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    • Agathokles

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      Halflings, Part 2 www.wizards.com
      February 13 at 3:36am
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      marcobelletti
      marcobelletti
      Definitely in love with them!
      March 10, 2013 11:03 AM PDT
      marcobelletti
      marcobelletti
      ...halflings should return to their origins -hobbits- if we want that the power-of-the-genre-archetypes concept which D&D is based upon since it came to life spread its magic; it seems they do so and I'm very happy!
      March 10, 2013 11:09 AM PDT
    • Agathokles

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      Fairest of Them All www.wizards.com
      December 4, 2012 at 12:31pm
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      lord_zack
      lord_zack
      Personally, I think the fey eladrin should be renamed something like faeries or sidhe.
      December 14, 2012 11:34 AM PST
      MacEochaid
      MacEochaid
      I am thinking mostly spelljammer which was part a riff on Classical metaphysics and and part a vision in black light and velvet in a wood paneled basement.
      January 7, 2013 10:12 PM PST
    • Agathokles

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      Class Design Concepts www.wizards.com
      December 3, 2012 at 6:06am
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      SKL718
      SKL718
      One of the things I loved about previous editions was the ability to use Items to complement my daily spells.
      - I always carried a variety of wands for "standards" (magic missle, fireball, lightningbolt).
      - I'd carry scrolls for "utility" spells (remove curse, stone to flesh)
      - and finally potions for "one-offs" (Water breathing).
      The rest of my daily spells would be a mixture of standards for a little extra "umph" and spells tailored for what we *thought* we'd need for...

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      December 17, 2012 5:06 PM PST
      RadperT
      RadperT
      Pathfinder's not going anywhere if you favor that kind of high-powered adventure, most game stores host a couple of people who at least have the books. I resented having to stock up on every piece of crap allowable to my character class to be effective in Third Ed. I'm sure Fifth will have an Artificer eventually, so keep an eye out even if it's not your game of choice, although wands and staves might end up being a bit more work. Wands don't seem to be quite the (relatively) cheap disposable...

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      December 18, 2012 8:56 PM PST
    • Agathokles

      Agathokles Well, I guess I was *too* optimistic this time...

      Mood: indifferent
      November 11, 2012 at 8:25am
    • Agathokles

      Agathokles 5th edition incoming with promises of greater attention to customization!

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      November 11, 2012 at 8:25am
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      This One Goes to . . . Ten wizards.com
      October 30, 2012 at 12:15pm
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      Kayal
      Kayal
      On a side note, when I create pirate NPC's, I usually include a mix of fighters, rogues, and fighter/rogues, as well as some casters. Clerics of sea gods or wizards with parrot familiars, even a druid with his water and air magicks and a monkey companion, works great.
      When I PLAY a pirate, however, I generally create him with the ranger class. Why? Because when I play a pirate, I like to dual wield a sword & dirk (or a sword & flintlock, if they're available). The ranger's inability...

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      November 10, 2012 2:11 PM PST
      maboubaby
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      April 5, 2013 12:22 PM PDT
    • Agathokles

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      Dragons. Dragons. Dragons. wizards.com
      October 24, 2012 at 3:28am
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      Jackitus
      Jackitus
      Looks awesome, but I would make the wings bigger so I could believe that it could fly.
      November 21, 2012 9:08 AM PST
      Votax
      Votax
      The real test is to se gem dragon... we hated the arts of gem-dragons in 3rd edition
      November 23, 2012 7:27 AM PST
    • Agathokles

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      Class Design wizards.com
      October 22, 2012 at 6:25am
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      This Week in D&D www.wizards.com
      October 15, 2012 at 6:35am
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      By Its Cover or Its Guts? www.wizards.com
      September 19, 2012 at 11:13am
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      ClsPackoo
      ClsPackoo
      IMO : The most important is the rules, definely, but I just LOVE the drawings.... you may put a whole book just of them for me... LOL ... seriously, I love them... and DRAGONS.
      October 24, 2012 8:34 AM PDT
      OGRE1984
      OGRE1984
      if i can't read it, then i look at the pretty pictures then toss it aside. i need hard usable data to add to my game. fluff should only be used to augment a product, not overwhelm it. case in point the atlas of dragonlance, pretty, but useless.
      October 28, 2012 3:50 AM PDT
    • Agathokles

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      September 11, 2012 at 10:29am
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      smchristopher
      smchristopher
      I really like the idea of the "cursed (or blessed) cultist". However, I do not like the idea of these things banding together. One minotaur would be the leader of a rag-tag band of lesser followers (goblins?). A minotaur should be a ferocious beast that commands attention.
      January 16, 2013 1:16 PM PST
      Votax
      Votax
      Pretty good—I like the story here, but I would tweak it in specific ways. (Comments!)
      yikaria, introduced in the Al-Qadim setting in 2nd Edition. Also called yak-men (or, unfortunately, yak-folk) they even enslaved the Dao Genies...
      we want them to be seperated from minutarous also we need more fact about the enslavement of the Daos and how many years have it gone sence the contract began ... i mean the contract says that daos are slaves of Yikaria in 1001 years.... and will it be a...

