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In the "Golden Age" thread we have had a couple people mention that their Golden Age of D&D was when playing the game with old high school buddies. I'm using "high school" here as a general label simply alluding to the fact that some of us may have played the game in our younger years with good...

I'm not talking about when the Golden Age was (or is, or will be) for D&D or RPGs or certain companies. I'm talking about you, personally. For me: I'm finding myself spending as much time "daydreaming" about D&D as I ever have in the past. I'm having a blast actually playing the game, so I...

I'm curious as to what others think of these three foundation-setting books: the First, Third, and Fourth Edition DMGs. Me, I think it's helpful to compare them with a "form vs. function" approach. I think the 1E DMG has the best form, but the worst function. I think the 4E DMG has the best...

Guys - Someone had a neat landscape style charsheet that, I think, you used by moving a marble or token to keep track of bonuses and what-not. But I can't find it for the life of me. Anyone know what I'm talking about and have a link? WP

Morrus or anyone else in the know - Just curious as to how EN World is holding up in light of the advent of the new edition of D&D. I think all would agree that we've seen a significant amount of nerd rage on these (and other) boards these past few months. Such shenanigans seem to have faded...

We've been tossing around the idea of fiddling around with the crit hit system in 4e. The auto-max damage thing just doesn't seem to do it for us. That said, we're having a hard time trying to find a replacement with the following principles in mind: (1) Crit resolution needs to be fast. Not as...

Hi: The player of our (only) cleric will not be able to attend a string of upcoming sessions. While we talked about just roughing it without the cleric, that won't work for us. It's a combat-intensive campaign and we need that healer. Badly. So...we talked about options. One guy could run...

I know some folks and some groups do not drink at all, and others treat game night as a "beer & pretzels" type atmosphere. AFAIC, there's no right or wrong answer here. Just curious if imbibing a few drinks is the norm or not. Ergo, a poll. The question: How many alcoholic drinks does an...

Let's look at an example combat with Mike and Joe as the two PCs. They're about to fight a Dragon. Init: Mike: 20. Joe: 17. Dragon: 16. Mike goes first. He moves forward, attacks with some daily, then uses a minor to do something else. Joe's turn. He moves forward, attacks with some daily...

All - I realize this is probably in the wrong forum, but I feel it could be so beneficial for some many folks that it's worth trumpeting. Also, I realize some/most of you may know about this - but everyone should be able to participate in the goodness that is... Asmor's Site. First, you get...

Anyone trying taking a "gestalt" approach and merging the classes down into the various power sources? One of the issues I have with 4E is the limited choices, per level-up, of powers. And I also dislike that our two 5th level fighters are nearly identical (i.e., there's always an 'optimal'...

I haven't seen it, but it looks like the new movie Role Models is going to have a sterotypical D&D geek in it. The same kid who played McLovin in Superbad. Climax of the film is a LARP-like event. Specific review quote: More info at this site: 'Role Models' - Los Angeles Times WP

Fellas: My nerd mind was in full swing the other day and I was considering shifting from a tactical movement-based dungeon exploration mode to a story-based one. My group uses minis and a battle map for fights because they're inherently tactical and we like that, but I'm starting to think that...

If one judges the success of a product based upon how well it sells in the marketplace, 4E is a rampant success. As for its longevity…time, of course, will tell. You cannot simultaneously fix the flaws of 3E while maintaining the revised game’s backward compatibility. You can do one, or the...

I'm sorry if I'm missing something, but I just can't figure this one out. In the DMG, we have a table showing what defenses, attacks, etc. a certain monster should have (based largely on level and role). All well in good. In the text, the DMG discusses how ability scores modify these numbers...

Here's the deal: I am enjoying playing 4e, but I can't curl up with a 4e book any more than I could curl up with a pile of roadkill. The books just seem so clean - too clean. Too formulaic. 3e books were infinitely better in this regard. I may not have used a snippet of Heroes of Horror, but I...

While I'm happy to listen to any opinions on this, I'm really looking for those folks who currently are NOT interested in 4E but potentially WOULD BE interested in 4E if it could capture a "1E feel" ala Necromancer's 3e products. Here's the quote from Necro's Clark that's pertinent: So you...

I may be missing it, but it doesn't look like WotC lists the adventure levels for the various 4e adventures in Dungeon. I can't seem to find an index on Google for the latest issues. Ergo, does anyone know if any of the online 4e adventures are paragon-tier and, if so, which ones...

Reading the KQ thread got me to thinking: Is there anyone out there, or any rumors swirling, of someone planning to publish a 4e magazine? I'm not talking online content - that just doesn't scratch the itch. I'm talking an honest to goodness arrive-in-your-mailbox-monthly 4e magazine. I don't...

If I have multiple cursed targets, and I manage to damage all of them (with an Area power, for example), do they all take extra damage - or does just one of them. In other words, do I apply the extra damage once per round per enemy or once per round, period? WP