L4W Discussion Thread V

[Velmont]

I don't have PHB3, only the character builder. So can someone enlighten me about the Superior Implement? Why a lvl1 couldn't start with one? Why they feels so broken?

 

[renau1g]

You need a feat for it. A level 1 can start with one but unless they have the feat there's no benefit to it.

 

[TwoHeadsBarking]

Why they feels so broken?

Depending on your class/build, you can get a +1 bonus to hit and a +2/3/4 bonus to damage with one feat. I know my sorcerer in one of my RL groups is looking enviously at the telepath psion's crystal orb. +1 to hit vs Will, +2 damage with psychic, aren't like, all telepath powers psychic damage vs will? I don't know if they're broken, but some of them are quite good.

 

[renau1g]

Are they item bonus to damage? I forget. They're still really good. Better for many focused builds than weapon focus (staff..etc)

 

[stonegod]

They give a variety of bonus, but not all do damage bonuses. The crystal orb is +1 vs Will and +2 to psychic damage (only). Yes, telepathic psions love it (but not telekenetic ones).

The ones that give damage bonus are not feat bonuses, so Weapon Focus + Superior Impelement stack with staff's/daggers. So a telekenetic psion with a Weapon Focus'd guardian staff will do +3 to damage with force powers (+1 to all else).

Broken? Consider that the damage/accuracy/special properties bonus are to try to match the damage/accuracy/special properties weapon fighters can get from superior weapons. The question is do they match up?

 

[renau1g]

I think so as a fighter grabbing a bastard sword over longsword does about 1 more point of damage with every attack right? A 2H person grabbing a fullblade does +1 damage and gets high crit so it seems about even to me.

 

[Velmont]

Ah, I wasn't aware of that feat. The bonus is unnamed, so it is strong, but not necessarily broken now. It sounds as powerfull as the dragonborn spellcaster feat. Strong.

 

[ScorpiusRisk]

I can't seem to find, in our documentation, anything about the free expertise feat at 5th level.

 

[covaithe]

Yeah, I think it went through just after my last sweep through the Charter. Needs fixing.

 

[Fragsie]

Quick questio to those out there that use Maptool; I'm new to the program and I'm in the process of sorting out my next encounter and have a questions:

How do you get rid of the number on PC tokens? The token's I'm pulling in have tags like 'Mikara 72'. I've edited the token's properties to say that it's a PC rather than an NPC, but this hasn't remedied the problem.