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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 4764695" data-attributes="member: 1">Thanks!For the rest, I can address some of it:You are correct in that that should say&nbsp; &quot;Hit&quot; not &quot;Effect&quot;.&nbsp; We'll errata that.However, while it appears underpowered in a regular 4E campaign, in WotBS in is a LOT more useful.&nbsp; I don't know if you're familiar with the story from the 3.5 version, so I'll put this in a spoiler block:[sblock]The main enemy (aside from Leska) are a group of nightmare creatures called the Trillith.&nbsp; These are all insubstantial, and are weakened considerably when made solid.&nbsp; The players, of course, don't know this at the start of the campaign.[/sblock]There are a few things which are WotBS specific, and would need tweaking to be viable in another campaign, but there are a lot of plot-based considerations in some of these things whereby something is actually more powerful and weaker than it appears.At the start of the campaign, the burning sky effect still applies.&nbsp; That changes later in the story.&nbsp;&nbsp; Again, spoilers. Slight editing gaffe.&nbsp; Easily fixed!Absolutely.&nbsp; The background bonuses are intended to be &quot;better&quot; than regular options, and be free and in addition to them.&nbsp; The idea is to invest characters in the setting from the get-go.&nbsp; It does, indeed, make a WotBS party ever so slightly more powerful than a regular party, if all else is equal.I didn't see it in the SRD, which is all that matters when it comes to the GSL.&nbsp; Normally, no reason.&nbsp; The primary use is to use the former method.&nbsp; The additional use was added because we envisaged a possible situation whereby a character wasn't able to retrieve the potion or item (both hands occupied, for example).I'll check; probably just a gaffe.&nbsp; The great thing about PDFs is that when we find something like that, we cna simply insert the missing text and re-upload the file!Thanks for the feedback!&nbsp; It's always great when folks tell us what they think.We've also brought on a new editor for the series, who will be starting with the Campaign Guide - Kevin Kulp.&nbsp; Nothing like an extra layer of insulation!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 4764695, member: 1"] Thanks! For the rest, I can address some of it: You are correct in that that should say "Hit" not "Effect". We'll errata that. However, while it appears underpowered in a regular 4E campaign, in WotBS in is a LOT more useful. I don't know if you're familiar with the story from the 3.5 version, so I'll put this in a spoiler block: [sblock]The main enemy (aside from Leska) are a group of nightmare creatures called the Trillith. These are all insubstantial, and are weakened considerably when made solid. The players, of course, don't know this at the start of the campaign.[/sblock] There are a few things which are WotBS specific, and would need tweaking to be viable in another campaign, but there are a lot of plot-based considerations in some of these things whereby something is actually more powerful and weaker than it appears. At the start of the campaign, the burning sky effect still applies. That changes later in the story. Again, spoilers. Slight editing gaffe. Easily fixed! Absolutely. The background bonuses are intended to be "better" than regular options, and be free and in addition to them. The idea is to invest characters in the setting from the get-go. It does, indeed, make a WotBS party [I]ever so slightly[/I] more powerful than a regular party, if all else is equal. I didn't see it in the SRD, which is all that matters when it comes to the GSL. Normally, no reason. The primary use is to use the former method. The additional use was added because we envisaged a possible situation whereby a character wasn't able to retrieve the potion or item (both hands occupied, for example). I'll check; probably just a gaffe. The great thing about PDFs is that when we find something like that, we cna simply insert the missing text and re-upload the file! Thanks for the feedback! It's always great when folks tell us what they think. We've also brought on a new editor for the series, who will be starting with the [I]Campaign Guide[/I] - Kevin Kulp. Nothing like an extra layer of insulation! [/QUOTE]

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