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Tiamat is Huge? That's lame, in my opinion. The reasoning behind changing Tiamat's size to accomodate the mini Aspect of Tiamat seems strange, since Orcus is Gargantuan despite the fact that the Aspect of Orcus is Large. Dragons are stronger the larger they are. The most powerful dragon of all...

YES! 4E with 1E feel has an immense appeal, at least to me. Although 4E is a very solid game, I feel that it has moved too far away from the feel of gygaxian D&D. Check out the magic items in the 4E PHB - or the adventurer's vault for that matter - where are all the crazy, bizarre and outright...

Has anyone updated their screens yet? i.e. shameless bump

I've come to believe that one of the most frustrating points of 4E IMHO, is the huge number of hit points certain monsters have (most notably solo monsters, but also, to a certain degree, elite monsters). Fights against such creatures tend to be fast and furious for the first few rounds (as...

How about this variant (only available out of combat, i.e. as a "surprise attack" against a helpless opponent, sneaking up on a sleeping foe, etc): You automatically inflict a critical hit (no roll required), but if you make a basic attack vs. Fortitude, the foe is instantly slain.

The new powers are nice, but as others have pointed out earlier, they come across as slightly boring and/or generic. I'm waiting for the rituals. Edit: Illusory Wall is cool.

Hi, I have a couple of questions regarding how to narrate some actions to my players (I'm the DM). First, a warrior-type wearing fullplate is attacked by a wolf. I say to the player: The wolf bites you, take 5 damage. The player responds: I'm wearing fullplate, how can the wolf damage me with...

Interesting stuff. Keep on posting!

One thing I liked regarding damage, death and hp in 3E, was the potential of killing someone outright with a single blow if the enemy was completely helpless. The classic case in my campaign was a rogue infiltrating a brigand lair, sneaking from tent to tent and slitting the throats of several...

That cover truly does suck. As does the PHB and MM covers. I have the same problem with the FRCS cover as I do with the PHB and MM covers. They say little or nothing about the campaign setting (or in the case of the core books, about the game). We get a large picture of Drizzt, nothing else. Is...

Any reviews yet? I'm very curious as to how Fantasy Concepts treats magic (preferably I would like to see something similar to the Force Powers from SWSE, expanded to include fantasy staples such as animate dead, teleport, summon demon, etc).

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This is something I'm worried about as well. It would be extremely cool if a 4E designer/playtester chimed in on this.

The question is, how much hp does your "average" 30th level fighter have? Already at higher levels in D&D, there is something absurd about the super-heroish scale of power. How would you translate this scenario into D&D game terms: An experienced fighter hero gets cornered by five rookie guards...

YES! YES! YES! Excellent cover. WoTC, heed our call, make this the cover of the PHB!

I agree that actual art is better than the 3E faux tome-look. However, I would have preferred another artist. On second thought: the same artist but a different sensibility. I love the picture by WAR that depicts a group of adventurers encountering a green dragon (it was a 4E promotion picture)...

Hi, I was wondering if you guys think whether the cover art of the core books that we've been shown are the "final" covers or just "mock" covers? I especially despise the PHB cover.

For me personally, the far most important things are: 1. Easier to DM, less prep time (particularly regarding high-level play) 2. Simpler monsters (no more extraplanar creatures with 10+ spell-like abilities) 3. A change in art & flavour (less dungeon-punk, less comic-style art). I also...

I agree.