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      moes1980
      moes1980
      Umm, in my last session my level one party encountered a band of orcs. I went through both my magic missile spells, one of them empowered to do maximum damage, and I only killed one Orc. Granted, my first casting was split my missile between three different orcs (as they all were already damaged by a fire trap) but didn't kill a single one despite the fact that they were each already hurt. My second cast used my daily feat to empower them and two missiles hit one Orc and killed him, and one...

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      May 11, 2013 7:54 AM PDT
      moes1980
      moes1980
      Maybe what they should do is have "classic" advancement, which is more of what we are used to and then "official advancement" for use in dnd encounters and living campaigns, as i suspect that's what is behind this move any way. Then people can chose. That could work but it involves not singling out the fast track approach as the default or "right" way to play.
      I know this for sure, it will fail miserable in its goal of attracting old school players back into the fold if they read that the...

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      May 11, 2013 8:59 AM PDT
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      TomShambles
      TomShambles
      PA: Table-top, video games
      #1: Unpredictable, Humourous, Resourceful, Compulsive, Good-natured
      #2: Surreal, Exaggerated, awe-inspiring

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      April 10, 2013 10:57 AM PDT
      Cobbler
      Cobbler
      Primary Access: tabletop roleplaying game
      Assignment #1: adventurous, imaginative, cooperative, entertaining, creative
      Assignment #2: deep, enticing and intricate

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      May 21, 2013 4:51 PM PDT
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      February 15 at 12:01am
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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
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      February 6 at 11:16pm
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      AndyHolman
      AndyHolman
      I've always thought of the Hydra as a multi-headed snake - a snake body, and each of its heads is a snake head, rather than a dragon-like head. I'd be find with multi-headed dragons being some other thing, but to me, the Hydra in popular culture is very strongly slanted in favor of snake-like.
      -Andy

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      February 19, 2013 12:02 PM PST
      urzaden
      urzaden
      I have always thought of the Hydra are a sort of amphibian with skin that looked like that of a Frog. With that being said I always pictured the Hydra having a body and legs best suited for the water but was never constrained to just Lakes, Rivers, and Seas. How does that fit with all of you out there what are your opinions?
      February 19, 2013 9:03 PM PST
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      February 5 at 11:31am
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      kikazzi
      kikazzi
      The problem with satyrs being male only is it is not really grounded in any sort of history. Satyrs weren't originally half-goat half men, fauns were and they could be female as well. There was a god and goddess that were fauns. Additionally, though it is more modern (by the 16th century), female satyrs or satyress' became prevalent. If you want to split the genders, include fauns (the O.G. satyr) as the female version, but to not have a classic female version against the role of history and...

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      February 18, 2013 8:28 AM PST
      Glassteel
      Glassteel
      I don't mind the idea of female satyrs (precedent in Fauns, from Roman myth, they were uncommon, but existed), male harpies (just makes sense to me, unless harpies come into being some other way, curse, god-spawn, etc), inccubi (male succubi, precedent in Medieval myth, tho they did have different abilities), maedars (male Medusa, but with different characteristics and slightly different powers), but I am hesitant about male nymphs/dryads. In legend, dryads where just one kind of nymph, and the...

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      February 19, 2013 11:59 AM PST
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      tirwin
      tirwin
      I still love this idea after reading it once again. Use it pleeeeeease!
      February 5, 2013 8:27 AM PST
      Rebteb
      Rebteb
      RE Hydra:
      You want to cut off hydra heads because:
      - you get a respite from its attacks
      - it's much easier to do than attacking the body
      - the body is much harder to hit, has lots of HP, usually hidden (in a swamp, in the sand, etc), and attacking it might expose the attacker to devastating attacks.
      - the heads are coming right at you, so they are easier to hit (and perhaps intentionally not cutting them makes it easier for them to hit or something?).
      But I...

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      February 6, 2013 3:01 AM PST
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      kiltedyaksman
      kiltedyaksman
      Quite a few posters have the iht idea: weathered, worn, distressed as conveyed through metal, wood, stone, parchment, etc. D&D isn't a "clean" milieu.
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      January 22, 2013 4:26 AM PST
      BlackEyed
      BlackEyed
      D&D is too various to be associated with only a few colors, however the most impressive and essential for me is the GREEN palette (including blue and yellow shades) and the spectrum of GREY (including pitch black and pure white).
      I believe that a greater participation of natural, cooler and sober hues convey better (more authentic) atmosphere and immersion into the fantasy world, while too many bright and loud colors on a page, like in the 4E books, is rather tawdry and kitschy.
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      January 23, 2013 6:03 AM PST
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      January 9 at 10:37pm
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      ryanroyce
      ryanroyce
      Have you considered consolidating Skills, Proficiencies, Languages, Bonus Spells, and so on under a unified Proficiency system powered by Skill Dice? If every class got two Proficiencies per level that could be spent to learn a new language, weapon, skill, spell or maneuver, it would go a long way towards enhancing character customization while also simplifying a large subset of the rules. It would also, quite frankly, make leveling up an exciting occurrence again, which is critical to the...

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      January 11, 2013 10:47 AM PST
      ryanroyce
      ryanroyce
      Also, have you considered writing guidelines for handing out bonus feats, skills, and maneuvers in the same way that a DM currently hands out magic items and spellbooks? Particularly maneuvers. The Fighter seeking out an elusive master warrior for training in their secret techniques is an evocative one. While this trope is most popular in Japanese fiction, it isn't exclusively so. See Agrippa, Bonetti's Defense, and Capo Ferro from the Princess Bride's dueling scene.
      January 11, 2013 11:04 AM PST
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      Rebteb
      Rebteb
      I like the prehensile tail - I use something like that (in my games Kobolds are deamonlings).
      I don't like the connection to dragons - I don't like the weakest creatures to be tied to the most powerful in some contrived family bond. To be clear, I have nothing against Kobolds. In fact, some of my best monsters are Kobolds! I believe Draconians (Dragon Lance) cover the humanoid-dragon niche quite well.
      Anyway, you forgot to post the picture of a Kobold from 2e - you know, the one with...

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      February 10, 2013 4:29 AM PST
      Egamma
      Egamma
      Clever girl...
      Basically, Kobolds are 1/3rd size Velociraptors?

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      April 12, 2013 11:41 AM PDT
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      OCAMPO
      OCAMPO
      What about reading of some new super adventure for 4E? Something for the Nentir Vale?
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      December 28, 2012 11:20 PM PST
      Prof.AJ
      Prof.AJ
      A map maker toolset that is easy to use.
      *Printer friendly etc.

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      January 1, 2013 5:02 PM PST
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      anomalousman
      anomalousman
      Ultimately, I'd like to see this edition tread lightly with setting dependent material. This includes things like the social details of races, languages and the like. A lot of this material is OK for a 'default setting', but some thought should go into how this will interact with setting material.
      This is a general comment that extends to PC things like race fluff, language, and alignment.

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      November 19, 2012 6:51 PM PST
      proudgeek159
      proudgeek159
      The only thing I really don't like about the stat block is the average damage stat. I guarantee I will never use that rule, and it will only get in my way. I'd prefer that you stick with the old school damage dice plus modifiers only.
      November 24, 2012 11:15 PM PST

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