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Bb_took reacted to Tigris's post in the thread D&D 4E Did Anybody Figure Out How They Determined Damage Dice For Implement Powers? with
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Well no dice attacks exist, but they are different in a sense, they are really mostly for minion popping and the rider. I fully agree... -
Bb_took replied to the thread D&D 4E Did Anybody Figure Out How They Determined Damage Dice For Implement Powers?.You actually covered most of them in your analysis. One I've noticed is that multiple attacks tend to halve the dice for each attack...
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Bb_took replied to the thread D&D 4E Did Anybody Figure Out How They Determined Damage Dice For Implement Powers?.That sounds like a solid principle: more variable damage the more consistent the other parts of a power are. Thanks for the in-depth...
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Bb_took posted the thread D&D 4E Did Anybody Figure Out How They Determined Damage Dice For Implement Powers? in D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants.It seems awfully arbitrary. Why is Lightning Serpent (Wizard 9) 2d12 while Prismatic Beams (Wizard 15) ends up being 4d6? What...
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BThe brain damage thing reminds me of another essay on the topic I recently read: Abused Gamer Syndrome on The Alexandrian.
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Bb_took reacted to physics_ninja's post in the thread D&D 4E Every 4E discussion I have ever seen, in a nutshell with Like.
Snappy Answers to 4e Complaints Complaint: I hate 1-1-1-1 diagonal movement! It’s too much like a board game. Snappy Answer: 4e has...
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Bb_took replied to the thread D&D 4E What Happens If You Hold A Non-Offhand-Weapon In Your Other Hand?.Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted!
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Bb_took reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D 4E What Happens If You Hold A Non-Offhand-Weapon In Your Other Hand? with Like.
Yes, there is. Rules Compendium (again), pg 269 This is Essentially (pun intended) what @Mannahnin quoted from the PHB, only worded...
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Bb_took replied to the thread D&D 4E What Happens If You Hold A Non-Offhand-Weapon In Your Other Hand?.What does the phrase "attack effectively" mean in the offhand rules, if not that you cannot make attacks unless the weapon is an offhand...
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Bb_took replied to the thread D&D 4E What Happens If You Hold A Non-Offhand-Weapon In Your Other Hand?.Well, when you hold a shield, you don't gain any bonuses without the requisite proficiency. One wonders about the rules for other items...
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Bb_took replied to the thread D&D 4E What Happens If You Hold A Non-Offhand-Weapon In Your Other Hand?.That's the problem in a nutshell. I'm looking for something explicit, because the implicit leads to anybody's guess (as demonstrated...
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Bb_took posted the thread D&D 4E What Happens If You Hold A Non-Offhand-Weapon In Your Other Hand? in D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants.A simple attempt to compile all my house rules has taken on monstrous proportions, and while thumbing through the Player's Handbook for...