D&D 4E: News from the Front! Part 2 – 4E Mechanics

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Now I'm known as a Mechanics guy.  What makes a game tick has always fascinated me; I've studied game design and philosophy for some time now.  In the beginning, I was a role play over rules guy; my first few games were more 'rule of cool' than anything else.  And they quickly spiralled out of control.

I usually give R.J. credit for making me into the gamer I am today; like me, he loves insane, off-the-wall builds.  Unlike me, he seems to really enjoy making a DM's head explode (ok, I do too, but I try to harness my darker nature for good!).  This usually involves some crazy half-baked plan that has as much to do with rolling a 20 on your 'Fast Talk DM' check as anything else.

Don't get me wrong though, this is your go-to guy if you ever want to kill your party off; he makes the guys at Flying Buffalo (of Grimtooth's Traps infamy) look like choirboys!  In his opinion, S1 and S2 are "tame", and he could dream up better death traps in his sleep.  I believe it!