Recent content by Arakim

I notice that no race makes a good Melee Ranger on your list.

No matter the revision one class has, and maybe always will, be the end-all be-all adaptive choice. Cleric. Clerics get melee, ranged magic, decent armor, and they always have. If you can get past the fluff of a Cleric, it's a gold mine of opportunities. ST Clerics mesh well with...

In every good fantasy movie you see, there is at least one scene where the heroes are outnumbered 3 or 4 - 1, and they are kicking butt. The Breach: In round two when the Minion were pushing them back, and they were going to lose the breach, minions did not seem weak. In round 8, when...

I would argue that Fighter is one of the best, if not the best. In the end all he needs is Str, and that means you have a second stat you can level and use for something else. Wizard is also really good for x-classing for the same reason.

At level 1 I had a group of PC's defend a breach in a city wall against 101 Skeletal Minion. It looked and felt epic. Think of it more as minions only having 1/4 the hitpoint of a creature their level. You only have to hit each one once, but there are 4 times as many of them. The book...

It's been while since I read the series, so bear with me. In the Dragonlance original series a Cleric of Mishikal created a Symbol of Paladine for some future cleric. I would say that simple bonus Symbols turn to the Cleric's / Paladin's Deity when touched with their old Holy Symbol. If it...

True. Good for Fighters though, and good for Wizards, as the extra At-Will usually has a different intent (Thunderwave vs Burst of Fire for example).

I would also vote for the add-a-monster-option. I would further suggest minion. What's a Big Bad Evil Guy without minions (who are also easy to use). 4 minion for every extra player.

Sure. Ignore Dex, go for ST and Con. Take the feats that provide heavy armor. Use Hammers and Axes, and take the feat that gives damage bonuses to Dwarves for using Axe and Hammer (at work, can't check right now). My vision is a Plate Wearing Dwarven Berserker wielding 2 war hammers...

True no Con or Int stat bonus. Just an encounter AE power based on Con, and a special for healing surges that uses Con. There are Bonuses, and then there are Bonuses. A high Con Dragonborn Infernal Warlock is going to be rough to bring down. It's even tough sounding when you say it. "I'm a...

Just a few comments. Humans make great Wizards. Extra at-will and +2 INT works well. Dragonborn make good Infernal Warlocks. Pump that con up and DB the monsters that get close. Use feats to make the damage decent. Dwarves make great Infernal Locks, and pretty good Melee Rangers. The...

Wow. I'm always a bit surprised by the emotional responses to a question, especially negative ones. The guy has a favorite hero. He wants to play him. That's character motivation and a good Role-Playing base. 2 guys in Marvel come to mind as being Fantasy-Capable. One is Thor, and the...

Well, if you go the Cleric or Paladin, "Spell = Shield Slinger," approach, AC won't be a factor. His shield returns to him when thrown. It's a flavor thing. For his gloves, whatever you base his damage off of (something that no one else in the party is using would be a good idea) is what he...

Well, Cap is a Paladin in many ways. It fits his whole Charisma thing as well. MAD makes it hard to make a good CAP. If you go Paladin, just forget the Wisdom stat, and power up ST and CHA.

Let him play a Fighter. Allow a feat that lets him add damage to his punch attack (d4+1+ST i think). Allow a feat that lets him shield bash, and a feat that requires shield bash, and allows him to throw his shield (medium shield - 5 squares, heavy shield - 3 squares). Maybe one more to let...