Recent content by Matthra

Str based clerics are suboptimal, for many of the same reasons i said righteous brand is far from a ten. Almost all attacks are vs. AC, and almost all attacks require the user to be in melle. So a str based cleric has a harder time hitting compared to a wisdom based cleric, and is in the most...

Why do so many people think righteous brand is a good cleric power? Admittedly its better than priest shield but so is just about everything. Let take a look at it from a character op point of view: The first problem is it attacks AC, statistically the worst defense to attack. Second the buff...

I stick by twin strike being versatile, It can be used at range or in melle, it can attack one or two targets, in most cases it has a better chance to at least be partialy effective than the careful attacks, and does phenomenal damage for an at will ability. So yes, in a word versatile, in...

The only thing you don't add to it is ability bonus, this means weapon enhancement, feat based damage enhancement, and buffs provided from other players still apply. Doing d10s with no other bonuses you would need an ability of +5 to get the same median damage assuming a hit. The only other...

A lurker reveals himself I'm a regular reader of the EN world forums, and of the char op forums on the wizards site. I'm also a big fan of 4th edition, and have been surprised by the venom some people have used when talking about 4th. I'd like to see more boards than just the generic rules...