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    • asktheDM

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      Creatures at Gen Con 2012 www.wizards.com
      September 5, 2012 at 12:40pm
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      BadeaCR
      BadeaCR
      I think the old ogre-specific head was better.
      October 24, 2012 6:01 AM PDT
      BadeaCR
      BadeaCR
      People not familiar with D&D lore might interpret this as a cave troll, remembering LotR. I'm not sure if this is your concern.
      October 24, 2012 6:08 AM PDT
    • asktheDM

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      Monster Creation in D&D Next www.wizards.com
      July 23, 2012 at 8:13am
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      JHKroll
      JHKroll
      ''Goring Charge: On its turn, this creature can use its movement to move at least half its speed in a straight line and then use its action to make a special melee attack. This melee attack is a gore attack (+4 attack, 3d10 + 4 damage). If it hits, the target must also make a Strength save (DC 12) or be knocked prone and, on its next turn, the target cannot use its movement to do anything other than stand up or crawl.''
      instead of
      ''Goring Charge:
      +4 ataque vs CA
      Hit: 3d10+4...

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      October 22, 2012 3:53 PM PDT
      jLonny
      jLonny
      So far, being a player and DM of the playtest, I like the direction DnDNext is heading. I see a lot of good debates as I have also played since I was 10 to 12, and now 40, so I can respect the angst at what may come. I will say this though. 4e was simple to set encounters for simple beat downs of the monsters if you didn't modify and add a monster or two. Sometimes, even more. Maybe when the system first came out, it was different. However, once many variations of characters, the many many...

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      December 8, 2012 6:38 AM PST
    • asktheDM

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      Monster Design in D&D Next, Part 2 www.wizards.com
      June 18, 2012 at 10:15am
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      Playtest: DM Packet Overview www.wizards.com
      May 31, 2012 at 10:47am
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      Zhandra
      Zhandra
      I have to say, as a long-time DM, I absolutely love DnDNext. All you've done, for our group at least, is taken the exact way we play, and gotten rid of all the garbage from every edition into a simplified bounded accuracy. Provided you completely leave level-based stat scaling out of the equation (aside from damage:hp), you have our entire hoard of geeks eagerly awaiting full-blown content =)
      June 9, 2012 6:57 PM PDT
      Flubmosis
      Flubmosis
      I must say I am so happy with what I have read so far. There are some issues that need to be addressed - The magic (cantrips are a great idea but just too powerful) and dying ( way too difficult to kill a character - there is very little threat). Please do can you now overhaul the public play adopted by WOTC. Hiding D&D in game shops will do as much harm to D&D as this new addition will help it. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SPREAD THE WORD TO GAME GROUPS, SCHOOLS and PUBLIC EVENTS.
      June 11, 2012 1:10 PM PDT
    • asktheDM

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

      Sword +1, Flame Tongue
      The first magic item I remember finding when I started playing Dungeons &...
      May 24, 2012 at 9:06am
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      jesterg86
      jesterg86
      What about artificers?
      July 18, 2012 3:30 PM PDT
      Righel
      Righel
      I like having some example unique items pre-made in the books. Especially some throw-backs and classics. But they're usually more of a jumping off point for me. I like to design my own items and I don't particularly care for rules (and a chapter thereof) to tell me how to do it "the right way". I generally disregard these rules and generate my ideas. My players enjoy the weapons, items, and artifact I create, and that's the important part. I work hard to make balanced items that don't break...

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      August 5, 2012 10:33 PM PDT
    • GMChris

      GMChris voted in the poll, "Magic properties 2".

      May 24, 2012 at 8:58am
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    • asktheDM

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      Hit Points, Our Old Friend wizards.com
      May 22, 2012 at 12:57pm
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      LupusRegalis
      LupusRegalis
      First off, I like the Hit Dice mechanics for healing, and don’t have a problem with how HP’s are gained each level. Those are fine, but I think some of the other posters are right, just call ‘Hit Dice’ used for natural healing something else (surges, first aid, recovery dice, etc).
      ‘Hit Points’, as defined by M.Mearls, raises my hackles. Actually, it’s just a different way of saying ‘Wound Points’ and ‘Vitality Points’ like the Star Wars games. Which I liked, and they worked well, but...

