Recent content by Diirk

Not sure how effective the smite spells actually are, given that they require concentration... so they'll interfere with any number of other amazing spells such as bless, haste, bane etc.

No, I think you're right here, I just had vague memories of it granting you a 1d4 damage attack with the offhand, rather than granting you an attack, with 1d4 as the damage die. Crossbow expert also gives you a bonus attack with +stat to damage, so I think given you're spending a feat on these...

I think glaive (or other polearms) is the best pact weapon in the long run, due to 2x 1d10 + str + cha mainhand attacks and a 1d4+cha offhand attack. It also gives you an extra hit to trigger Hex damage. At level 5, it should be roughly equal to the greatsword, or about 3 points ahead with hex...

I don't think your reading is correct, as Beast Spells says "Beginning at 18th level, you can cast many of your druid spells in any shape you assume using Wild Shape", it doesn't reference beast shapes at all. Elemental Wild Shape is a specific use of wild shape, but it still does use wild shape.

I'm not really sure about that, I'd consider Polearm Gamble a case of the specific (entering a square triggers an opportunity attack) overrides the general (shifting not provoking opportunity attacks for movement). Its open to interpretation, tho.

It's been clarified that secondary attacks aren't required to be made even if they're available, you always have the choice of if you want to or not. So you don't actually need to hit your friends if you have no enemies left to target...

Keep in mind that was a quote from the PHB1, back before they added in all sorts of trickiness... back then a power that did acid damage DID have the acid keyword. I view that more as a descriptive sentence than a mechanical rule. I'm of the view that unless you obtain the radiant keyword...

My first thought on reading Avenging Resolution was that it doesn't actually specify it only applies to [W] damage, in which case it will raise the minimum damage on ANY extra dice you get, such as multiclass quarry, horned helm, vanguard weapon, etc. So more like Gauntlets of Destruction rather...

Its not really a specific item, there's a lot of them. And they don't contradict the rules, they're just worded in a way that suggests my interpretation of the rules. Eg. Boar Tusk helm. Power (Daily): Free Action. Trigger: You hit with a weapon at the end of a charge. Effect: <stuff> It...

I'm going to disagree with Draco and say that if you crit on your swift charge, you do still get your free basic attack from Rampage. Even if a charge does end your turn, free actions don't need to be performed on your turn... so there's no reason you can't take the free attack anyway (this...

Shamans don't get hide proficiency so they'd need to spend 2 feats to get it... hide prof, then hide expertise. Given the stat requirements for hide are the same as chain, they're better off just getting chain instead. Likewise warlocks need to a. get hide proficiency, b. multiclass to primal...

Its a sorcerer daily afaik, and a fairly mediocre one... no damage on a miss, and the bonus it grants is both somewhat minor and easy to counter, especially as its a sustain... But yeah, it should definately grant combat advantage in that situation as per usual.

That's not entirely true. A normal light armour character that has a secondary stat to AC and starts with 2 18s (including racial modifiers) will get +1 at lvls 8, 14, 21 and 28 from the stat bumps. Possibly another AC from epic destiny stat boosts. Barbarians with barbarian agility get +1...

Possibly, but thats a really, really bad barbarian.

I'd really recommend against this, or you open up all sorts of crazy abuse. Eg Cold powers (admixture burning spray/blazing starfall), Radiant weapon, multiclass to paladin for Morninglord prestige class, grab a holy symbol of pure light (think thats the name), wintertouched/lasting frost...