The Great
Choco Monster
Ghendar
Warlord
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Mud Lick, Kentucky
 | | 05/26/2008 1:24 PM |
| Looks like my group will be running through Shadowfell.
We played for about 3 1/2 - 4 hours on Saturday and most of that was taken up be two, count em, two, combat encounters. Doesn't sound much improved over 3.5 combat to me. Maybe we can chalk that up to not being very familiar with the pre-gen PCs. Maybe things will get faster once we have played the PCs for a few sessions. | |
WotC - making me wish more and more every day for a return to the TSR days. :(
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I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
Could somebody explain Snatch to me? I understand the basics, but not how to enter/use it. - Posted by orcmonk220
G's the man. - Posted By greyhaze on 11/11/2008 8:58 AM
I dont mind butting heads every once in a while. It makes thing interesting. Thats why I'd be heartbroken if Ghendar ever left - Posted By Count Dooku on 04/03/2006 11:58 AM
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 05/26/2008 6:27 PM |
| Our group finished the first two combat encounters in under an hour total (including ample role-playing time). Two things helped. First, everyone spent time before we played going over their character sheets and the quick play rules fairly thoroughly. Second, our group are all MtG players (and judges) and the 4e combat turn flows a lot like a MtG turn (upkeep, pre-combat main phase, post-combat main phase, end of turn checks).
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The Great
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Ghendar
Warlord
13099 Posts
Mud Lick, Kentucky
| | 05/27/2008 4:32 AM |
| | I was getting Magic flashbacks as I sat there with the hand, wondering where my sideboard was. I really hope the PH changes my mind because I'm becoming more and more disheartened the more I play WotC's RPG. I'm not sure I can even refer to it as D&D anymore. | |
WotC - making me wish more and more every day for a return to the TSR days. :(
I fought the snark and the snark won. I'm baaaaaaaaaaack!
Some of my favorite Maxminis quotes
I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
Could somebody explain Snatch to me? I understand the basics, but not how to enter/use it. - Posted by orcmonk220
G's the man. - Posted By greyhaze on 11/11/2008 8:58 AM
I dont mind butting heads every once in a while. It makes thing interesting. Thats why I'd be heartbroken if Ghendar ever left - Posted By Count Dooku on 04/03/2006 11:58 AM
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 05/27/2008 8:09 AM |
| I actually really like the flow of combat feeling similar to MtG. Turns were quick to resolve and proceeded in a logical fashion.
The only major complaint so far (and this is from a very anti-4e perspective) is that the quick rules don't include any information on standing from prone. This is a key issue since one of the fighter's primary abilities is knocking people prone. I'll need to see the PHB before finalizing my judgement but as an anti-4e grognard I've actually been pleased with what I've seen so far. Shocking  | |
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 05/28/2008 11:22 AM |
| I DM'd three combat encounters at a demo in 1 1/2 hours.
Guys sat down, lglanced at the PC's,a nd away we went.
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 06/08/2008 12:23 AM |
| Shadowfall was a TPK for us. It realy killed any desire of ours to play any more 4.0.
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The Great
Choco Monster
Ghendar
Warlord
13099 Posts
Mud Lick, Kentucky
| | 06/08/2008 6:01 PM |
| I plan on playing for a good six months before I decide whether I will play anymore. I figure that will give me a good grasp of the game.
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WotC - making me wish more and more every day for a return to the TSR days. :(
I fought the snark and the snark won. I'm baaaaaaaaaaack!
Some of my favorite Maxminis quotes
I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
Could somebody explain Snatch to me? I understand the basics, but not how to enter/use it. - Posted by orcmonk220
G's the man. - Posted By greyhaze on 11/11/2008 8:58 AM
I dont mind butting heads every once in a while. It makes thing interesting. Thats why I'd be heartbroken if Ghendar ever left - Posted By Count Dooku on 04/03/2006 11:58 AM
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Kaya Kenobi
Underboss
1304 Posts
San Jose, California
| | 06/09/2008 12:27 AM |
| Posted By bshugg on 05/02/2008 6:27 PM Posted By Ghendar on 05/02/2008 7:39 AM Posted By bshugg on 05/02/2008 7:15 AM
For me the thing I want to see the most is how concentration of power effects play. For example 5 Eladrins working together, or a party with triple warlord, etc. There's some amazing effects that when EVERYONE can perform them, removes whole elements of danger from the game. Can you elaborate? Removing elements of danger doesn't sound much like there is an acceptable (for me anyway) risk vs reward ratio. Well, you've seen the eladrin that can fey step every 5 minutes. A party of first level ones can ignore any sort of physical challange like a scary bridge, ledge, locked door, etc. It's not bad if one eladrin can use it, but overlapping effects might raise an eyebrow. Our group has already talked that there's probably entire worlds where Eledrin rogue hordes have stolen everything not nailed down by just warping all over the place. :D They are fun to play though.
Abusing the rules, well... That's when I decide to make a room that is nothing but a bottomless pit. Ouch. Just like the illusionary wall that looks like a horde of goblins charging to the door and the wizard likes to cast fireball all the time. Burn wizard, burn! ;)
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 06/09/2008 10:30 AM |
| I like the idea of a solid time of immersion, and then reevaluating.
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