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4th Edition: Potions and Scrolls

By: Bryan; August 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

So Chuck asked:
so does this mean scroll have gone away? What about potions that duplicate spell affects?
The short answer is no. First, with respect to potions, the PH lists four different potions: healing, vitality, recovery, and life. These are the only potions listed, however. Also, (once again hearkening back to Earthdawn), every class receives [...]

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D&D 4th Edition: The Rules

By: Bryan; August 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

In reading the 4E PH for the first time, changes with three four components jumped out at me: (1) Skills; (2) Movement; (3) Hit Points; and (4) Powers. The biggest of these changes deals with the powers and hit points.
Skills: As I explained in my review of Star Wars Saga Edition, the skills have been [...]

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D&D 4th Edition: My Initial Thoughts

By: Bryan; August 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Last year when WOTC announced that they would soon be releasing D&D 4E, I was amazed at the backlash that they endured. From my perspective I figured, “so what.” If 4E was good, that would be awesome. If it wasn’t what I wanted, there were plenty of other games out there to play. Plus, our [...]

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