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I didn't see a thread about this, so I thought I would post a link to the new Monster Makeover article (it's free): Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Monster Makeover) It acts on two initiative counts, can treat stun and dominate as daze instead so it has a way...

I was mulling over a campaign idea (starting from level 1) set in the Elemental Chaos, most likely using the City of Brass as a base of operations. What races would you use in such a setting? I know that practically any race could be found in the City of Brass, but having some guidelines about...

I am looking to join an existing 4E group or find players to start a 4E game. I am looking for games/players in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs. Days: Saturday or Sunday Frequency: Weekly or biweekly Systems: D&D 4E, Gamma World 4E

Question: I am a player in a level 16 party, our player complement is in a bit of flux (we are losing our avenger on a temporary, but potentially permanent, basis). Thus, I am thinking of changing my PC to make things run more smoothly. Current party: Half-elf cunning bard Dragonborn cleric...

The June issue of the online Dragon will be #400. Issue #100 was before my time as a Dragon reader, and I was no longer following Dragon by the time #300 rolled around, but I remember #200 being special, at least for the hologram on the cover. Doing something special for #400 would (a) be...

The Rituals Index article is up (behind the DDI paywall). My first comment, based on a very shallow skim, is WOW, there are a lot of rituals. The article is 22 pages long -- 13 pages are devoted to a list of rituals broken down by category and level (and include key skill, component cost...

The Unearthed Arcana article "Strange Gods" has been posted (DDI subscribers only): Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Strange Gods) Highlights: a lot of fluff about fickle, remote, or alien gods rolling a d20 each day to determine the strength of your...

The updated weaponmaster (PHB1) fighter and feats from the Class Compendium have been posted: The Fighter (Weapon Master) Feats

I am currently knocking around the idea of an Essentials version of the warlord, called the marshal. It would be a Str/Cha class built around auras that primarily grant conditional bonuses to allies. My current skeleton of the class: 12 + Con HP, +5 HP/lvl Scale, light shield Military melee...

Inspired by this thread and the 4th Power Project at Critical-Hits.com, as well as by the leaner design of Gamma World, I've decided to give a 4th edition take on d20 Modern a try. My thoughts can be briefly summarized: Use the Strong/Tough/Fast/Smart/Dedicated/Charismatic Hero framework from...

One of the reasons ability scores increases, magic item enhancement bonuses, masterwork heavy armor, Expertise, and defense-boosting feats exist is to resolve the fact that monster attacks and defenses scale with level, while PC attacks and defenses scale with 1/2 level. I've been grinding over...

Has anyone else seen or heard about this? D&D 4e: The New Player’s Option : Critical Hits Apparently, Wizards is releasing as part of or to complement the Essentials line, and this particular book will include support for assassins, necromancers, and hexblades. Interesting. If anyone else...

Hi all, I'll be moving back to Philadelphia in August, and I'd like to continue playing D&D once I am back. I am open to playing D&D 3.5e and Pathfinder, but mostly I want to play/DM 4th edition. If I were DMing, I would be interested in running the new Dark Sun setting, or the Chaos Scar...

Class Acts: Warlocks -- Crimson Knights of Bael Turath I hadn't seen any posts about this newest Class Acts article. I enjoyed the little bit of fluff about how Asmodeus forced the other eight Lords of Hell to reveal magical secrets to the tieflings of Bael Turath. The best part, however, is...

Would you take this epic destiny if you were an epic-level dragonborn character? Is it too good, or just plain sucky? Epic Destiny: Dragon Lord Prerequisite: 21st level, dragonborn. You are a true scion of Io. In your veins flows the blood of true dragons, in an unbroken line from the first...

Any idea why? The only thing I can think of, especially for the Monster Builder, is that Tiamat's design is a formatting nightmare.

I am thinking about running a Star Wars Saga one-shot for my D&D 3.5e group. I myself have only read the rules, and I think one other player has as well, so it would be new to us all (but I am hoping that, because the rules aren't so different from 3.5, it won't be a big problem). 2 questions...

I am running an epic-level one shot this weekend for my gaming group, we've previously given 4e a whirl with heroic-tier PCs, and they really wanted to see the highest levels of the game. The session will be about 5-6 hours long, and there will be four PCs: eladrin ranger, eladrin paladin...

Monster Manual 2 Excerpts: Heroslayer Hydra Quick summary: level 20 solo brute, has the Lernaen hydra vibe with growing new heads, and has x4 hit points. Still pretty vanilla, like the other hydras, but growing new heads as the fight progresses (it eventually has 8 heads) and doing extra...

A player in my 4e paragon tier game does not really like the options at level 13 for fey pact warlocks. He does, however, like his level 1 power, Witchfire. I floated the idea that I could generate a level 13 version of Witchfire. However, I am kind of stumped for ideas right now. Any...