Recent content by brislove

It takes longer then an hour to pick spells even somewhat optimally in 3.5 at level 5 :-p much less 16. I can probably make a 16th level fighter in 20 minutes, It just won't have optimal power selection. reading the powers is what takes time :-p. and reading the feats. once you know them it's a...

it's a first level spell that slows everyone in a area 2 burst (thats a decent area). And puts half of them into Coup De Grace land. so auto crits+sneak attack doesn't seem like a bad spell. Better then a slightly better magic missile. It also, unlike 3.5 sleep, doesn't stop being effective.

sneak attack is certainly a once per turn activity.

I like the idea of wizard/warlord....so a 3.5 wizard hehe. Make everyone else better, and win a fight here or there with powerful battle field control. I don't think it matters much however - as I'll likely be playing artillery and brutes for many moons.

+1 again. If I was to whine about anything D&D forum activists do it would be - when they whine about some fluff change that they don't like, and say that because of that the system isn't for them. the time-line going 100 years forward doesn't make the game system worse, just run a campaign...

The controller is a difficult role in the party, I think there are a few reasons why only one is included. 1. There aren't many classes who can perform this role, i'm sure the druid will be a natural control, however in 3.5 the wizard was pretty much -the- controller, nothing else came close...

Defenders are some of the best/most reliable crowd control, a defender can lock down an area making it encounters significantly easier. The players that like to count their kills will probably not enjoy defenders, however those who enjoy controlling the flow of battle, and the tactical...

playing 4e made me realize just how much time it takes to figure out power attack, how hard it is to read a monsters stat block, how dumb it is to be only able to do like 3 things a day at first level as a caster. how attack bonus out stripes AC quickly, how not having wizard buffs makes most...

I'm looking at a couple D&D minis cards (the back sides with monster stats...) Level 6 brute (gnoll marauder) with a 14 con score has 54 HP. a level 6 defender with a 14 con would have 59 (9+14+36). that seems fairly equivlent to me. level 19 Soldier (Ice archhon) 19 con 117 HP. Vs. Defender...

Judgement of wisdom/Crusader provide a large DPS increase to your raid, however these are things that become with better gear since they are both effectively percentage based. Casters can cast more, and they crit more, its like giving your whole raid a boomkin :). nihilum said that they didn't...

What character other than the ranger? the fighter could cleave a minion, or just hurt another guy for free, or move the dude around (highly useful if he's moving a guy marked by the paladin, who now has to provoke AOOs or take 8 radiant damage.) The paladin and the cleric have a lower attack...

another legitimate question is does this sound like D&D to you? It certainly sounds like D&D to me. I think this is a good step in showing that 4e is still D&D, not wow. I play a lot of wow, these options aren't there in that game. This wasn't an article about crunch and differences in 3e and...

They are doing an excellent job of marketing 4e. They have articles that give more information (Design and Development), and give you insight into what they are DOING with the rules as opposed to exactly what the rules are. They then give you scraps, pieces of information that allow us to...

I don't roll damage for minion type monsters in 3e (as a DM). I offered the option of taking average to my players in my high level campaign as well, for speed of play. I found that when they were in the big fights they liked to roll there damage because it felt more cinematic, but when they...

Ranged attacks, movement powers, defensive powers, targeting (generally) weaker defenses, abilities that can completely remove enemies from the encounter for a decent amount of time. All of these things are reasons that wizards have less HP, but the most important reason is this. Fighters are...