Recent content by Ian O'Rourke

Considering characters at the moment and one option is the Warlock. Looks pretty cool. Anyway, I notice Pact of the Blade, which immediately appealed, but the problem I'm having now is I can't see why I'd do that over and above spamming Eldritch Bolt? I'm generally not very good at the build...

I realise there is a Beast Master build option now for the Ranger which assumes you are a melee Ranger. Is having a Pet completely useless and pointless for a Ranger using a bow?

All we need now is Elizabeth Schue.

Thanks, very informative. I think I'll go the bow-fu route, since it's not something I've done before.

It was obvious from the start the three strikers would be compared directly due to their similar role, the fact there is three of them and the focus being DPS/DPR. It happens in WoW as well in exactly the same way, with people just looking at damage and ignoring utilitiy, situational...

Hah, so it sounds like I can go the bow route, use the bow a lot - but still get in close and have a lot of advantages, albeit I'll need to default to using a proper off-hand weapon. Seems fine to me. So, what does choosing a fighting-style actually constitute? Is it something you pick as a...

You may be right, Kobolds and Goblins living together and all that.

What I want to know is how individual the two streams are? For example if I go the bow-fu route do I have virtually zero ability with the TWF? Or, are a lot of the powers applicable to both? I'm probably going to go the Bow-fu route out of interest.

I see. Funky. I was aware of the Paladin radiant damage, now how some of the other fighter abilities hung together.

This is what puzzles me, if -2 is the only negative he may well still be better attacking Roges, Rangers and Wizards, etc.

I think that is sort of the point, many people play their games with the players being authors aware of the genre conventions and playing accordingly. Since minions are just as much a genre convention as anything else when used in certain ways they don't mind players knowing. Not saying that's...

I agree, and it obviously comes down to two very different gaming philosophies in that the strength of it, for me, is that the players know. It doesn't take different mini's. It doesn't take obvious changes in dress - like a red shirt - it's how everything is dramatically set-up. The...

I've seen the odd power apply Combat Advantage to a foe as well - one of the Warlord Paragon path ones I think.

Yeah, I think what's important is it's an At Will ability that causes ???? damage - how you describe the effect is up to you I'd guess, as long as it gains no additional abilities because of that description.

For those thinking about how this rule is actually applied, I too it to mean:- Once the power is used anyone standing within 5 squares of the Warlord gets either a 1+Int Mod bonus or a +1 bonus (depending on a hit or a miss) for the whole of the encounter if they are standing in that 5 square...