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Not much change, just worth mentioning. I don't want to get into a 3E vs 4E argument. Suffice to say, the former was an escalation of immunities on both sides of the table (immune to crits, immune to various elements, immune to death, etc.) to the point that usage of several abilities on the...

Space and (design) time? Well, not ALL the monsters have "save or die". And if you noticed, those kinds of effects are only available at the Paragon and Epic tier. Besides, we don't want to coddle our players too much. Death is still very much possible in 4E. As for PCs not having it, the...

Criticals in 4E, especially at higher levels, is actually swingy (then again, my players were using Vorpal/Vicious/Berserker weapons). However, the caveat here is that it's one-sided. Players have awesome criticals. Majority of the monsters don't (the scimitar-wielding monsters are the...

I've re-skinned the Naga Primordial as an Aspect of Tiamat. =) I mean come one, five heads, various types of breath weapons and resistances...

I've run Shadowfell for 2~3 players. I didn't give them an inflated point buy nor did I give them extra levels. I just removed monsters. Usually it's a 1:1 ratio, except in the case of minions which is 4:1. So if you have 3 players, you can remove 2 monsters from each encounter.

The Action Surge was helpful in getting the Warlod hit with Lead the Attack. A +5~+6 bonus is nothing to sneeze at. At that point, it's still difficult to hit the Pit Fiend but they didn't need 19's or 20's anymore. And by then, they piled on the status effects. The henchmen were focusing...

Combat Advantage and Action Surge gives a +5 bonus total. The Cleric also had a zone which gave a small power bonus. The Warlord hit with Lead the Attack so... As for the defenses, it was more on the leaders healing. I rolled a few 1's and 2's but for the most part, I was hitting.

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It's awesome! Don't share thet OPs experiences. Characters are very much unique from each other.

I'd just like to share that I threw a Pit Fiend (AC 44) against 7 Level 20 PCs (attack bonus of 23~26) and they did manage to hit and kill it. Superior tactics came into play (i.e. Combat Advantage) as well as judicious use of various abilities (i.e. Cleric and Warlord Buffs, armor penalties of...

It's also best to listen to podcasts when you're doing something else (i.e. driving, jogging, etc.). It's not optimal to listen to podcasts as your sole activity.

D&D-specific podcasts: Radio Free Hommlet (really love this podcast as far as 4E is concerned) The Tome Show (for all things D&D--including Pathfinder and other d20 stuff--and includes reviews & interviews) 3.5 Private Sanctuary (if you're still in the 3.xx phase...) D&D Podcast (from the...

I'd say they'd actually die if they're affected by some sort of ongoing damage (either an actual Condition or being in a damaging aura). Also, area effects (from both sides of the table) are also likely to be causing deaths to dying characters. In my high level game, no deaths yet due to...

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It should be in last week's compilation.

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You're in the 4th Edition Rules forum so I don't think anyone else will mistake it for a different edition. For me "Petrified" counts as dead. Sure, you can be returned back to normal once the battle is over via a Ritual but aside from that (and that's assuming somebody knows that particular...

As far as 4E game design goes, I'll second this assessment. =)