D&D 4E Essential 4e: Heroes of the Forgotten Lands

[UngeheuerLich]

Double

quadruple

 

[FabioMilitoPagliara]

Aw, come ON!

quadruple back spin post...

thanks a lot a lot a lot a lot

 

[Nightfly]

Here's a question: Did fireball get upgraded at all? It's a pathetic daily, which is sad for an iconic spell. I was hoping it would get a boost in Essentials.

 

[Pickles JG]

Lightning Bolt -Level 7 Encounter
Arcane, Evocation, Lightning
Range 10
Targets up to 3 targets
Attack: Int vs. Reflex
Damage: 2d6 + int mod
Miss: Half Damage

Oddly this is how I adjusted my "monster" wizard's lightning bolt. That is a very decent power.
More things should be 1/2 on miss to make evasion vaguely worthwhile (or is that nostalgia?)

 

[Fiery_Dragon]

FIREBALL, Wizard Attack 5, Burst 3 within 20, Each creature within burst, Int vs. REF, 4d6+INT fire damage, half damage on miss.

 

[Scribble]

looks like it gained a d6 unless they did that at some point already in the past.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I had hoped fireball would have been updated by a bit more than 1d6... knock prone would have been a nice addition.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Here's a question: Did fireball get upgraded at all? It's a pathetic daily, which is sad for an iconic spell. I was hoping it would get a boost in Essentials.

Area burst 3 is huge compared to other spells... so it never was that pathetic.

 

[shmoo2]

FIREBALL, Wizard Attack 5, Burst 3 within 20, Each creature within burst, Int vs. REF, 4d6+INT fire damage, half damage on miss.

So they added an extra d6?
That's a useless upgrade; even with that tiny boost no one will take it over Stinking Cloud, Grasp of the Grave, Visions of Avarice, Magma Beast etc.

Is stinking cloud included as a Wizard Daily 5 in HFL?

BUT...
I assume Fireball is an evocation power.
I guess with the Evoker's Brutal 1 class feature, any power rolling lots of dice is better than before.

 

[Nymrohd]

I will not rest till Fireball becomes an actual explosion and pushes people away!