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    D&D 4E No d100 in 4e?

    My favorite D&D die has long been the percentile die -- the d10 labeled 00-90 -- ever since I played a 1e Fighter-Thief who had a wand of wonder (fond memories of conjuring grass beneath my enemies' feet). So I am growing a bit concerned that my favorite die might not even be used in 4e. We...
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    RPG stats for all Dungeons of Dread minis

    The stat cards for all the Dungeons of Dread minis have been released, including the RPG stats. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mi/20080410a
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    Hit points at level-up

    A little survey for everyone (maybe someone with more clout than I could turn this into a poll): How do you determine a PC's hit points when they level up? Do you have them add the newly gained HP to both the max HP and current HP, or just max? Do their current HP increase just enough to...
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    What is the (2nd?) best portable battlemat?

    I think most people who have heard of or seen Tact-Tiles would agree they make for the best portable battlemat around, but as I'm having a difficult time of fulfilling my Tact-Tiles craving, I was wondering about other options out there. What do you think is the second best (or best if you...
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    Open feat slot?

    Quick question for the ENWorld sages: is it written anywhere that it is illegal (or legal?) to leave a feat slot open, i.e., to not take a feat at 3rd level and instead take two at 9th level, or one at 7th, etc. I know this could easily be abused and lead to unbalanced characters, but I'm...
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    Where can I get Tact-Tiles...

    ...other than from bc-products.net? Does anyone know of any other web stores that sell them (preferably Canadian) or any FLGS, etc. in southern Ontario that sell them? Thanks!
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    Tome of Magic 3.5e

    I haven't seen any mention of this on these boards, but it looks like there's going to be a new Tome of Magic coming out in March 2006: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0786939095/qid=1124595645/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-4599264-8955361?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 A scooper...
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    Dungeon #117 cover

    For all the mindflayer fetishists out there (you know who you are).... Dungeon #117 cover Nice artwork.
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    Karrnathi undead underpowered?

    I was thinking about using Karrnathi undead (Eberron Campaign Setting, p. 292) in an adventure and, looking at the stat blocks, I'm having a hard time seeing how they can be CR 3. They're basically Medium human skeletons or zombies with 3 HD and better natural armor (extra +2). The only other...
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    Humor in sourcebooks

    Just read the excerpt for the Explorer's Handbook and noticed that it was laced with humor -- the intro, "How to Survive a ___", Windwright Captain's quote -- which smacks of Rich Burlew's style. How do you feel about having humor in a sourcebook? Should it be all serious, or is a little...
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    Blades of Fire underpowered?

    I was looking at the spell Blades of Fire from Complete Arcane, and it seems underpowered to me as a Wiz/Sor 2. If we compare it to the famous (infamous?) Scorching Ray, it has the following advantages: - V component instead of V, S - Swift action casting time instead of standard action - No...
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    Cover of Dungeon #126 is up

    Psst...the cover of Dungeon #126 is up.... http://paizo.com/image/product/catalog/TSR/TSR82126_500.jpeg Hurry, in case they take it down...and don't tell Erik.... ;)
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    WotC -- Worst Excerpt EVAR!

    What's with the crappy excerpt posted on the WotC site for Weapons of Legacy? Seeing the link, I was looking forward to more info on this potentially interesting supplement. Instead, we get a stat block for a mind flayer with a couple of extra spell-like abilities, which tells us almost...
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    Aberrations or Deathknell?

    I'm strongly considering expanding my meagre minis collection (which consists of about 32 Harbinger minis). I use the DDMs almost exclusively for RPGing, not for the skirmish game, and the store I'm going to this weekend has very tempting prices on the Aberrations and Deathknell boosters...
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    Wild surge with psi-like abilities

    A question for the psionic buffs out there: can the wilder's wild surge ability be used to augment a psi-like ability? (For example, can a maenad wilder augment her 1/day Energy Ray ability). Pg. 31 of the EPH states, "A wilder can choose to invoke a wild surge whenever she manifests a...
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    Dungeon #123 preview?

    Hi all, Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Just wondering if anyone has received Dungeon #122 and is willing to post some juicy tidbits about the Ring of Storms backdrop and the preview of #123. My copy won't reach me here in the Great White North for another two weeks and I'm awaiting it...
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