Recent content by Xfer83

Greetings, I am a Digital Media grad student who is working on a platform and API for digital mediation of pen an paper role playing games. I'm looking for a few groups or individuals that would be interested in taking part in a closed alpha test beginning January 1, 2011. The system is...

I agree with this statement, however I feel that that with the rise of the 'digital channels' which we now enjoy, WOTC has a perfect channel through which they could apply all the improvements they have come up with retroactively to older source material. For example, why should they not update...

We have an artificer as our party's leader in the campaign I am currently playing. Thundering armor (one of the artificer at-wills) adds an interesting tactical element to combats. Other than that they play fairly similar to the lazer cleric, with more wizardly encounter and daily powers. So...

This is incorrect. Page 117 for the relevant text. Sneak Attack "You decide whether to apply the extra damage after making the damage roll." I'm not sure that that matters... I was formerly strongly in the camp of sneak attack not maximized, based on the apparent "damage dealing step"...

I've been plotting a Paladin/Warlord. With STR as your prime attacking stat it seems like it would work out pretty well, as most warlord attack powers depend on STR to hit. I'm actually planning a half-elf with a dilettante power Righteous Brand, so I get a little cleric in there too. As a...

I agree, which is why I find the above cust-serv answer particularly troubling on several levels. I suppose this will lead me to be more skeptical of the veracity of cust-serv responses.

That cant be right. Not maxing the vicious is right. Maxing the Sneak Attack is questionable. Not maxing the base weapon damage is nonsensical. What if the attack in question was a critical with a non-magical dagger on a non sneak attack. Would nothing get maxed?

Bonus Striker Damage & Crits Curse and Sneak Attack all use similar language referring to adding additional damage after rolling damage. (Quarry text differs somewhat) Pg 131 for warlock "If you damage a cursed enemy you deal extra damage. You decide whether to apply the extra damage after...

In addition to adding choice in what defense to target at the time of battle, characters with two attacking stats also have a much greater advantage in selecting powers known at time of level up. This may seem obvious, however those advocating a purely one attack stat mentality for the split...

I'd like to report some waviness noticed as well, I live in PA its been fairly hot and humid but the books have been spending all their time in sweet sweet AC. I can't say that I like it, but I also can't say its really impacted my ability to read the books.

I was using my thumb as a bookmark while watching TV for about 15-20 mins and I managed to smudge up a line or three of text.

Does it say anywhere that using a frost weapon with a power counts as using a power with the cold descriptor?

I'd like to second this. I can't see any way that the cleric power isn't better than the wizard power. The cleric power seems to be a perfect controller power, and the wizard one seems inferior in every way. Any ideas from the books that might help with this?

I really like these trolls for some reason. Definitely the right amount of trollyness. Seems fully capable of chilling out under bridges and also claw-claw-rend. The perfect blend.

militarygameday.com Website is up, very basic ATM but existent none the less. Just let me know what you want changed/added/etc. Could use some more pics and whatnot, consider it a work in progress.