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      February 23, 2013 8:06 AM PST
    • Agathokles

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      Lizardfolk www.wizards.com
      August 22, 2012 at 1:48am
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      Playtest Packet Two www.wizards.com
      August 21, 2012 at 3:47am
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      Kayal
      Kayal
      No problem. :)
      August 27, 2012 5:36 PM PDT
      StephenT
      StephenT
      Overall our take on the key features missing from clerics is stronger linkage to their patron diety. It is the real defining characteristic of the cleric and indeed the Paladin, that they are earthly representatives of a transcendant power.
      To keep things simple keep the core spells but up power the domain or domains and/or add a Dedicated to XXXX patch, or specialty that includes additional follow in the divine path options. Our local games have a strong sense of the presence of the...

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      September 14, 2012 3:59 PM PDT
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      August 21, 2012 at 3:23am
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      cowleymen
      cowleymen
      This is something i totally agree with. another post mentioned splitting different spells up between different classes, but then you need all those classes to cover every magic need. Letting people do different things via flavor, makes the spells seem entirely different
      February 10, 2013 6:35 PM PST
      cowleymen
      cowleymen
      I dont think the core rules need to give you that much flavor. Building a mechanic that lets you build your own background is much better. The fighter maneuvers and monk ki abilities are a great example. You can either chose ones that you like, or just pick and chose and slowly build your own fighting styles. By giving a base set of spells and abilites that all of that class has(set spell list) and then encounter powers that build your story.
      February 10, 2013 6:52 PM PST
    • Agathokles

      Agathokles posted to Thealas' forum thread.

      Forum Topic: Reprinting the D&D Rules Cyclopedia?
      August 17, 2012 at 2:00am
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      Fighters and Combat Superiority wizards.com
      July 30, 2012 at 4:40am
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      Working in the Game Mine www.wizards.com
      July 9, 2012 at 4:06am
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      TardisMaximus
      TardisMaximus
      Also a player since 2nd ed, and 4e is my favorite for many reasons.
      But as it relates to monsters, the 4e stat block is by far the best, and there is really no reason we can't have that style stat block along with a few good paragraphs of fluff.
      As many other posters have said, the monster vault and threats to nentir vale books nailed this concept perfectly, just copy this format for Next and it's a done deal.

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      July 12, 2012 6:06 PM PDT
      BerylBrightshade
      BerylBrightshade
      On board here! The monsters were the thing in 4th ed. that I liked most! But yeah, some monster ecology like in 2nd ed would bring the epic fantasy flavor back.
      July 16, 2012 4:54 PM PDT
    • Agathokles

      Agathokles added a comment to WotC_Trevor's blog post on the DnD Next group.

      Modularity and Combat Subsystems
      We’ve talked a lot about the existence of optional rules modules in D&D...
      June 28, 2012 at 6:24am
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      dorovinaire
      dorovinaire
      The idea of subsystems being placed on top of the core system is very appealing to me. I have been a heavy user of house rules across my D&D experience (Basic Set through to 4e). What I think would be an outstanding add-on to D&D Next would be a generic set of guidelines that allows DMs to develop their own subsystems in a controlled and balanced way...
      I'm excited about the developments occurring with D&D and look forward to hearing about developments...despite truly enjoying...

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      August 3, 2012 11:40 PM PDT
      eheide
      eheide
      I can see the narrative combat module becoming a mainstay in my group, however, are there plans to include spell options? I would like to see the return of 3E meta-magic feats (i.e. Enlarge Spell) and this would be a perfect fit for them. As spellcaster declares if they want to "enlarge" a spell and take the appropriate modifier to their attack; this makes spells more dynamic in combat.
      August 5, 2012 6:57 PM PDT
    • Agathokles

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      Playtest: First Round Overview wizards.com
      May 28, 2012 at 5:25am
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      AngryPockets
      AngryPockets
      This is... very awesome. I like the idea of moves you activate when needed. You don't necessarily have to risk wasting a daily power when you might miss, you can just follow up a successful strike with an opportunistic combo. It also clearly separates the fighter's fighting mechanic from the wizard's casting mechanic, which is always activated daily-power style (with a few exceptions, like Feather Fall).
      June 7, 2012 11:41 AM PDT
      LupusRegalis
      LupusRegalis
      "We thought about casting minor spells as the kind of thing a wizard might use around a laboratory that also happened to be useful in a fight. For example, a cantrip used to ignite a torch could also burn a goblin. At the last minute, however, we decided that trying to make that design work would take too long to hit this playtest." - M.Mearls
      This is what I expect from DnDNext. Original ideas that may or may not work, but sound awesome. Give us the chance to playtest it and find out if...

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      June 13, 2012 6:17 AM PDT
    • Agathokles

      Agathokles posted to starphoenix26's forum thread on the DnD Next group.

      Forum Topic: ok, give five rules that needs to be tweeked so far.
      May 26, 2012 at 6:01am

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