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The Level 7 Fighter Encounter Power "Come and Get It" is one of several powers that strikes me as very video game and not very logical. Why should all enemies in the close burst 3 move adjacent to the tough looking weapon wielding fighter (even if they don't know that this will subject...

Revised Skill Challenge System On the thread entitled “Skill Challenge Success Calculator”, baudot provides a great idea for reworking the Skill Challenge rules. Here is my write up of his idea. Forgiving Failures: In order to compensate for the mathematical problems of skill challenges in...

My friend and I were discussing 4e's racial ability score bonuses yesterday, and we had two concerns. First, we missed somewhat the penalties that existed in earlier editions. Second, we thought that giving racial bonuses in two stats made it very sub-optimal to play classes that did not match...

Some powers in 4E are incredibly hard to describe or visualize. My favorite example of this is "Blinding Barrage," a first level rogue daily exploit (p. 119). It says that a "barrage of projectiles leaves your enemies clearing the blood from their eyes" but the power allows anyone wielding a...

I am surely in the minority, but I actually liked the fact that in previous editions of Dungeons and Dragons your character was not uber-powerful at first level and had to be careful when adventuring into dungeons. Made playing a character feel brave because there was real risk of dying. I...

Revised Rogue Class A friend of mine and I have been complaining about the rogue for years. Although the character is seen as one of the four “core of the core” along with fighters, wizards, and clerics, we find this class to be far more expendable than the other three. Although the rogue...

In latest issue of Dragon, the Sage weighs in on armor and shields. He states that a character who possesses a shield proficiency also possesses proficiency in the related shield bash attack. For example, bards can use light shields for AC and so can also use light shields to bash (with or...

My question: which do you think is the more likely next announcment from Wizards of the Coast: 3.75E or 4E? And, regardless of which one you think is coming, which one are you hoping for? I should add that I am defining these two as follows: 3.75E: Slight updating of current rules, similar...

I need help. I have found some discussion of this issue on various threads, but there seems to be a certain amount of disagreement or at least confusion. The question: Can you "share spells" with your animal companion or familiar when you are using scrolls, potions, or wands OR just merely...