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So although my PCs don't know it yet, they are soon to find themselves on the Dream Plane. Specifically, a portion of the plane that comprises the living nightmare of a comatose god. I've got the bulk of the adventure pretty much set up, playing with realities, powers/abilities, etc. The idea...

Hey All, so the party in my home game is about to hit Epic Tier, most likely at the next session. Currently they are in (or rather under) the capital city in the main nation, and opposing armies have laid siege to said city. During the most recent session, wherein the party had gone...

So in a little while, the party is going to do battle in the tomb of a long "dead" god. Depending on how things shake out, its possible that the god will be "reawakening" during the encounter (PCs are 19th level btw). I'm planning this as a capstone encounter in a rather lengthy adventure...

As most of us know, Calaystryx, the three headed dragon from Monster Vault: Threats of Nentir Vale, is just a really well designed and fun solo monster. A while back, I ran her against my then 13th level party and she pretty much mopped the floor with them due to a variety of circumstances. A...

What would really torque Torog off? I'm asking because I'm thinking of creating a city in my home game that ends up being pulled down by Torog (much like the city in the Underdark source book) but I'm trying to think of what it would take to annoy him so. In other words, how could actions in a...

New Eye on Dark Sun article up, surprised no thread yet. Really like the Ravenous, though I wish there were more standard creatures. The soldier and artillery work very well together but I have a feeling they'll just get swarmed by the party without a careful setup by the DM. Still, very nice...

A question for you DMs out there: When do you like to use the action points on your solos? Normally I try to use one early and then save one for when the solo becomes bloodied, but I'm curious to see what others think. In my experience, its often too easy to recover if the solo pops them...

For my upcoming session I am planning a skill challenge which I really want to pull off well. The problem: I don't tend to pull off skill challenges very well. So, I come to y'all in hopes you can help me a) explain the challenge and/or b) provide insights into other possible skill checks...

So reading today's edition of the DM Experience by Chris Perkins (which unfortunately I cannot link to from here but which can be found on the front page of WotC's D&D site), I got to thinking. Chris advocates, with the right group, not only giving fun toys to the PCs but also taking them away...

Ok, so not a problem per se, but not sure how the adventure should be able to be resolved. The party is headed to the town of Mistwatch (adapted from the article in the recent Dragon mag) such that it is now fully in the Shadowfell. The catch here is that none of the townspeople -- or those...

So maybe I'm just missing it, or maybe I just don't have the right book, but I can't seem to find any mention of where his dominion is in 4ed. I know earlier editions gave him a home in the Abyss, but Manual of the Planes doesn't seem to mention him there, nor can I find mention of him in the...

So the avenger in my game is going with the Covenant Agent paragon path and part of his story for the character is that this path is very rare (as it probably should be for the church of Erathis) and as a result, he will be publicly disavowing the church (and vice-versa) though in actuality he...

Good questions with good answers. Definitely has me hopeful, though of course as always I'll believe it when I see it. :) Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Rule-of-Three: 04/25/2011)

New Rule of Three is up and can be found here: Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Rule-of-Three: 04/04/2011) Interesting answer regarding Essentials Paragon Paths and EDs. Does this mean that e-classes can take PPs and EDs otherwise available to any of the PHB...

Anyone given one of these out yet? If so did it work out? What I'm looking for is to give one of these to one of the PCs based off of what happened in a recent session. The curse or "boon" would come from an evil entity against whom the party is fighting. The idea I am going for is something...

Okay, so a bit of an odd situation that as a practical matter probably won't come up all that often, but I wanted to run it by y'all anyway. A monster has a an attack power that says something like "Frenzy: Effect: The monster makes two claw attacks." The attacks can be against the same...

A few questions on the new beholder for those in the know and those who've run them. 1. The Triggered ability (at the start of each PC's turn) specifies that its a random ray attack, but what about the actual ray attacks on the beholder's turn? Are they random or does it choose? My reading...

Quick (hopefully) question on phasing. Can a monster with phasing attack through solid objects (assuming LotS and such)? Can a non-insubstantial creature have phasing? As the DM I realize that I am free to say "yes" to both of these questions, but would rather have a definitive answer...

. . . and I feel nervous. Or worried, confused, not sure. Anyhoo, the point here is that my campaign is about to break out of Heroic Tier and into Paragon Tier. I have planned a really large battle to push the party over the brink in an encounter that will also cap the current adventure as...

Now that we know that the CB is going online only (and its likely safe to assume that the MB will too), what additional online tools do you want to see/expect to see? I think its safe to say that they are planning more tools given that the online CB was describe as part of the "something big"...