Recent content by crantastic

i think you do it the same way as attacks that do double damage. do you double the base damage, then add bonuses, or do you add all bonuses, then double? i don't know and don't have my books atm. basically, the ordinal of the operation determines how it's calculated. i don't think it would be...

<pre-rant> well, i was just thinking that perhaps the designers who wrote the powers should be shot, and now that i've realized there's no longer a "Hold Person" spell, i know they should. </pre-rant> <rant>of course, there may be one, hidden in the PHB, but who would know with that pathetic...

apparently, threads like this bring out all the cranky old men (i'm 35). and i agree wholeheartedly with BdG, this is just plain silly. i think a character letting himself get hit requires justification through character development and role-playing. maybe he's a berserker, and needs to get...

as the ring is currently worded, i agree, halve the damage, then subtract the target's resistance. the problem is that the ring doesn't explain what this halving of damage is from. to me, this ring's power seems most like the variable resistance ability defined in the Monster Manual on pg...

hey Kord, i know my posts are addictive, but it's CRAN-TASTIC, not CRANK-TASTIC! ;) i agree, the answer regarding effects does seem to fly in the face of what's written regarding effects in the PHB & errata. I think what's key to the concept is the difference between damage and effect...

Hey all, As i was afraid this debate would become circular, i "Asked the Sage" over at WotC. I just received their official response on our current dilemma: i think they've done a good job of providing an elegant answer in a limited space by expanding upon the examples i provided them. i'm...

I think it's a very optimistic interpretation of immunity to say that immunity to one thing means an immunity to everything. let me try putting it another way: "I'm allergic to peanut butter, but i'm not allergic to jelly or bread. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is composed of peanut...

The first sentence of PHB pg55, pg4, which i've quoted twice already, directly refutes your claim: "Resistance or immunity to one keyword of a power does not protect a target from the power's other effects." Immunity should be considered a really, really high resistance. All rules for...

let's start by defining "resistance" and "immunity". Resistance: the ability to withstand a particular type of damage or effect. Immunity: a resistance so great that the target always ignores damage and effects of this type. if you combine this definition with pg 55 + errata: this means...

immunity and keywords i beg to differ on immunities. from pg 55 of the PHB, first sentence of the fourth paragraph under keywords: "Resistance or immunity to one keyword of a power does not protect a target from the power's other effects." The rest of the paragraph is replaced by the official...

Hi there, After an eleven year hiatus, 4th edition has renewed my interest in D&D. I'm looking for a mature group of players with a campaign that's running one or two times a month. Ideally, a low-level campaign, or one that is still in the early stages. While i'm not currently in a game...

Just got my copy! very cool! nifty monsters, that cr-25 otyugh kicks ass! can't wait to inflict these on my players! :]