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If by similar you mean recordings of actual play sessions, I compile a weekly list of the various podcasts and post them in threads like this: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=228310 (See the Actual Play section). If you mean similar as in D&D 4E, none yet aside from what's posted by WotC.

Sounds right. Based on the playtest report, I think this was originally roll 2d20s on the attack roll, pick highest then nerfed to Dex +4 vs AC and now the final version is Dex +2 vs AC. You're trading damage for accuracy. And +2 is a big bonus.

Tabletop RPG (Mostly) General Discussions/Reviews/Everything Else * Pulp Gamer episodes: Toledo (The Game Kennel). * Geek Radio Daily episodes: May 22, 23, 27, 28; Balticon Panel: End of a Podcasting Era (GRD Bonus Episode), Balticon (GRD Weekly). * Fell Calls!, a podcast on the Iron Kingdoms...

You gain flexibility outside of your niche/role. It's not a lucrative choice for everyone all the time but it's there.

You're not just burning up a feat. You're trading one special power for another. Remember that uber-cool technique I was going to learn from my master? Well, I studied a different technique instead from this Wizard... And if it bothers you so much, your character can always learn a lower-level...

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It's cinematic logic. PCs aren't the same as minions/mooks/stormtroopers. The former are heroes, the latter aren't. This kind of mechanic can be seen in other RPGs. In Savage Worlds, it's the Wild Die mechanic (not everyone has them) and/or fate chips. In L5R, it could be the lack of void...

Inserting "If the DM allows it" every other page or so can be redundant. And no to ambiguous rules of playing the game. D&D isn't trying to be a generic roleplaying system. There is a specific, common ground to play it (i.e. kill monsters, get loot) and gaming groups transition from there (i.e...

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If as a player, I saw the GM's notes, that may be very well true. But as a player, what's probably going through my mind is what skills can I use to help in this encounter? Sure, the group might think "hey, let's use Diplomacy" at the outset and keep at it. But if the DC is too high, they...

It's not in the stated rules but I think the suggested applicable skills are a suggestion (i.e. you're playing from a module) rather than a hard-and-fast definitive skill set. As for your Acrobat/History question, I'd probably call it that you can make a History roll and success opens up the...

Most likely yes to both (challenges scale with party level and dictate how much XP it's worth). Basically how "difficult" it is, or how many success vs failures is involved in the challenge. There's probably a chart in the book. There'll most likely be mechanics for it, something along the...

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No problem. =) Also suffering from the same dilemmas. =) But better good problems (choices, choices) than bad problems (lack of choice).

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The latest Pathfinder is up. (Basically you have to redownload the whole thing again.) New classes include the Paladin (d8 hp now) and the Sorcerer (d6 hp).

Yes, that's true. Especially the consequences of their decision part. But as for the decision making process itself, they're not obligated to share it with the rest of us. At least not NOW, several weeks before the license is publicly released. You can scream, complain, praise WotC when the...

First off, to those who want to know about the GSL now--honestly, WotC is not bound to share its information publicly. If you want to give them feedback (and they are reading the boards), there's the respective threads here at ENWorld. The public, or even the publishers themselves, are entitled...

Those with the conspiracy theories. Unfortunately, not everyone is as understanding.