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      Until the Next Encounter www.wizards.com
      March 14 at 1:42pm
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      eheide
      eheide
      Because I don't want to see this column go, I'm going to be selfish and ask you to write another couple entries.
      We have learned a bunch about Iomandra, but I'm extremely curious about the type of campaign you are considering running next. Therefore, I would really appreciate you giving us some insight into the themes that are getting you excited for the next go around.
      I think this would be the perfect "intermission" for you column, as I refuse to believe you have run out of topics...

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      March 21, 2013 5:52 AM PDT
      SvenTheBlowfish
      SvenTheBlowfish
      I have few words that can do my thoughts justice, but I'd like to try. Very simply, Dungeon Mastering is the reason I can feel "okay" in this place, and your words are the reason I am a Dungeon Master. I don't think I can ever thank you enough for that.
      Appreciated.
      - Barker

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      April 2, 2013 4:23 AM PDT
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      Short People www.wizards.com
      November 7, 2012 at 5:12pm
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      Bestiary: Displacer Cube www.wizards.com
      November 1, 2012 at 9:41am
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      Nature vs. Nurture www.wizards.com
      October 31, 2012 at 9:56am
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      Pa11ad1n
      Pa11ad1n
      Should all elves be the same body type? No, of course not. Should some elves be fat? Yes. But What is fat for an elf? It isn't the same as what is fat for a human or a dwarf. An Obese elf may well have a similar body type to a plump human.
      Just look at real world animals... I'll use different breeds of dogs for examples. A fat greyhound isn't very fat compared to a bulldog. .. it is still fat for its breed but the "natural" body shape of a greyhound is so thin to begin with that...

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      November 14, 2012 2:24 AM PST
      MisterCynic
      MisterCynic
      I would love to see variations in bodytypes among all non-humans, not just the standards like dwarve and elf. I think the tendency to label any somewhat significant variation a subtype to be kinda ridiculous. Races should be allowed some realistic variation while still being consider part of the same group of elves or lizardmen. consideration should always be taken to what their specific race ideal is though, lest they lose the uniqueness that makes them an identifiably non-human race.
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      Dragons. Dragons. Dragons. wizards.com
      October 24, 2012 at 10:27am
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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
    • Mortaned

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      Forum Topic: Caves of Chaos Playtest
      October 23, 2012 at 12:49pm
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      October 23, 2012 at 11:58am
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      Ethien02
      Ethien02
      The important part for any undead is a focus on the "rule of three". Why are they undead. What is their desire. How do they naturally expire. Zombies, skeletons, and ghouls are most often times made by necromancers, gods or very corrupt magical areas. Their desires are what their master bids or wonton destruction and death "mindless murder" being the key. They all expire when the magic or power that made them expires. Vampires liches are different in that they either choose or resolve that...

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      November 10, 2012 12:59 PM PST
      dbmoore
      dbmoore
      If a Wight or Wraith kills a living being that being becomes a Wight or Wraith but it does NOT have the ability to create any more of its kind. AKA they are a lesser Wight or Wraith. It keeps the threat of being turned into something so horrible but stops the perpetuation craziness.
      November 13, 2012 1:41 PM PST
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      October 17, 2012 at 6:20pm
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      DuskA1
      DuskA1
      Wizards why u no update character builder with new themes?
      December 13, 2012 12:27 PM PST
      NOAZZATALL
      NOAZZATALL
      Thank you, thank you, thank you for going back to single issue pdf's. I hated the single article format. It took 10 times longer to open them all up and view them if I wanted to read them all. I understand some like only one or two articles but they can easily download the entire issue and extract whatever they want and discard the rest.
      December 29, 2012 2:00 PM PST
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      Goblinoids, Take Two wizards.com
      October 17, 2012 at 6:14pm
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      SalemChaosLord
      SalemChaosLord
      For me Goblins should be like the ones depicted as in the Magic the Gathering universe.
      For the little ones, The Goblin Marauder, Goblin War Strike or Goblin Psychopath by Pete Venters, maybe like The Goblin Brawler by Heather Hudson or The Goblin Warchief by Tim Hildebrandt,
      One of my favorites is the painting art for the "Goblin Elite Infantry" by Robert Bliss. They look mean and badass! Long pointy ears with long and sharp nose; guess this model would fill the Hobgoblin, just add...

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      November 20, 2012 3:16 PM PST
      Kalontas
      Kalontas
      I know this is several months old now, but I wanted to drop in saying the picture in the end is pretty great, but I'd prefer the bugbear to be fatter.
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      February 7, 2013 2:11 PM PST
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      Multiclassing in Next www.wizards.com
      September 25, 2012 at 10:15am
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      tesseractive
      tesseractive
      Lots of things were broken about it, but tons of people absolutely *loved* it anyway, because but made it practical to achieve all sorts of character concepts you could never have made otherwise. So if they can design an *optional* system that has built in mechanics for fixing game balance issues while still giving folks the things they love about having that flexibility, as far as I'm concerned, that's the best of both worlds.
      But already in Next, you can do a lot of things with...

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      October 25, 2012 1:31 PM PDT
      tesseractive
      tesseractive
      Actually, with separate advancement rules for multiclass characters, it sounds like a compromise with hybrids -- much more flexible than just playing a hybrid (you many more degrees you can use to balance your mixture of classes), but much more level-scaled than 3E, which resembles a hybrid.
      October 25, 2012 1:42 PM PDT
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      September 23, 2012 at 6:36pm
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      SlappyLamer
      SlappyLamer
      I've waffled a bit... ultimately I'm leaning towards the classic greek minotaur (bull head, human body) but I'm honestly somewhat neutral about the feet, I don't feel to strongly about the legs and hips. (but if the hips are human, no tail - while the inverse is not necessarily true - furry hips and no tail is fine with me)
      But, by the time you get to udders you've gone from minotaur, to cow humanoid. Also, I'm sure people have pointed out that there are reasonable arguments for why a...

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      September 27, 2012 12:39 PM PDT
      SwordofKindness
      SwordofKindness
      The Minotaur in 3e and 3.5 Monster Manual is the BEST depiciton of a minotaur I have every seen.
      November 23, 2012 12:12 PM PST
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      May 24, 2012 at 8:28am
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      nukunuku
      nukunuku
      I also agree with the style guidelines listed - great start!
      And Westerness has a great point: "rating" is still very subjective, and the US (presumably the biggest market) is quite prudish compared to many other first world countries. I think many have already said this but it's worth repeating: it's probably easiest to start with a slightly more prudish standard to push the broad-based appeal, and open up more risqué materials for those who want it. That seems to be the standard...

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      May 30, 2012 1:53 PM PDT
      Jennifer_Foss
      Jennifer_Foss
      This list sounds perfect. As far as the survey, I'm not sure which level to pick, but I'd like to see definite hints of "sexy" in D&D artwork. Cover most of the bum and bust (is that armor realistic), but you can definitely allude to them (and everything else is fair game). Give equal "sexy" treatment to males. Remember Hennet from 3.5? There's nothing wrong with some male chest. Focus on very expressive facial expressions. Accentuating the eyes also usually has good effect. In a fight...

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      June 4, 2012 7:25 AM PDT
    • Mortaned

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      Sword +1, Flame Tongue
      The first magic item I remember finding when I started playing Dungeons &...
      May 24, 2012 at 8:13am
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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 8:01am
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      Hit Points, Our Old Friend wizards.com
      May 21, 2012 at 10:37am
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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
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      May 15, 2012 at 12:13am
    • GMChris

      GMChris voted in the poll, "In a game that provides limited access to self-healing, which do you prefer?".

      April 30, 2012 at 3:58am
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