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Clerics were more fun in 2nd edition. They were still healers which is (to me) their main distinction, but they did not fall behind as fast on the "I can hit that" scale because feats did not exist. In trying to balance the cleric in 3rd ed. someone somwhere thought they needed to have the same amount spells per day and the same top spell level as wizards. sounds good...but that means they have to lose ground in combat. But the 1st and 2nd edition description of cleric call the class a holy...

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June 11, 2012 6:50 PM PDT

LupusRegalis

1. The Cleric Is a Healer:
“This one should seem obvious, but it's worth making it clear that we assume that clerics can heal and that their abilities should reflect that. A player new to D&D who creates a cleric could focus on keeping the rest of the characters on their feet, and the mechanics would make that easy to understand and do.” - M.Mearls
No, absolutely not. Especially not at the top of the list. A Cleric has the ability to aid his allies, including the ability to Heal...

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June 13, 2012 4:29 AM PDT

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snakefeather1

I'm sure you developers hear an awful lot from people who aren't happy with one thing or another, and less from the satisfied customers. I just want to let you know I'm pretty happy with the way things have been going. I must admit, when I first got the 4e MM, I was a little disappointed that there didn't seem to be enough types of monsters, instead getting multiple versions of fewer monsters. But that method is great for interesting play. I like the use of tokens in the Threats of Nentir...

View full comment I'm sure you developers hear an awful lot from people who aren't happy with one thing or another, and less from the satisfied customers. I just want to let you know I'm pretty happy with the way things have been going. I must admit, when I first got the 4e MM, I was a little disappointed that there didn't seem to be enough types of monsters, instead getting multiple versions of fewer monsters. But that method is great for interesting play. I like the use of tokens in the Threats of Nentir Vale book. Of course we all want to see more or our favorite monsters so I guess my take is simple: the more monsters the better. I would recommend making the first three Monster Manuals arranged by tier. Starting DnD at level 1, many games never get to level 20. That's just reality, most gameplay occurs at lower levels, and I know DMs who simply don't like playing at epic tier. so give us three books to start, one at each tier. They don't have to all be huge, but the heroic tier book should be thickest. I used to love the Monstrous Manual annuals, or whatever they were called, from 2e. A nice simple softcover book that collects the best new monsters from DDI. A lot of the monsters introduced in Dungeon adventures never get what I would consider a satisfactory write-up and illustration. Some way to provide an illustration for every single monster released would be fantastic. I used to take a certain area of my campaign world and browse the books and magazines for images of monsters I thought fit well in that environment. Now, with the monsters scattered among so many different books or in online publications without illustrations, and with such an emphasis on undead, demons, elemental creatures, etc, it's gotten a lot harder to do that. I would also like more natural creatures I can populate wilderness areas with. I do think that it would be great to have a separate product for monster stat-blocks of playable races spanning a wide variety of levels for each race.

May 12, 2012 8:50 AM PDT

szdfsdgfsdg

I would never use a monster like the rust monster, whose only purpose is to screw the players. If you give out treasure judiciously, and make sure that there's a good reason why the players will need what you give out, it isn't necessary to resort to dirty tricks to take back what you've given them.
What would be useful would be a standard procedure for determining D&D stats for creatures taken from literature. Perhaps you'd like to use a leem from the Dray Prescot series, a ghastozar...

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May 21, 2012 11:40 PM PDT

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szdfsdgfsdg

It would be a mistake to bind yourself too tightly to the past and limit your options. Surely, creating a fantasy roleplaying game that is as much fun as possible is more important than maintaining the "feel" of D&D. Moreover, the new version will have to offer some compelling improvements if people are to be convinced to give up their favorite existing editions and spend the money to buy the new books.
From the player's standpoint, it's not clear that fragmentation is bad. As long...

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May 22, 2012 12:35 AM PDT

CeltasCharbarran

I now am familiar with how the modules work, will it actually work for each individual character can be run with different modules or does it just mean different DMs in Next will be able to run the game with different modules. Different means to the same end. I read a post lately where one person stated that a player with a first edition character wouldnt have the patience for a 4th edition character to make all their rolls. I dont know. I checked out Paizo's advanced rules on their OGC site....

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July 27, 2012 8:23 PM PDT

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Migelito16

Larry Elmore, and it's not even close. I still love those Dragonlance covers. When making one of my first 4E characters, I did a Google image search of his library to find my PC's picture.

May 22, 2012 11:13 PM PDT

rghammill

In most cases, when the art of a single artist was used to define the game (for major releases anyway), I wasn't happy with the result. In fact two of my least favorite artists were the most featured.
Elmore (not one of the two) has some great stuff, and his work for Dragonlance really tied the line together. And while it's far above some of the other staff artists, it also had a distinctive style that doesn't always appeal to me either. They tend to be very bright, very 'posed', and I'm...

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August 13, 2012 8:23 PM PDT

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Shamanstarr

yes, everyone is entitled to their opinion, HOWEVER, not every opinion belongs in every discussion. If the premise of the discussion is not involved with your opinion, then all you do is waste your time, and the time of the readers in regards to the forum by expressing said opinion here. Repetitive behavior in such a manner is really the definition of insanity, afterall. Not only that, but threadjacking to unrelated opinions is generally a mark of rudeness and lower than average intelligence....

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March 12, 2012 7:05 AM PDT

Shamanstarr

Not to be overly contradictory, but I actually find Healing Surges and Action Points to be two of the big triumphs of 4e. Healing surges in combat must be triggered by powers, and represent the body's ability to sustain healing. Their internal reserve. Anyone can't just use them, they get 1 2nd Wind, and after that, must rely on powers or magic items, just like other editions. The real advantage of Healing Surges came in the between encounters area, when you could heal up without expending...

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March 12, 2012 7:11 AM PDT

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Sspriina

I have just ordered the novels by R.A. Salvatore. I have loved what he has did with the Drow. Since the dark Elf trilogy I have played nothing else. I have even created a house that escaped from the under dark and worshipped Ellistrae. The wizards of the coast sanctioned the destruction of her based on the loses penmanship of some author. I am interested in bringing my Drow into this campaign setting only if Ellistrae is allowed. She is a god. You just can't kill her. What are the...

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Sspriina

I have just ordered the novels by R.A. Salvatore. I have loved what he has did with the Drow. Since the dark Elf trilogy I have played nothing else. I have even created a house that escaped from the under dark and worshipped Ellistrae. The wizards of the coast sanctioned the destruction of her based on the loses penmanship of some author. I am interested in bringing my Drow into this campaign setting only if Ellistrae is allowed. She is a god. You just can't kill her. What are the...

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