Mark of Dice Monkey had a great post today about Analysis Paralysis. That is, when faced with a ton of choices in a D&D combat round, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and freeze up. I never thought myself susceptible to this, but then I read his tip #2: If playing 4e, organize your powers not [...]
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Move, Minor, Standard
Posted in Table Tips, tagged 4e, characters, Combat, d&d, power cards, powers, simple tips on July 13, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Why You Should Use a Torch
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 4e, d&d, ddi, fire, items, metgaming, torches on July 9, 2010 | 6 Comments »
A sunrod [DDI] is only 4gp, lasts 4 hours, lights up 20 squares, and most importantly comes with the Adventurer’s Kit. On the surface this seems like a better deal than a regular torch [DDI]: for 1sp, lasts 1 hour, and dim lights 5 squares. From this seemingly one-sided contest, I’m going to try to [...]
The 3rd Amendment and Your Character
Posted in Gathering Inspiration, tagged 4e, Bill of Rights, characters, d&d, metgaming, organizations, rp, U.S. Constitution on July 7, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The 3rd Amendment to the US Constitution states: No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. It makes me wonder what the conditions must have been like in colonial America that [...]
Bard, Cleric, Fighter, Battlemind
Posted in Gathering Inspiration, tagged 4e, characters, d&d, flavor, leverage, metgaming, roles, the party on June 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I love the show Leverage; I love it almost as much as I love talking about it on my D&D blog. The show’s writers (or maybe marketers) are really into the character’s clearly defined roles. In the first season, they made the characters play to their roles (Hacker, Hitter, Grifter, Thief, Mastermind/Brain) and then sometimes [...]
What Do You Do? – Keywords
Posted in Combat, Table Tips, tagged 4e, Combat, d&d, description, keywords, metgaming, powers, rp on June 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“What do you do?” I am often caught off-guard when I get asked this question, mostly because I play in games that are heavier in action than role playing. When I have to quickly answer, I come up with something like “I smack the goblin upside the head with my staff for 14 damage,” or [...]
Calling In Sick
Posted in skills, Strategy, tagged 4e, characters, d&d, disease, endurance, heal, skills on June 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’m sorry for missing Monday, I needed the day off, as we all do sometimes.. Even our characters get busy and run-down, and have to take a day off. In the real world when you’re feeling a little under the weather, you can call in sick. When you’re a hero tasked with saving the world, [...]
Getting Your Stuff Stolen
Posted in Strategy, tagged 4e, characters, d&d, ddi, player v dm, treasure on June 14, 2010 | 5 Comments »
One of the tools in the GM’s toolkit is stealing the party’s stuff. Sometimes this is done to re-balance a party when they get an overpowered item, and sometimes this is done as a plot device: the party gets captured or they have to go on a quest to recover their stuff. This is all [...]
Halflings Are Not Hobbits
Posted in Character Generation, tagged 2e, 4e, characters, d&d, halflings, hobbits, movies, races on June 9, 2010 | 22 Comments »
I just re-watched the Lord of the Rings movies, and I came to the conclusion… Hobbits are pretty bad-ass. J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic is a fantasy staple, but while you can play elves, dwarves, and humans in D&D, you’re left with the knock-off Halflings. Don’t get me wrong, Halflings are a great D&D race: they’re quick [...]
Half-Completed Characters
Posted in Character Generation, tagged 4e, character builder, character sheet, characters, d&d, ddi, philosophy on June 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been having a lot of trouble coming up with a post today. I had about 8 half-done posts but I haven’t been able to find the enthusiasm to finish any of them. So I started writing some new posts and I’ve now added an additional six onto that pile just in the past two [...]
Restaurant Recommendations [Twenty Questions]
Posted in Gathering Inspiration, tagged 4e, characters, d&d, food, rp, twenty questions on June 4, 2010 | 6 Comments »
What is your character’s favorite place to eat? What about when she’s in Sharn? Waterdeep? Sigil? What kind of food does he or she like? Elven? Dwarven? Northern Halfling? Seafood? Underdark mushroom risotto with Ithilid meat? I’m trying out a new format today: 20 questions about an aspect of a character. This week it’s food. [...]
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