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I would love to see a L&L article or series of articles that discussed the history of hitpoints in D&D and really delved deep into what hitpoints represent. This is an important topic, because the ease in which hitpoints are healed not only speaks to what they represent but also seems to be a...

For our "B-Team" adventurers (when the main campaign DM needs to take a break or when not everyone can make it), one of my players made up a bullywug avenger of Corellon. It's an amusing concept for a somewhat humorous campaign - basically, the bullywug thinks he's really beautiful and graceful...

(Note: I originally posted this topic in 4e Rules, when it really should have been here!) When monsters make the transition from an MMx write-up to a full-blown PC race, they usually get a few tweaks and minor buffs to give them some flavor. For example, before their PC write-up, gnomes in MM1...

When monsters make the transition from an MMx write-up to a full-blown PC race, they usually get a few tweaks and minor buffs to give them some flavor. For example, before their PC write-up, gnomes in MM1 only had their skill bumps, Fey Origin, Reactive Stealth, and Fade Away. When they were...

I'm wondering if the number of APs you can spend per tier. Specifically, can you spend 2 APs at paragon levels and 3 APs at epic levels? My players and I were under the impression that you could, but I've double checked things and can't find a mention of that. I was just wondering if someone...

I was reading "Beyond the Mottled Tower," February's installment of the Scales of War AP. I found this passage in a sidebar: The emphasis is mine. Sure, conjurer is just a generic word for wizard, but so is sorcerer or invoker, and those have specific D&D meanings... What if conjurer is...

I'm redesigning paladins so that they're Cha primary and decided that, while I'm at it, I might as well give them some neato class features. Basically, I've decided that like how invokers have Covenants, paladins have Callings. I have three that I'm working on: Protector's Calling (tankadin)...

When a fighter marks a creature that under the effects of the paladin's Divine Challenge, the fighter's mark overwrites the paladin's mark and ends Divine Challenge. Say a paladin uses Divine Challenge on a target, then uses Piercing Smite (which marks the target and a number of other adjacent...

Okay, NOW vote for the god(s) you want to see next!

Is the link to the Shadar-kai article working for anyone? The link I get redirects me to the Bane article.

On the heels of the Bane article, vote for the god you want to see next in Deities & Demigods! It's probably already been determined, but meh. :) Most the gods I kinda sorta get. So most of the gods I want to see are the ones I don't really grok. Zehir - His shtick feels undefined to me -...

Here's a ranged beastmaster ranger at-will power I've thought up. Basically, it's designed so that if a target moves away from the beast (this includes shifting), the beast can slow it up. Prey-Harrying Shot Alerted by your ranged attack, your beast is ready to trip-up your foe if he tries...

I really like classes that have one primary attack stat. That is, for most of their powers, these classes uses one stat for attack and damage modifiers, and they have secondary stats that do extra effects. I feel that classes with one primary attack stat are more unified in theme and have more...

I really like how multiclassing works in 4e. If you meet the prerequisite(s), you typically get training in one of the class skills of the other class and can use one of the other class's features or at-will powers once per encounter or once per day. It also opens up access to powers as you gain...

(I crossposted this to RPGnet) I pulled the "Young Adamantine Dragon" in an Against the Giants box for D&D minis. It's a pretty neat fig - it's breath weapon does thunder damage, with an AC reducing secondary effect, and it's a Soldier solo monster. Strangely enough IMO it has fire resistance...

I've posted this on RPG.net, but I think it would be cool transcendent to post it here as well. Three of my coworkers have expressed interest in playing D&D - one is an experienced player, one has some experience with the Balder's Gate game, and one is essentially a newcomer who has long been...

What books are useful if I'm interested in running a purely psionic campaign, with no arcane or divine magic at all? Obviously I need the XPH (which I do not have at present :) ), and I've already heard some recommendations for some of Dreamscarred Press's stuff (the Divine Mind supplement...

Formian's Advocate: Understanding LN The CN thread really helped me get a good handle on what CN is and how it might work at the society level. While I feel like I have a better handle on LN, maybe I could learn a bit more! Regarding the "rejection of individuality," I don't think LNs think...

Does D&D have any rules for going without sleep? I know in the MM it says "Humanoids must eat, breathe, and sleep," but does D&D describe the consequences for not sleeping?

Has anyone got Adamant Entertainment's Hot Pursuit pdf yet? It's an expansion of the chase rules in Grim Tales. It looks like loads of fun, and I'd love to run this in the d20 Modern Star Wars game I'm playing. Jon