I love the idea of Skill Challenges. They’re a dynamic yet way of codifying complex skill checks and running skill-based encounters. They’re a lovely framework and addition to the game. But I’ve always felt something was missing with Skill Challenges, that something just wasn’t quite right. I believe the total lack of resource management in… [Read more…]
December 5, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
With Anne McCaffrey having recently passed, this article becomes a topical albeit melancholy. While the Pern books were much more sci-fi than fantasy, this blog post is still dedicated to her memory. The Dragonlance novels were partially responsible for my introduction to D&D and RPGs. If there’s one memorable part of the Dragonlance saga it’s the epic battle of… [Read more…]
October 31, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
Earlier this year, the vampire class debuted in Heroes of Shadow. It was a solid class but had one rather large problem: you couldn’t make an existing character a vampire. It was impossible to infect a player character with vampirism or make a character that was more than just a vampire. For example, you couldn’t… [Read more…]
August 4, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
Ed. Note: What we have for you today is a new Essentials Wizard build following an “old school” school of magic, Conjuration. Jeff Dougan wrote designed this and we’re happy to include his design concept as well as a PDF where you can download what he’s come up with. The summoner build of the wizard… [Read more…]
January 31, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
Last session, my newest player asked me a question. “Why can’t my Assassin kill in one hit? He’s an Assassin! Matt told me the 3.5 Assassin could!” The group stared at me, expecting a response. I sat there, under the time-gun, thinking. I turned it over and over in my mind, and resolved to formulate… [Read more…]
July 26, 2010 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
Everybody Move! “You will be thrown around battles you never dreamed of. Slid to the edge of cliffs on the brink of hell itself. Magic, muscle, and the forces of the earth may combine to push you to your limit. “The true question you must ask yourself, however, is ‘Do I dare to push back?’”… [Read more…]
June 24, 2010 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
In Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea, WotC created a new monster, the Quom. They are fanatical followers of a dead god who constantly hunt the planes looking for any fragment, no matter how small, of their deity with the hopes of some day bringing it back to power. I really like the Quom.… [Read more…]
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