At-Will (Resurrected)

This is a recovered archive of the At‑Will blog — preserved so the ongoing 4e community and the 4th Edition renaissance can learn from and explore it. It’s not an active blog.

You’ll find:

clear Skill Challenge guidelines and many worked examples,
the anime‑esque Limit Break rules and other experiments,
articles, tools, and commentary from the 4e era.

Some links or embeds may be missing or point to defunct services — this comes with the territory of web archaeology. If something looks off, the Internet Archive’s original snapshots may still have it.

Special thanks to Quinn Murphy for permission to help “resurrect” this treasure trove of 4e lore.

Inspired 4e Design

Archives

Essay
How to Design a Skill Challenge, Part 1: Theory of Choice
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Essay
How to Design a Skill Challenge #2: Branching
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Essay
How To Design a Skill Challenge #3 Part 3: Nesting
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Essay
How to Design a Skill Challenge Part 4: Sequencing
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Skill Challenges
How to Design a Skill Challenge Part 5: Cycling.
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Skill Challenges
How To Design a Skill Challenge Part 6: Strategies
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Skill Challenges
Skill Challenges: All in the Cards.
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