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    D&D 4E Cats vs Commoners, 4e Style

    The previews for August have stats for the gray bag of tricks. One of the creatures it can summon is a Tiny cat. The cat is a level 8 minion (AC 18, attack +11). A human rabble is a level 2 minion (AC 15, attack +6). Looks like cats beating up commoners is one sacred cow they aren't killing. ;)
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    Using Rods for wizard spells? Forked Thread: Swordmage Implement with Wizard powers?

    You call it silliness, I call it character possibilities.
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    Using Rods for wizard spells? Forked Thread: Swordmage Implement with Wizard powers?

    It might be a preview of upcoming errata. :D
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    A Question on Minions...

    I disagree. Hit points don't measure injury, and they don't measure fighting effectiveness either. The wizard isn't less effective just because he has fewer hp than the fighter. Instead, hit points measure how long a creature retains his effectiveness under attack. A minion is a credible...
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    Stealth - back to RAW. PEACH

    What does "hidden" mean? What does "hidden" mean? The rogue abilities Hide from the Light, Hide in Plain Sight, and Shadow Stride all say "You must be hidden to use this power". Two of them give you a condition (invisible), without limiting it to only enemies you were hidden from. That...
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    Dragon Magazine #365's Character Concepts: Masterful optimization advice by WotC

    I wouldn't call it "tactless", I'd call it "dishonest". If it isn't obvious that you didn't write it yourself, then you're passing off someone else's work as your own.
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    D&D 4E 4e's Inorganic Loot System: Yay or Nay?

    To be completely fair, the new definition of "organic" originated from sense "forming an integral part of the whole" rather than the chemistry sense.
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    reliable how good? Forked Thread: Brutal Strike: not expended on miss?

    What would you think if Brute Strike said this instead? Hit: 3[W] + Strength modifier damage Miss: Your next basic melee attack that hits deals an extra 2[W] damage. That's almost the same as the effect of reliable, and makes the costs and benefits clearer. (No nitpicking about opportunity...
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    Mechanics vs Description (Forked Thread: Disarm rules)

    How would you feel about describing nausea as being covered with biting insects? Moronic? Because exactly that happened if you used the 3.5 swarm rules as written.
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    The trouble with 365_Bazaar

    Flask of the Dragon Breath needs to say what type of action it is to make the attack.
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    Build your own Minion

    You're missing a formula/table for damage. Just "4-10" is a very broad range of power.
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    Stealth in Combat

    If the enemy knows where you are, and you stealthily do something which isn't movement, the enemy still knows where you are.
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    Stealth in Combat

    Let's start from what we know. A stealth check is made as part of an action, and covers that action. It's possible to get ongoing stealth. Ongoing stealth ends if you don't have cover or concealment. Ongoing stealth ends if you attack or shout. It's possible to get make an attack stealthily...
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    Stealth Flow Chart

    I think you're confusing the Stealth check vs Perception, which happens when you do an action, and the Stealth check vs passive Perception which happens at the end of your turn. Here's the summary of my interpretation that I made for my players: There are two types of stealth: "hidden"...
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    Missing 'Psychic' keyword in illusion spells?

    All the existing powers that do psychic damage have the psychic keyword. I'd say it's an oversight.
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    The Compendium is Live

    You can find all the wizard powers by searching for "wizard". Easy enough.
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    DDI - vMinis are Extra?

    You don't pay a monthly fee for Magic Online.
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    WoTC in the Frying Pan

    Tell that to the people who have posted stories of buying the core rulebooks, going online, and spending an hour trying to figure out how to launch the applications.
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    Am I missing something? Spellcasters and armor?

    And if the monsters needed a 12 to hit you, they now need a 20. I fail to see the problem... :D :D :D
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    D&D 4E Are easy checks....easy? (4e spoliers)

    I must have missed where it says that. Where is it?
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