The Gaming Den

Ganbare Gincun already posted the entire interview, but here is the 4e CharOp reaction to what Mearls said about magic items:

http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/ ... items?pg=1

I thought you guys might be mildly amused.

No one probably cares at this point, but the May Update has come out. It is time to check the predictions again. Because 4th Edition errata isn't concerned with actually making options decent, just making them unusable, don't bother with trying to change the effect to something good. Just make it wo...

Ah, so it is a stealth nerf, then. Oh well, as A Man In Black said, going with crocodile is the probably the way to go in that case.

Really? It says Dire Eagle can be taken by a level 4 druid in Races of Stone. Is there an errata somewhere that I am not aware of?

True Story: In my current campaign, the DM told us "I am encouraging all players to make their builds as ridiculously powerful/broken as possible." So I made a druid going for Planar Shepherd with Greenbound Summoning. We are only level 4 so no Planar Shepherd yet, and we have only played ...

Crazy town translation? "I choose Con damage." Where does this come from? Most likely from the pre-errata version of Elven Spell Lore. (errata specifies "energy" damage, but does not specifically limit it to cold, fire, etc.) Of course, if you want crazy ability damage, you coul...

Looks pretty good to me. You were right; a spellcaster might be more powerful for a Tiny creature, but Monk fits well as a martial class. It is definitely a good idea to see how very small and very large creatures might work under the rules for non-typical races.[br][br] Fighting Styles:[br]*your sl...

I don't know answer to the other two questions, but:[br][br] 3) Where is Dimension Lock on their spell list?[br] [br][br]It's a 5th level spell on the summoner list[br][br] 5th level: Dimension Shuffle, dimensional lock , Evard's Black Tentacles, Greater Dimension Door, Planeshift, Summon Frost Beas...

For the most part, Spring Attack seems to have been folded into the Whirlwind feat:[br][br] +6: As a full round action, you may take a regular move action and make a single attack against each opponent you can reach at any point during your movement. Roll one attack roll and compare to each availabl...

As usual, I have some questions and found some possible typos.[br][br] Harmless Form[Fiend] [br][br]Does the shape change from this feat suppress some of the more harmful fiendish feats, such as Stoning Gaze or Elemental Aura?[br][br] Greater Teleport [Monstrous] [br][br]Does having a fiend class qu...

Here's my other character. Since I posted a baatezu, it's fitting to make a tanar'ri too. [br][br] NOTE : This is my most complicated character, so there may well be mistakes - especially in the attack routines section. Please let me know if you see anything that is incorrect. [br][br] Sources Used ...

Good stuff so far guys![br][br]I made a couple more characters. Both are kind of "gimmick" characters: an invisible assassin and a grapple demon. The Tome of Fiends is quickly becoming my favorite of the series. :uptosomething:[br][br]Here's the first character:[br][br] Sources Used : PHB,...

Also, for what it's worth, all of the characters I posted are pre-existing NPCs in one of my campaigns. I'm not trying to break the rules, but rather see how they would work in a game. I'm likely to convert my setting to the toem rules when all is said and done, so this is a good examination for me...

Cool! I really like the characters so far. :biggrin:[br][br] One thing that maybe Frank or K could clear up... how does Two-Weapon Fighting work with Iaijutsu, Whirlwind, and Cleave? [br][br]I'm not frank or K, but TWF seems to give you an extra offhand AoO for each AoO normally allowed by BAB: &quo...

Found some mild typos:[br][br] Vampire Paragon [br]Class Skills: The Swordwraith Paragon's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Appraise (Int), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Escape A...

Ok here is my Samurai. This character is a little bit cheesier than my Monk, but still well within the realm of playability.[br][br]Sources Used: PHB, DMG, MM, Races of War, Dungeonomicon, Tome of Fiends, Tome of Trees (excerpt)[br][br] Lady Keiko Umiyama [br]Human Samurai 12[br]Medium Humanoid - HD...

In the fine tradition of threads like Oberoni's This Cheese is Delicious thread or the Cheese Updates, 3.5 thread on these boards, I have started a thread for people to post character ideas for Frank and K's "Tome" series (Tome of Necromancy, Tome of Fiends, Dungeonomicon, etc.).[br][br]Un...

1155920417[/unixtime]]Isn't the Samurai's ability to turn a hit into an auto-confirmed critical massively unbalanced? It's OK if you're using a sword or a club, great if you're using an axe, and golden if you're using a scythe or mercurial greatsword. [br][br]Yes and no. I have been thinking about ...

1155273448[/unixtime]][br]If he is targetted by an effect, he gets an AoO. He takes his AoO against the effect itself. If he hits (as described above), its automatically dispelled. [br][br]Oh ok. If that is how it works, then I withdraw my comment about Samurai saves. I think the wording of the abi...

OMG. I can't believe this account actually still exists. It's been over three years since I posted anything about D&D (back on Nifty), but I had to step out of the lurking shadows to commend Frank and K on their hard work. :thumb:[br][br]Ok, it's been a while and my rules-fu is very rusty, but I...