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The man who pushed for and lead all major rules updates ("errata") was laid off yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/377w2tw Does anybody know if it is a punishment because of consumer backlash?

(this is a repost from the WotC optimization board where I didn't get any feedback on this. Is this idea really not worth discussing? Please let me know your honest thoughts.) I've been torturing my head to find ways that allow builds to be measured by other means than DPR and nova...

I once posted a thread here and asked for one of the designers to please step up and explain Rain of Blows. And Logan Bonner posted an answer that settled the dispute! That was before the errata, and very helpful! Perhaps one of you guys can settle one of the longest lasting disputes - how to...

Rolling 2 d20 is great, but the rest? Censure of Pursuit "If your oath of enmity target moves away from you willingly" - that's one big if. I can't stand it when a core feature depends on others to function. In practice you become a defender and nothing happens. Censure of Retribution "When...

From Oath of Enmity: From Oathsworn PP: That's really nice for multi-attacks like Storm of Blades.

The level 12 utility, Relentless Fervor, confuses me. Since the oath of enmity power only works if the oath target is the only adjacent enemy, how can you possibly make an attack against another target? This works only with reach weapons (not a good choice for avengers to begin with) or some...

I find it tremendously annoying that the barbarian PP all suck. OK they are not totally terrible, but for STR based melee characters there are plenty of PP in other classes that are way better. Even some Avenger PP are better. For MC fighters you get access to good PP like Dreadnought, Pit...

This is for an actual game that starts at level 17. The objective is to create an optimized blend of striker, leader, and defender qualities. - Righteous Brand can be used on OA, charges, and any other free attacks from Rampage, Swift Charge, Warpriest Challenge. - I don't want to be a true...

The feat allows you to use 4 powerful at-wills in place of a basic attack. With Quicksilver Stance you get those attacks as a move action replacement. Feral Armor grants you a burst 1 encounter power, all attacks with one of those at-wills. This one combined with a reach weapon grants you...

I've noticed that combat in paragon level is extremely dominated by crippling status effects. We had a 4 1/2 hour fight yesterday with only 4 players (experienced) and a well prepared DM. The encounter was from a published adventure, Demon Queen, and just a regular level +2 encounter. Most...

The objective: A true fighter/warlord who can push (Opening Shove) OR slide (Footwork Lure) enemies at-will, knocks them prone with both attacks utilizing Polearm Momentum, enjoys Polearm Gamble (opportunity attack when enemies come adjacent) and also converts those opportunity attacks into...

After having used bloodclaw all the time and being happy with it, I'm thinking about switching to Jagged because it lets me crit on 19/20 and deals 10 ongoing damage. Crit is good for the Barb because of the Rampage free attacks. Here is my build. I'm getting a lot of OA because of Polearm...

This combo might allow to push, knock prone, grab, pull, and pin a target in one standard action. Required: - Grasping polearm Weapon (the encounter power which grabs on a hit as a free action, and then pulls to an adjacent square) - Polearm Momentum, which knocks prone after pushing 2...

I was sorely disappointed to see no clarification in the recent update/errata. The battle rages on. Is Rain of Blows granting 2 attacks, one of them conditional, or 3 attacks, one of them conditional, or 4 attacks, two of them conditional? My personal opinion is that this power gives the spear...

I found this utmost interesting paragraph in the AV. It basically allows magic item power creep. Quote from the AV, page 198: This means I can place an item property into an item that has no property, but a daily power. For example, combining these two items in one: Belt of Blood This...

Observation: The ranger combines the ability of dealing the most damage in the game with the best ability to stay out of danger. This combination is anti-fun, and thus needs to be fixed. Solution: "When shifting while wielding a ranged weapon that can't also be used as a melee weapon, the move...

It seems unbelievably cheesy to me, but on the WotC board some people insist that it's legal to wear magic spiked gauntlets AND a magic weapon, and combine both property benefits for both weapons when attacking with one of them. For instance, you charge with Vanguard Hammer, and suck blood with...

I play an Eladrin Barbarian, MC Fighter, Level 6, with Greatspear, Str 18, Dex 18, and I want to snatch one encounter power from the fighter that's designed for spears. It boils down to these two. Rain of Blows has some problems, some say it grants only two attacks max, others say it's four...

I'm playing a Level 6 Eladrin Barbarian MC Fighter with Greatspear, Strength 18 and Dexterity 18, and after searching the Compendium I found this little awesomeness: A Level 3 Fighter Encounter Power that adds Dex to the attack roll, deals 2(W) + Strength damage, and grants me CA towards the...

I'm struggling with this one. I play a Barbarian with Dex 18 and Stealth. I want to charge from being hidden into the enemy, and gain CA from it. So far I've figured out the following procedure: Before I move, I look for a place to hide. A tree, bush, column, whatever. I move there. I make the...