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Since the NDAs are long gone, are there any podcasts discussing DnD Next on a frequent basis? It seems like it would be ripe for such a thing since a new packet or updates are released pretty steadily (though not so much in the last month or so). Add to that rampant speculation, and a segment on...

With the announcement of The Sundering to usher in 5e, I got interested in the Forgotten Realms fiction. Can anyone steer me in a good direction to start? Justso you know: 1) I have played in the Realms a little bit here and there, but I have found it to be mostly uninspiring in game. Probably...

I just disbanded my 4e game (cinematic TPK situation coupled with a lot of real world commitments) and I told em all that when we next pick up the game, it'll be to usher in 5e. In my mind, that means Aug 2013. Think it'll be next GenCon? Now I know that the baseline answer is filled with a...

There is a certain irony in me posting this in ENWorld forums, but here it goes. I need to stop looking under the hood of D&D. I need to stop asking to see how the magician cuts the woman in half. I need to close my eyes and ears and accept what's out there, and enjoy what I want to play, the...

In discussing D&D Next, my group decided to conduct an experiment: return to a previous edition of D&D (For us 2e is the one; we played more 2e than anything else growing up) and play it as basic as possible. PHB, DMG, MM. Discuss. Add a new idea or concept one at a time (Class Kits, Monster...

So in preparation for D&D Next, my group decided to dust of 2e (our favorite) from a stint with 4e since the system was released. We're going to emulate what we think WotC is doing, and begin very basic (PHB, DMG, MC) until we feel it's time to add something, then we'll vote on what modular...

I know there's a ton of threads about a new (or old) direction for magic in DnD Next, but I couldn't find one to address this little idea. Spells in combat should have varying degrees of casting time. Using the AEUD model, At Wills (and most Utility) are a standard action, Encounters would...

So after gushing about this book for several paragraphs, you gave it 3.75 because of the availability constraints? Really? How about you add that in a post-script, but not have it affect the score? I'm sorry you had to drive and get the book, and maybe WotC will learn from this fiasco, but in a...

In a bizarre story-twist, I have a Genasi Warden who is due to be bitten and struck with lycanthropy. (No mechanics for this attack, just story.) I want to retain my Genasi identity and abilities, but I'd like to overlay it with a lycanthrope flavor and mechanics. I combed through the feats...

Flipping through my old 3e books, I came upon the Magic Of Incarnum. I never got a chance to use this book, but I read over it many times. Anyone with experience using this book? Any thoughts of a 4e update? This would fit squarely under Unearthed Arcana on DDI, so the CB wouldn't support it...

I was wondering how people embrace the use of powers outside of combat. For encounter powers, we have a flat "every 5 minutes" rule, but since combat is sped up outside combat, we do a lot of hand-waving-time-advancement. What got me really thinking were the powers that have sustain minor...

I listen to a few good RPG podcasts, with Fear the Boot being my favorite. PRoblem is, among them it seems like 4e is a 4-letter word, and they either openly bash it, use it as a punchline, or dismiss it all together. I'm not looking for an obvious promotional podcast (WotC's D&D podcast), or...

On first impression, the new format seems nice. What I noticed: Everything is referred to as an Event. Roleplaying event, encounter event, and I don't believe I saw a single skill challenge present. Not a single map was shoehorned into a jagged, awkward Dungeon Tiles layout. I love this. LEt...

Am I missing something, or are the recent Themes from the DDI articles still not available on the Character Builder? If not yet, any idea on when this awesomeness will be available?

Has anyone tried to craft a skill challenge when the PCs have different agendas for the situation? The quick and dirty is that the party ended their last session with someone popping into their camp, and the Dragonborn instantly drew an axe and put it to the guy (local Inn proprieter). I like...

Hey there, gang: I'm attempting to run a game in which I do very little railroading. I'm trying to only have a basic outline of adventure within a greater context. I have focused mostly on creating NPCs to populate the world, figuring that most plot and character work will stem from the NPCs...

I'm pouring over the MV, and while I very much like the new focus on fluff, I also found myself smiling at some of the really cool mechanical things that these beasties can pull off. The one highlighted in the Wizards podcast was the Displacer Beast's ability to phase out of time and space on...

I go to the DDI website every day and I find something interesting. Today it was a simple editorial on Equilibrium. Some days it's a preview, other days it's a Class Acts article. I know they're low on adventure content, and a lot of their "series" articles like Monster Ecology and Unearthed...

Ok, so I am a HUGE fan of Rituals. I like to see them used more, and with greater flexibility. I also dig alchemy, even though I think 4e hasn't done enough with it. Rituals: Anyone who begins with or takes Ritual Caster as a feat may do the following: 1) Reduce PURCHASE OF RITUAL cost in...

I want to prefix this by saying that I'm fully aware that I choose to come to this website and read the forums and post on the messageboards, devouring every small amount of info. That being said, the multitudes of discussion here that breaks down races and classes, and their combinations...