Recent content by ebenmckay

bumb indeed. Please come back to us, Xorn!

This story hour is what made me figure out how to subscribe to a thread. Kudos to you, sir.

I think that according to the PHB update released by WotC, the fighter can only use Combat Challenge on someone he has marked. If that fighter also happens to be multi-ed into paladin, they're all still his marks. IMO.

What we could really use now is a table of PC attacks by defense targetted and level. Anyone seen one yet? :D

The coup de grace has combat advantage (+2 to hit) and the target has -5 to all defenses for being unconscious. Helpless and prone both grant combat advantage, but I don't think they stack with each other.

Looking over the warlord powers, I think either Hail of Steel (enc lvl 17) or Stir the Hornet's Nest (daily lvl 25) could have once bore that great title.

As I imagine it, the warlord menaces the enemy, maybe fouling up their weapon with his, distracting them and opening up a hole in their defense for another ally to take advantage. The smarter the warlord, the better opening he makes for the ally to really hurt the enemy. As I read it, it seems...

Planting your pikes and raising them when the officer gives the signal != AoO. Readied actions, yo.

Ankle biting is an unarmed attack. Also, a prone opponent with a loaded crossbow (or a sword, or a spear...) behind me is gonna make me concerned for my delicate nethers.

Bigby's Icy Grasp -Pros: Sustainable, good for rooting an opponent you don't want to deal with in melee. -Cons: Target is only immobilized, so no combat advantage vs. it. Target can escape easily enough, as the hand resists with a wizard's fortitude or reflex defense. -Thoughts: Not digging this...

New weapon property: "So Deadly"

Though the Class Feature is called Two-Blade Fighting, the rules say any one-handed weapon is usable. And if a ranger player wanted to use a quarterstaff, I'd probably just say it does 1d6 per end and be done with it.

Basic attacks in melee seem to always Strength-based for attack and damage, while basic attacks at range seem to be based on Dex. The rogue powers, however, are all Dex-based (at least the ones we've seen), regardless of whether you are using them in melee or at range. The common assumption on...

True Strike and Shield, yo.

So you can get some crazy bonuses (boni?) to your save to put out flames if you sacrifice actions to do it, but could you do the same against ongoing acid damage? Or ongoing X damage from whatever element you choose? I can see fire spells becoming a whole lot less desirable for casters if the...