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So... Dark Sun Themes have a selection of powers that have upgraded versions summarised as rather concise entry, allowing players to keep the theme-powers until the end. Does anybody else wish they would have done that for all powers in 4e? Especially with the opportunity that Essentials gave...

So... I'm probably going to run a 4E game again soon and I'd like to address an issue my players had: 1st level characters are boring and feel too cookie-cutter. Especially after having played higher-level characters, the rather slim power selection feels odd - so I thought this could be fixed...

Forked from: The new Star Trek movie is... This stood out to me. Nowadys, shaky cams are actually pretty common in film and television - but what do people think of it? I'll comment on my personal view a bit later, when some responses trickle in. Cheers, LT.

Basically what the title says - to those people who have their PHB2 already: How do the different controllers line up against each other? How much "control" does the Druid vs. Invoker vs. Wizard has? From the books before, I got the impression that arcane classes all have a controller bent...

All this talk about rituals and how to cast them faster made me think, so I tried my luck. Rituals have the inherent danger of overshadowing mundane efforts like skills, so there has to be a trade-off. In 3E, spells were limited, making them (sort of) suboptimal in certain circumstances, but...

See title. Under each post count is a little green status thingy and when you hover your mouse above it, it says "(Name of the poster) HERO 2nd level". What is it? :-S Cheers, LT.

Well, just some minor houserules as we switch DMs. Just checking whether they're totally wrong or okay-ish. Bear in mind that our playing group is a bit smaller (we're four), so there are only three party members. After each encounter, you can either gain an action point or a healing surge...

Well, the wizard class in 4E is one of the oddest, I think. Unlike the other roles, there isn't something that obviously screams "controller" class feature (like Quarry, Healing Word or the Marking abilities). The wizard is also less dependant on secondary stats, at least there is only a very...

Well, during surfing I found this, a model of Tom's skeleton (Tom from Tom & Jerry): Creepy Skeleton Looks strangely creepy - I reckon that picture is a good handout for a creepy, clawed, little undead creature! :D Cheers, LT.

Well, found a big spoiler for the next DDM set,, most or all rares. They look quite good, especially compared to the WTF that Dungeons of Dread was. But seriously, what's up with these rare Dragonborn guys? I hope there will be some in the uncommon slots as well. Cheers, LT.

I think at-will powers are really defining the classes. Hence, I created additional at-will powers to make the classes more interesting - and to give humans more interesting choices. Inner Light Cleric Attack 1 Your head is surrounded by a glowing halo, punishing your foes with terrible light...

Elder Dragon Highlander (EDH) is a casual variant of normal Magic: The Gathering rules. The rules differ from the usual MtG rules in the following ways (nutshell-version): Deck must consist of exactly 100 cards (including the General). Except for basic lands, you can only have one copy of each...

Quick question: Magic missile is currently not that good - the best thing about it is the long range, but the higher damage pales in comparison with the damage of Cloud of Knives or the pure stopping power of the ray of frost. So, to make it a bit better, what about allowing it to ignore cover...

Well, usually, I DM. And I was stoked about DMing 4E, so I was on the positive side already - but then one of the players of my group wanted to DM. And he did. So, I've seen 4E for 1-1/2 sessions from a player's seat, playing an Eladrin Fighter, and my impressions so far: 4E is good. We have a...

Well, new D&D podcast is up - here is a working like, as the link in the article doesn't work: Link Warning: It's a video podcast and hence big, like 200 MBs. Cheers, LT.

Over there, on the WotC boards, somebody homebrewed a meteor swarm replacement. As I also think I dislike it... I also homebrewed a bit... and well, that the result, including the rationale: Well, it's a blaster-y power, unlike the other two, hence the control aspect should be minor, unlike...

I've done feats for the Channel Divinity class feature - for the evil gods. Now, I've revised it a bit, added a feat for Tharizdun... and put it into a snazzy PDF. Also: If you have helpful criticism... I dig it! :) Have fun, LT.

Well, I've played the demo (you get 90 min. gameplay with one race only). And... it rocks. I think hooked. Because I dig Civ IV as well as RTS (mainly the C&C-side). And this game looks like the best of both worlds, seriously! AND I get good Star Trek Armada flashbacks. But has anybody played...

Some of my homebrew 4E monsters. Feedback wanted! Savage Troll Level 8 Brute XP 350 Large natural humanoid Initiative +4 Senses Perception +3 HP 113 Bloodied 56 see Limb loss AC 20; Fortitude 20, Reflex 14, Will 13 Speed 6 :bmelee: Claw (standard; at will) Reach 2; +13 vs. AC; 1d8+5 damage...

4E makes monster creation much more fun and inspiring than before - here some stuff: Love for the trolls! Savage Troll Level 8 Brute XP 350 Large natural humanoid Initiative +4 Senses Perception +3 HP 113 Bloodied 56 see Limb loss AC 20; Fortitude 20, Reflex 14, Will 13 Speed 6 :bmelee...