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| bio | website | terrible-and-true.tumblr.com |
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| location | Ellicott City, MD | |
| age | 45 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 8 months |
| seen | Oct 27 '11 at 11:14 | |
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Peter Seckler (Peter_Seckler on this site) has been playing D&D in one form or another since 1978. Although he originally joined the RPGA in 2000, he didn't get very involved with any of the official campaigns until the Xendrik Expeditions campaign came out. When he isn't DMing, he works with "something involving computers" and lives in a world dominated by 8-bit music, fuzz pedals, analog synthesizers, his 50cc honda scooter, and his unexplainably hot girlfriend, who also happens to be a drow warlord.
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Jan 4 |
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What is the real difference between D&D 4th Edition and Essentials? "Bladesinger" is not in any current published 4th edition book. Also, your phrasing "Choosing Essentials over 4e" seems a little bit odd since they are the same game. You could certainly restrict yourself to the beginners versions available in Essentials, though. |
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Jan 4 |
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What is the real difference between D&D 4th Edition and Essentials? added 9 characters in body |
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Jan 4 |
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What is the real difference between D&D 4th Edition and Essentials? This is simply not true. The errata part is true (errata is incorporated into the Rules Compendium) but you only get a tiny selection of whats available with 4e with Essentials. Most of the classes, most races, most items, the multiclassing rules, the hybrids.. most everything.. are in the other books. Essentials is great, but it's only a basic version of the game. |
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Jan 4 |
answered | What is the real difference between D&D 4th Edition and Essentials? |
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Jan 1 |
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How do I adjudicate the natural tendency for hikers to spread in D&D 4e? I guess my point is..the use of the term "hand wave". Really, it's no differnt than any edition of D&D (or any RPG, really..). There might be skill checks, or negotiations for gear, or roleplaying scenes in a general way.. but that's just as in any game. There was no system to conduct bargaining or research checks in Basic D&D, but those did take place (of course) and nobody ever called them 'hand-waving'. |
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Jan 1 |
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How do I adjudicate the natural tendency for hikers to spread in D&D 4e? Your comment "From a 4E perspective, you hand-wave the stuff in between the encounters, unless you're engaging with the skill challenge system, but simulationist minutiae is not part of "the 4E perspective." is simply not true. |
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Dec 30 |
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Calculating encounter level with mixed CR enemies? Aww, your first answer (pre-edit) was better. This one is now about XP rather than Encounter Level. |
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Dec 28 |
answered | Roleplaying an addiction |
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Dec 27 |
answered | Must you not use Monk Unarmed Strike, to take the bonus from Iron Parry? |
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Dec 26 |
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Question regarding Sneak of Shadows feat corrected the title of the feat- Sneak of Shadows vice Shadowy Sneak |
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Dec 26 |
answered | Calculating encounter level with mixed CR enemies? |
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Dec 23 |
answered | Where would Teleportation Circles be in Forgotten Realms? |
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Dec 23 |
answered | Ylraphon - Forgotten Realms - Anyone have info? |
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Dec 22 |
answered | How do you seamlessly blend inspiration into a campaign? |
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Dec 22 |
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Are there serious drawbacks in being Deafened? I really don't see why not. Have you ever heard the tale of Odysseus versus the Sirens? The sailors intentionally deafen themselves. If this were AD&D we wouldn't give it a second thought, so why should we work so hard to negate it in 4th Edition? In the end, DMs still get to decide whether something is allowed or not.. I would allow it, personally. I have to chuckle. Not a single upvote! |
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Dec 22 |
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Are there serious drawbacks in being Deafened? Well, yes and no. I don't see that as abuse really if a player suddenly says "Hey, I shouldn't be affected by the harpy song.. I just got deafened!".. that seems fine to me as a DM. As always, DMs have the ability to step in and overrule when necessary..but as a DM I try not to simply negate any clever moves on the part of the players. Complicate them, yes, but not negate them. |
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Dec 21 |
answered | Are there serious drawbacks in being Deafened? |
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Dec 21 |
answered | How can I fix Essentials Druid sentinel's Armor Class? |
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Dec 19 |
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Which issues of Paizo's Dragon magazine had alternative rules to replace 3.x familiars? edited tags |
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Dec 19 |
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Which issues of Paizo's Dragon magazine had alternative rules to replace 3.x familiars? edited title |
