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That's been a persistent problem throughout D&D history, though. I mean, certain spells/powers are always used, and others are always just filler. If you were to completely eliminate the filler, you'd have people complaining about how "limited" the options were.

Oh wait...

Nice. I'll be able to make adjustments when that comes out.

True. But seeing as alchemy is really closer to modern day chemistry than anything in typical D&D, the means by which alchemists perform their craft are pretty different than the arcane. The essence of alchemy (as I understand it) is refinement until purity is achieved, which is different than t...

Making the conversion isn't that difficult; coming up with powers is. Here's what I've been able to come up with for the Alchemical Philosopher so far: Alchemical Philosopher Role: You manipulate the very nature of mundane objects, transforming their base nature into their pure, “golden” potential. ...

I guess we'll all have to enter house rules to negate munchkin potential. 4e doesn't seem as bad as 3.5 in terms of powergaming, but it's still too early to know for sure.

Honestly, my only gripe with 4e so far (aside from the dragonborn as PCs and the sub-quality artwork in the books) is that I couldn't figure out the difference between "saves" and "defenses" at first. Eventually, once I figured it out, I was fine with the change. The truth is tha...

Honestly, unless they had some sort of means for disguising themselves, I can't possibly see how Dragonborn could exist as PCs in Ravenloft... what with all the witch burnings and such. It's as the old saying goes, "It's not the dragon that ultimately kills the adventurer, it's the 3rd level me...

Thank you!

It begins there, yes. This was originally the back story to my character in the up and coming Ravenloft campaign, "Sons of the Coachmen". I planned on penning further narrations as the campaign progressed.

Death, life, death. The cycle is never broken; its unbreakable chain transcends even the strongest of wills in contention with its all-encompassing truth. Despite all paths we may take against it, it is inevitable. It is truth. My name is Hieronymous Drake, and I rejected this truth. The days of my ...

Hmm... Perhaps a level 1 Expert (policeman) on my way to becoming a Ranger with specialization in firearms. And since I'm a scientist and I dabble in medicine, I'd probably reject the supernatural element of my being transported into Ravenloft right off the bat and end up in some sort of mental asyl...

Huh... I wasn't referring to illegal downloads, but whatever. Get the book if you can find it, is all I'm saying.

Not only does it contain a plethora of classes, feats, and equipment models that compliment Ravenloft perfectly, it gives excellent examples of ideas for putting steampunk material into a campaign. Two classes that specifically stand out for Ravenloft are the Detective and Physician. Both are ideal ...

I just acquired the d20 Sorcery & Steam source book and I have to say that it is probably the best d&d expansion I've read so far, perhaps even more useful to a Ravenloft adventurer than Van Richten's Arsenal. It's out of print, ... Joël of the FoS : removed an illegal suggestion to get this...

Cold One feat, my good man. Cold One feat. But you're right -- that never works. It's one of the many reasons why we're always so horribly, horribly screwed.

Actually, there was quite a lot of mist last night -- probably for the first time in months. The moon was full and the water vapor amplified its brightness, and the dampening power of the fog made the air as still as the grave. The first thing that came to my mind was Mensick's obscuring mist coveri...