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Yeah, it is probably because I'm American. But German as a language, I think, to American ears can sound like a harsh language with very hard sounding words. Unlike French or Spanish which come off a bit more soft. Tee fling sounds soft, fluttering, not demonic or sinister. But again, that...

Hmm, Justice with scissors is awesome. Not silly at all. Thanks Hong. Grrr.

How about a compromise and pronouncing it this way: Just i kiar (with kiar sounding like liar). Those who have pointed out that the word Justicar sounds like Just a car have ruined that word for me now. In return I liked to point out Just a sheer sounds just as silly. Justice with scissors...

Hunter's Quarry Hunter's Quarry is missing from the Class Feature/Exploits for the ranger. When I went to look at the Ranger from DDXP it is strange that WotC put Hunter's Quarry under Class Features but not under Exploits.

This is a very good point.

I would think having a bullet pass through a shoulder you can make a case for but a harpoon that stays lodged and is meant to rip flesh if an attempt to remove it is made? That is one wound that you just don't heal overnight unless you have magic.

But doesn't the Goblin Picador imply that it has to hit enough to be more than a little scratch? The harpoon has to sink in deep enough so that it has enough grabbing power to be able to pull a character to wherever it wants to go.

What I have a problem with here (and I subscribe to the "Hit Points are abstract and loss of hit points does not mean that actual physical damage takes place every time" side) is Consistency. With a creature like the Goblin Picador, every time he "hits" with the harpoon, it has to be physical...

Looks like that would work. Relatively simple and the design seems to match with the fact you want to be able to keep the characters going for longer stretches but still have some repercussions for tough battles. Just a question though: With the spells, if they are lost do they come back...

Has it been explicitly said that you cannot trip unless you have the "Trip" power? Seems like that would be a silly thing for the designers to say and I cannot imagine that this did not come up in playtesting. And it looks like you can still attempt to do things on the fly and get them...

I was thinking of Wound Threshold as an alternative but I do understand how it is more deadly than what you are proposing. As for negative levels, I have never liked those either. Again, too much change goes on. You'd have to modify Saves, BAB, and any other bonuses or class abilities, hps...

Having a Wound Threshold does this. However lower level characters are clearly at more risk to take wounds. All other damage that is not a wound gets healed after combat is over. Again, with a Wound Threshold unless the character has taken a wound they should be at near max capability before...

Wound Threshold Anytime a character takes damage equal to 1/3 of their hit points in one shot they take a wound. Wounds can only be healed quickly through magic. Otherwise the character must rest. Wounds also have some negative effects: 1st 1/3 = Battered Effect: May only take a...

One of the things I have been toying with is: Wounds Only when a character takes damage equal to 1/3 of his total hit points in one hit is it considered a wound. All other damage is considered fatigue, brusies, luck and minor cuts (non-lethal damage). Once an encounter is over and a character...

Is that true? Shields add to reflex defense?

I believe you are correct. Think this applies to all Saving Throws: d20 roll 1-9 Effect continues 10-20 Effect ends.

To me Wisdom would have been better to use here because of its tie into Perception. This is very much like the Monks ability to get a better AC because of high Wisdom. Int would make more sense to be used for Willpower Defense. A sharp mind can better defend itself against mental attacks.

Midnight would seem to do well with 4e in my opinion. It is a serious points of light setting. Also, several of the classes had "tiers" for special abilities that I think would be very similiar to "talents" that 4e is using. Midnight also has ritual spellcasting. Though whether or not it is...

I don't think they would be wasting time, they must have some in-house "how-to" creation structure all ready to go for Feats/Talents/Powers. In the effort to maintain balance within the system I would think this would be just good game design. If this is the case (I hope it is) then it would...

I hope that in the 4e DM's guide we will get some guidelines for creating balanced Feats/Talents/Powers. I don't recall anything like this showing up in the 3rd edtion DM's guide. As a DM I enjoy trying to come up with new and interesting abilities for characters to try out. It wasn't overly...