, the...

I am playing a 2nd level human inspiring Warlord (Str: 16, chr: 16). There is no cleric in the party and for historical reasons there probably won't be for a long while. I am the busy-body of the group (though I am am definitely a 4th edition novice) and love the fact that, as a warlord, I can...

I would also like to add that I have been lurking at Enworld for years and, too often, when people have significant disagreements over this many pages it devolves into snarkiness and name calling. Everyone participating in this thread deserves credit and thanks for remaining civil and interesting.

While I think your interpretation of how the world might look given the teleportation circles is entirely plausible and defensible, it is not how my world would look or, I suspect, most campaigns. Temples and Arcane academies will simply not allow their inner sanctums to be become magical bus...

How many 15th level knights are there? How likely is the lord to go to a secondary market to purchase expensive items rather than relying on a trusted vendor? Do the lords and guild have trusted crafters to make exactly what they want? Do rich people tend to use eBay for expensive, important...

I think the point is that macroeconomics is a bit different, and understanding how to work eBay or even game the stock market doesn’t imply knowledge of macroeconomics (not that I am particularly knowledgeable). Over the course of this thread there have been many examples of why, in particular...

I am sorry but I do not buy this premise. I'd think that adventurers and soldiers who lived long enough to be able to afford magic would be a fraction of an already small market. Most buyers would be collectors or wealthy people making vanity purchases. Also, to reference your much earlier...

I think the 20% is really an aggragate. Maybe if you role play it out you may get 10% of the value of an item since it is "so last season" or "no one buys Halberds anymore; these days its all about Voulges." Later you may 40% on "particularly fabulous bedazzled magic sweater." Assume it works...

Since you are well-versed in economics, are you also unhappy with the inelastic cost of mundane items? Shouldn't the rules include a chart that modifies the cost of an item based on its distance from the commodity used to craft the item and the quality and safety of the roads used to transport...

Example? I know that someone in my party will almost certainly start with a streetwise check. I’ll make the DC a gimme and lead them to a tavern. I know that Dave the Rogue likes to role play so he will probably go into the tavern and start chatting people up. He will meet Sleazy Guy. A failed...

I agree that there would likely be specialized merchants and that the players may know how to get more value from their sales. This, of course, is where the SKILL CHALLENGE comes into play. For those of us who are not even remotely interested in this kind of thing, we can dump our items quick...

No offense, by why does it seem that the detracters of the 1/5 rule" are obtusely ignoring Skill Challenges? For parties that prefer to hand-wave the economics there is a hard and fast rule. On the other hand, a DM can use Skill Challenges to create an entire campaign aroung commerce if they...

I would also argue that pages 70 -76 of the DMG include all the rules a DM needs if the party wants to get full value for their magic items.

I am curious how many people in this discussion have worked is a field like antiques or art. Take Modern-era furniture, for instance. (something I have a bit of familiarity with). “Pickers” hunt down estate sales, look in old barns and beat on bushes looking for things of value that they can get...

I don’t often post but I am ashamed to admit that this post really rubbed me the wrong way. In my impression, the OP was really describing a campaign based almost exclusively on magic-users stepping all over everyone else. A problem since first edition that, I hope, has been resolved in 4th...

Philosophers and theologians have been arguing this for thousands of years. Who would have thought this eternal question has finally been answered. And on a roleplaying game discussion board no less!