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As far as major changes to stats I think +2 to a fixed stat per race with a floating +2 to any other stat would keep flavor while retaining flexibility. Example: Dwarf = +2 Con then a +2 to anything else, so you can play the Smart Dwarf or the Strong Dwarf or the Graceful Dwarf or the Like-able...

Yeah it's kind of strange after going through the news- More Realms and something about Ravenloft. Between that, Essentials, and Gamma World as a kind of side project, it seems like the solid focus of 2008-2009-early 2010 is a lot more scattered now with books in different sizes and formats...

One man's musings - I think if you're looking at the older settings, you need to look at what makes them special and how would it be handled for 4th: -Dragonlance - Epic storyline, lots of Dragons, high fantasy + magic weapons at the center of the major story...I see a lot of potential, but...

Couple of points here: "One of the questions I ask is why WotC would ever want to re-release Greyhawk. They might get some sales based on nostalgia, but what really sets it apart enough to draw in a new crowd?" To this I answer "Red Box" as in new 4E Essentials Red Box. Apparently WOTC believes...

6 months and the rage still boils...

I totally agree with some of the posts above that discuss checking the math on PC's as a DM especially at the first few levels and especially in a new game system. Going back to the OP though, would you go so far as to require the CB to make that easier? I DM far more than I play and I can say...

I think the use/non-use of CB does impact the "standard" expectations for campaigns in general. 1st ed locally the standard was PHB and then the question was how much Dragon material would the DM allow. Later UA was another yes/no depending on the DM. 2nd ed it was PHB + would the DM allow...

I'm curious about those using it to "check the math" etc. - what did you do for 3rd edition? 2nd? 1st? Pathfinder? How about if your group decided to play Hero or GURPS or M&M? I like the character builder but the idea of requiring it because you can't trust the players to make a character...

I can't see them releasing SAGA Generic Edition because mechanically they have moved on to 4th edition, and as the upcoming Gamma World set shows, that's the way they are going. There's no need to maintain a separate rule system from a defunct game line. You're more likely to see a Star...

I have owned all 4 versions (though I recently dumped my d20 set - no takers on playing it in almost 10 years, time to go!) and the original has the most crunch and the most flavor built into its rules, but it is a lot more rules-heavy. If you have a group of veterans who like earlier versions...

I DM'd for an 8-player party for most of 3rd edition, but when we took a break then decided to try 4th edition this year I ended up with 4 players and the difference is amazing, and has nothing to do with the edition. - There's no room for side conversations -everyone is focused on the game...

HA! Mr Mona... The OGL had a huge impact - it allowed other companies to legitimately get on the D&D bandwagon for the first time in a long time, letting them sell some of those products while doing their other thing too. Green Ronin did all kinds of interesting things within the OGL (Freeport...

I'm not too worried about my players finding this as they don't really hang out here and they don't know my screen name. That does lead into one potential problem - there are some mentions above about optimizing characters and tailoring them for certain fights, and I'm not sure how much of that...

Alright I like what I see so far so I'll be a little more specific. My encounter areas are using +0 to +2 for most battles but as the big bad in my 1st level area I'm using the ubiquitous Young White Dragon. Not too tough but it should cap things off nicely. I have a series of areas of...

I am about to start running my first 4th edition campaign - I am setting up encounters and I notice the DMG says that monster more than Party Level + 7 make for bad encounters. I believe I saw somewhere else that it's best to keep it to lvl plus 5. So let me ask the DM's out there who have been...

Hey Jack, I am about to start my first 4th ed campaign ( after much 1st-2nd-3rd) and reading this thread and your epic virgin thread have been a big help in the "things to watch out for" department and the "cool ideas to steal" department too.

Just wanted to say thanks to evryone for this thread - I am preparing for my first 4E campaign as well and there was a lot of good information here.

Yep, they could have said suitable for levels 1-30 BECAUSE THE SPHERE OF ANNIHILATION CARES NOT WHAT LEVEL YOU ARE!

I've been out of touch and wondering this myself - thanks to Whizzbang for asking. Necromancer made some great stuff and I ended up integrating most of it into my Scarred Lands campaign that ran for 2 years. We used Tomb of Abysthor alone for 6 months of play. To Clark and those guys - From at...

I have limited 4th ed experience but I can tell you that in my many 3rd edition games the dividing line of combat was how quick the melee characters got into hand to hand with the opposition. Opening rounds could be dicey and might take more time as people positioned themselves and decided on...