Recent content by azarias

several posts lauding knockdowns, and stating that it's impossible to rise from prone and attack unless adjacent... This is wrong, isn't it? All the prone foe has to do is rise and charge. If he's adjacent he rises and attacks, if not he rises and charges. There might be a dead zone of 1...

I think this last point is key. The Fighter/Wizard etc can use the inappropriate implements they find, but lose their specialisations. By contrast, the Cleric cannot use a symbol at all, if you play by the only pointer in the book. Conversely, a Cleric who can reconsecrate any symbol at no...

Clerics I know: since this is a damage comparison, the following might be useful bases: (1) Melee Cleric: Dwarf Mauler (Dwarven weapon prof at 1st, etc) (2) Ranged Cleric: Elf Cleric/Ranger (18/18 Wis/Dex, Ranger multiclass feats - essentially, Wis Cleric powers plus Dex Ranger powers instead...

Interesting (and beautifully presented) analysis. Are you planning to factor in the Cleric, Paladin and Warlord? I might have missed the statement, but I suppose you've ruled these out as support rather than primary damage classes. Still, I'd be curious to see where they stand compared to the...

I'd like to say there's no discussion here, but plainly there is... Anyway, I'll dive in and say it: there is no discussion here. The spellbook is free. You may not like CustServ, but that's the best errata on the fact we've got so far, and they've been absolutely clear on the matter. Besides...

Thanee - Astral Fire gives +1 damage with radiant and fire powers. Prereqs are 13 Dex and Cha. It's one of the few +/+ damage feats which is worth taking, and only if you're a ranged Cleric - since so many of your prayers do radiant damage (with a bit of fire thrown in)

Con dump - for a ranged Cleric, this is vaguely possible. For a melee Cleric - which was what I was talking about above - well, a lot less so. Yes, you can rely on your healing to heal thyself - but you're hardly going to be the party's central melee player, and therefore chances are your...

Thanee - the thing is this: (1) it behoves the basic (battle) Cleric to maximise Strength and Wisdom. Any discrepancy between these two abilities, and a chunk of the battle Cleric's prayers are weaker than the rest in attack and damage. (2) there's no PHB1 race that gives +2 Str/+2 Wis, so...

It depends on the wording of the power. (1) If the power allows both melee and ranged weapons, then he can use it with the hand axes in melee or at range. Example: Careful Attack (2) If the power only allows melee weapons, then he can use it with the hand axes in melee, but not at range...

Thanee: why is it that you say that Cleric powers 'don't work together with bow attacks'? Do you mean that you can't use the longbow's [w] as the base damage for a ranged prayer? If so, yes, that's true - but then it would be fearsomely overpowered if they did (Cascade of Light using bow...

Ptolemy - thats a good review. Well considered, well spoken. The point that interests me most is this: is 4th edition so targetted towards the new player that it lacks depth for the more experienced? You give an answer, and back it up pretty well. Me, I think the jury's still out. Yes, it is...

FadedC - haven't got the PHB handy, but if you look up the power reading for basic attack (it's in there), I reckon it says 'target: creature'. Happy to be corrected.

Kraydak - good lord. I hadn't clocked that the lack of 'target: object' went beyond the casters' power lists. But yes...by the book, Force Orb and Disintegrate are the only ways of smashing a wall I can see on second reading. Probably missing some, but the powers seem almost exclusively...

your wizard has no at-wills that could affect a wall, door, or any other object. At heroic levels, he might have one encounter power that targets objects - Force Orb - and could shoot that at the wall once every five minutes. The wizard won't be much better placed to level the wall at 10th or...

Your hit points equal your Con score, plus a class base figure and level bonus. Straightforward. (ie. yes)