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How big would you say the round tables you typically see at GenCON or Origins are? Would you say 60" (5') or 72" (6') diameter? I'm making a custom round mat to use on such tables and want to leave space for the player's but have a perfect round mat to fill the middle of the table for...

Hi All, I thought I had seen that sneak attack damage, curse damage, and hunter's quarry were also maxed on a critical hit. But I can't find that now and wonder if I was dreaming it or just following a rumor. What's the rule, and can you point me to the reference for this? thanks -

Hi all, Does anyone have a link to, or can post the "learn to play" rules that wizards created or that you've created? I am teaching a new group of players to play 4th edition and would like to have something I can give them that will help them come up to speed quickly? thanks all!

There are several powers that say you "gain" temporary hit points. Last night, after some discussion, our group landed on this understanding (taking into account the rule that temp HP from different sources don't stack). 1. When a PC gains THP (temp HP), they are added to existing THP from...

All classes that attack with weapons are granted a proficiency bonus (+3 for daggers for example). I'm building a warlock and just realized that even with his 20 con, he's going to be attacking with at +5 to attack rolls, but other classes with weapons and a similar primary stat bonus of +5...

Hi All, I read on page 295 that of the PHB that if you fail a death saving throw three times before taking a rest, you die. So this means that you die if you fail 3 death saves during an encounter, not per time you are unconscious? Curious if others are reading it the same way? Anyone...

Spoiler alert - don't read further if you are a player in KotS... the dragonshield kobolds have the ability to shift 1 square as an immediate reaction whenever an adjacent enemy shifts away or moves adjacent to them. How are you handling this situation when a PC moves next to the kobold but...

Last night when I ran KotS I used some homemade initiative cards... I was pretty happy with them (only have the first few made) and thought I'd share them here for feedback. (moderator, If there are copyright issues here, feel free to nerf this thread) I print these on card stock, hand the PC...

When first looking at 4E, and after playing KotS, I'm considering using hex maps for my games rather than squares... There are several advantages I feel: Burst and blast have a more rounded shape Movement is still easy, but now the diagonals work a little more "naturally" for distance You can...

Tonight we kicked off 4E around here and things went well for the first few hours... Not wanting to give anything away... The party suffered a TPK when the paladin charged into a group of enemies and was brought down quickly.. this was followed by a series of bad rolls by the PC's and a series...

Hi All, I have been reading the boards daily, have pre-ordered my 4E books and I'm looking fwd to giving it a try. I'd like to get some help/input on one lingering fear that I can't shake... IT seems to me that, in the name of balance, each class will have basically the same features under...

I thought I read some time back a long article describing 4th Edition's HP treatment of death an dying. The article said that the expectation was that PC's would not die at -10 HP, but be able to go to 1/2 their HP total before dying, and that they would make saves (stabilization roll?) to...

Hi everyone, This should probably be a poll question (IMO)... It seems to me that just about everything on the battlefield is going to be making saves and trying to shed conditions at one time or another in a 4th edition battle... How will you keep track of the many conditions in 4th...

I've seen some pretty good threads debating how often PC's will die and Jason Buhlmahn indicates in his writeup that he believes it will be rare... I'd be interested in two reactions from everyone.. 1. Do you think PC's will be at a lower risk of death, based on what you've seen? 2. What have...

Hello all, We have been playing a good bit of Greyhawk, and one of the PC's in our regular group reached a level that allows her to cast "wall of thorns". This has turned out to be a regularly devestating spell for most encounters for the following reasons: Any creature/NPC is usually...

Hi, I'm an LG player for the last 5 years... I saw in the thread on the seminar that ashockney (sp?) heard that LG will come to a glorious and triumphant end next year and then reset with new characters. This is supported by the video interview of Andy collins. In that interview he said there...

I was wondering if anyone here was using GhostOrb.com for game playing? I'm interested in playing but not sure it's worth it. I'm interested in some reviews of: - does the system work for d20 DnD? - Is it fun? - Is it worth the $$? - What does it cost? I heard it there is monthly and...

HI everyone, I'm designing an adventure for the Eberron campaign setting that will loosely resemble the DaVinci Code/National Treasure. In other words, there is something (treasure, knowledge, artifact) which -- if found or exposed to the larger world -- would create havoc or give the holder...

Does anyone have a way to recreate lost/seriously damaged D&D miniature cards? I've recently lost a boatload of my Archfiends cards and would really like to replace them... Ideas? pat

I was in the FLGS over the weekend and saw the new Dragon magazine.. It kind of bugged me because my sub hasn't arrived yet. When did yours arrive in the mail, and is there anyone else who hasn't received there's yet? Moticon