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Just read this on Twitter: Gato, CH News Robot (criticalhits) on Twitter Feb: Heroscape Dungeons & Dragons Any more info anywhere?

Have you developed or played in any worlds where people frequently come back from the dead? What was it like? I'm thinking of an entire economy revolving around the concept. Using D&D 3.5 rules, any NPC over a few levels would have enough cash for a reincarnation. What if the key to escaping...

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So a friend and I were having a conversation about the Empire Strikes Back the other day, which resulted in a little griping about George Lucas and the prequels. We laughed a little about stormtroopers on dewbacks (how often do we see soldiers in Iraq riding camels?) and as we often do we...

Question 1: What types of games are you playing right now? Site-based freeform: Simulationist, site based adventures. PCs are free to explore in a generally static sandbox. Sessions can often take place in large, open areas (wilderness). Event-based metaplots: Narrativist, story driven...

What are some of your deal breakers when playing an RPG? What are some actions or series of actions that someone at the table has declared that caused other people (players or DMs) to stop or prevent the actions from occuring? One category includes implausible actions. A player wants his...

What was the last character you made who was intentionally 'pathetic'? What rule system did you use, and how did you royally screw him over? Why did you create the character? Were you looking for a tactical challenge? How did the character play out? I ask this because, honestly, I've never...

Anyone have any world building tips for using the four iconic D&D fantasy classes (cleric, fighter, rogue, wizard) as the foundations of the game world? Starting with a traditional medieval fantasy theme of 'the now fragmented fallen empire', here are four different nations, each based on the...

I was wondering if anyone is running any campaigns influenced by 1980's toy hero cartoons. Examples include: Masters of the Universe G.I. Joe Transformers Thundercats M.A.S.K. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Some of the things I personally enjoyed about these cartoons, as a youngster, include...

According to RAW: "At your option, you can prevent a pinned opponent from speaking. " So using that information, do you think rules as intended would allow a pin to prevent a bite attack or a breath weapon? Would you allow any benefit considering the rules as intended for preventing speech?

I know this may sound like a 'house rule' discussion, but it seems like a lot of modules will handle certain fights by reducing healing surges as the result of a skill challenge failure. A typical example is investigating a thieves guild. A module presents the challenge as the adventurers...

Mixed Heritage Benefit: At 1st level, choose a race that is different from yours. You can use one of that race's at-will racial powers as an encounter power or you can use one of that race's encounter racial powers as a daily power. You can also take feats that have that race as a prerequisite.

This is meant as a general thread for anyone who wants to bring up imbalance issues with 4th edition, but I also have a specific issue to bring up. I'm thinking of running a homebrew campaign to test out some new races, classes, feats, powers etc. I really enjoy writing for 4th edition, as...

A half a pound of meat is worth 3 silver pieces. The DMG does not say if this is cooked or raw/rare, but considering that it's in the Meals sections it's probably cooked with the profession cooking skill factored in for cost. Here's the situation. A group of adventurers near Rel Astra in...

I saw another thread that I wanted to read, but its tone was inappropriate and it was quickly closed. Here's an alternate thread that's hopefully lighter in tone and a fun read by all. One of the meanest things I've probably done as a DM is luring the players into a false sense of security and...

Being an exception based game with an evolving ruleset, the definitions for power sources will change as new supplements are released. However, there are some basic commonalities between the core classes that begins to present guidelines for the current power sources. At some point it might be...

If you're grappling you can.... Move You can move half your speed (bringing all others engaged in the grapple with you) by winning an opposed grapple check. This requires a standard action, and you must beat all the other individual check results to move the grapple. Special Attacks ...

4th edition IMO removes the 'before they were awesome' stage that has traditionally held the first couple of levels in D&D. I think it's possible to do this with 4th edition, so here's how I would do it: 1.) XP. You could start out at 'level 0'. Getting to level 1 could be accomplished by...

I was chatting with Nick Logue last night and he said he received a sad email from WotC saying they could no longer use his work. He said it was related to the GSL and his employment at Paizo. EDIT: Nick Logue has cleared this up in this post. The situation is different from the one described...

Do you picture yourself, in a few years, possibly playing a 3.5 based campaign for nostalgia purposes? How long do you think it'll be before you feel like taking a trip 'back' to 3.5, if ever? If you ever do switch back, how will 4e influence the way you play 3.5? What would you rather pick...