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      June 13, 2012 5:47 AM PDT
      Skyshroud7
      Skyshroud7
      its fine, please turn this game back to 3.5 make your millions again, revamp it correctly and we'll love wotc for it.
      July 11, 2012 9:42 PM PDT
    • asktheDM

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      Rule-of-Three: 05/22/2012 wizards.com
      May 22, 2012 at 12:49pm
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      Pyrate_Jib
      Pyrate_Jib
      Of course character creation is the real fun part!
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      May 24, 2012 7:21 AM PDT
      T_Dawg135
      T_Dawg135
      Having read through the playtest material, I have discovered that the "reliability" of the rogue is only useful for rogues with low ability scores. According to the playtest material, you get an automatic success (normally) if your ability score is 5 higher than the DC. So if you look at a Rogue with a 24 Dex, his mod is 6, so he can never get lower than a 16, but he automatically succeeds on DC 19. Yet, a Rogue with a 10 Dex will never have less than a 10, but can only automatically succeed on...

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      May 24, 2012 8:35 AM PDT
    • asktheDM

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

      Paladin Design Goals
      A few weeks ago, we shared a high-level overview of the design goals for the...
      May 22, 2012 at 12:33pm
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      Marandahir
      Marandahir
      Except then You have to sacrifice your background and specialty choices just to approximate that class, rather than having an equal ability to explore different stories within the class as the Fighter, Rogue, Cleric, and Wizard do.
      NO WAY.

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      January 25, 2013 6:22 AM PST
      The_MeatShield
      The_MeatShield
      I think in relation to paragraph 2 above, it would be awesome if a paladin had martial dice to use but instead of straight damage they could be used to provide effects based on deity choice. For example: I follow the edicts of a god of healing and as an option I can spend a martial die on a hit allowing the party member with the lowest HP to gain HP equal to a given modifier.
      February 24, 2013 9:32 AM PST
    • asktheDM

      asktheDM posted a new blog post.

      Kill the Klone
      I've been a gamer for a fairly long time.  I blame my father for first...
      May 14, 2012 at 6:00pm
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    • asktheDM

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      Balancing Wizards in D&D www.wizards.com
      May 14, 2012 at 4:17pm
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      D&D Art Philosophy www.wizards.com
      May 9, 2012 at 11:46am
    • jskell27

      jskell27 voted in the poll, "What is your favorite class from across the editions?".

      March 2, 2012 at 9:59am
    • asktheDM

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      Uniting the Editions, Part 3 www.wizards.com
      February 12, 2012 at 11:24pm
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      Shamanstarr
      Shamanstarr
      Secondary Splat content has already always been optional...as is any rule in D&D anyway.
      I use Crit/fumble rules, but I color My fumbles by making a player or Me, back up the fumble with a 2nd d20 roll. On a 20, its just a miss and end of turn, 6-19 you grant combat advantage and end of turn, also Miss effects don't go off that normally would, on a 2-5 a 'Bad effect' happens such as dropped weapon, bow string breaks, chance to hit an ally instead, and on another 1, something "Really...

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      March 3, 2012 9:16 AM PST
      BerylBrightshade
      BerylBrightshade
      This so old you might not be coming back to "check for input", but on the topic of weapon type vs. armor type you could break AC into 3 different ratings: piercing AC, blunt AC, and Slashing AC. If you wanted to...
      It would be like the list of defenses, one of the few things I loved about 4th ed PCs. Although I think there should be a defense or save connected to each ability score, and the save derived from INT should be used vs. illusions (which would be a little like 2nd ed. where...

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      June 14, 2012 12:59 PM PDT
    • luchexx

      luchexx voted in the poll, "".

      February 12, 2012 at 11:20pm
    • asktheDM

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      Uniting the Editions, Part 2 www.wizards.com
      February 7, 2012 at 12:58pm
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      Godlykoala
      Godlykoala
      no-one actually likes fourth edition that has played any of the previous editions.
      March 6, 2012 2:18 PM PST
      cooneypete
      cooneypete
      Completely untrue. I have played all the editions and I like 4th edition quite a lot. My favorite edition is probably still 3.5, though I play a lot more 4e these days, along with non-WOTC games (Savage Worlds most prominently among them).
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      April 10, 2012 7:12 AM PDT
    • asktheDM

      asktheDM left a new comment on DnD Next .

      I'm very excited about the upcoming playtesting and development and I'm...
      January 12, 2012 at 12:07am
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    • asktheDM

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      Poorly painted rogue
      January 9, 2012 at 10:42pm
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    • asktheDM

      asktheDM added a comment to WotC_GregB's blog post on the DnD Next group.

      Welcome to the Group
      Welcome to the playtesting group for the next iteration of Dungeons &...
      January 9, 2012 at 10:35pm
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    • Aldarin21

      Aldarin21 voted in the poll, "What Type of Monster Should Be Featured in the First Playtest?".

      January 9, 2012 at 10:33pm
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