Recent content by Elda King

Probably it allows for more combos, but I'm not very concerned about it. It messes the roles, thought. You could have a character with Sneak Attack and Combat Challenge at once (what is mostly the point here), but it would not have enought HP, HS and armor proficiency to be a good defender nor...

Multiclassing in 4E became more balanced in many ways, and more "fair" - now a Wizard may multiclass without getting behind. However, I still didn't like multiclass in 4E. In my opinion, it lacks a lot of flavor: now you may multiclass as a Warlock, but you will never get Warlock's Curse, that...

Well, I love 4E, but I understand this feeling. 4E feels different, and not in all aspects it's better. Maybe because the rules are set in a too unpersonal style, with powers being set in a formal structure rather than being written in full phrases. Maybe it's because the core books have much...

I disagree. The line between concept and mechanic is not clear, the rules are. Instead of one broad effect, they now give clear rules for it, and in a simple effect. Instead of saying "if you hit, the enemy moves up to 10 feet in your direction, by the quickest way; this movement does not...

It's nonsense to say that in 3E, you could make something the rules don't cover and in 4E you can't because the rules are clearer. If it makes sense and is fun, change the rules, as you would do in any other game. I only think that any stunt, wether it uses or not a power, shouldn't be better...

Well, it's not exactly a matter of applying a template to a PC, but of creating something similar for PCs. You may use the template as a guide or inspiration, but in the end it's all up to the DM. Some could easily be Paragon Paths, others would suit better an Epic Destinies. Other ways (feats...