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For questions about the 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons, published in 2008. This tag also covers the D&D Essentials line that debuted in September 2010.

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DnD 4E list of poisons

There are several poisons in the good old DMG, but they are pretty much basic ongoing damage. I think that most of them are translated into Essentials for Heroes of Shadow. Here they are: From the Du …
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How to Make the Math Easier?

I run an open-ended 4th Edition D&D group, for middle and high school players. One of our players struggles with math, from adding skill/attack modifiers to calculating damage and subtracting HP. This …
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Is there a formula for recommended monster ability scores per level?

Whenever I need to make a new monster, I always use the rules for making monsters from the first and second Dungeon Master's Guides. I can't quote it off of my head, but I think that the attribute gen …
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What ranged monsters have the highest damage output?

The Green Arcanian (level 8 artillery, Monster Manual 3, page 16) is one of the most damaging artillery monsters from Heroic Tier. Comparing it to the Hornstone Gargoyle (level 8 brute, Monster Manual …
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When an Essentials Vampire bites a random NPC, what happens? [closed]

Firstly, some backstory: The party has recently released a large group of prisoners from a fortress orbiting Baator, and escaped with the freed prisoners on an Astral Ship of some sort. As is appropr …
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What is a good way to introduce D&D 4e at a mini-con?

I've been asked by my library to host an introduction to D&D at the Summer Reading Program Mini-Con. Last year, most of the people were new to the game (as in, "the cover art looked cool", or "I like …
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World Axis Cosmology

Looking at the handy cosmology map on page 161, we see what looks like a spherical earth flanked by spherical other-earths: The Shadowfell and Feywild. I have always treated the Demi-Earths to be sep …
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Where can I find player available rituals for creating undead?

No, there are no player-available rituals to do this in any supplement that I know of, even the Book of Vile Darkness. However, as for your second question (Or can my players not create combat-capabl …
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