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To recap: Half-Orcs will be in PHB2 Shifters will be in PHB2 Shadar-Kai are in this months Dragon Orcs currently are not schedule to be published anywhere that I am aware of, but I would expect to see them in Dragon at some point.

Battlerager Fighter (Dwarf w/ 2-Hander) + Tactical Warlord Truthfully a Battlerager and pretty much anything should work pretty well.

Crag hammer in main hand, dagger/short sword in off hand. Use the hammer when you can't get combat advantage for the larger damage die.

You are correct. I had made a mistake in my spreadsheet. (For full disclosure I was mistakenly adding the HP gained per level to level 1. So at level 1 a Fighter had thier base 15 + 6 + Con score.) Having corrected the above mistake, a Fighter with 16 con has more daily with Toughness at...

One of the reasons for the Ritual System was to allow NPCes to be able to cast "spells" that they would normally not be allowed to. So, the "correct" answer is that NPCes do not have to follow the same rules that PCes do, and that she can cast the ritual.

A few weeks ago I made up a spreadsheet that compares Durable and Toughness. I looked at levels 1-30, different roles (base HPs) with different amounts of Con. When it comes to total HPS per day, Durable is always better than Toughness. The difference is probably within 10%, and Current HPs...

From the Player Handbook FAQ: Answer So if you used the at-will power to turn the damage into Cold damage, then yes the power has the Cold keyword.

Because chance to hit is the single most important stat in this game. And pretty much has been in many games. If you don't like that, then there are very simple solutions. 1. Use lower level monsters. They can look just as big and bad and scary, they just happen to be lower level than the...

I seem to recall an interview somewhere (a podcast I believe) that said they didn't introduce vulnerabilities until late in 4e's development, and because of that most of the monster authors didn't know that they could use it on their creatures. I wonder if we'll see more vulnerabilities...

Then she made her choice. She gets extra damage while using Sly Flourish, as apposed to the extra damage added onto her Sneak Attack. And instead of getting to make Opportunity Attacks (and other basic melee attacks) that are worthwhile, she gets insane AC versus Opportunity Attacks. She also...

Wow, I really didn't expect a huge debate over Readied Actions when I posted what I considered a simple story about how fun it can be to play a Warlord. For the most part Hypersmurf has said everything I would have in regards to the rules debate. (At least its what I would have said if I had...

And this could be the case even if the Fighter were not blind, however the game system tells us that the Fighter indeed does know when a move action is a Move and when it is a Shift, or else the Fighter would never be able to know which of his attacks he is making even when he could see the...

Heres an example from my play time as a Warlord. I look across the table at the Fighter and say "Ready your attack on my attack." He immediately turns to the DM and says "I do what he just said," no questions asked. My turn comes around, I spend my action point (human with Action Surge) for...

Open Grave comes out in 10 days. You might see a ritual for raising undead in there. In fact, here you go: Open Grave Excerpts: Rituals and Artifacts Undead Servitor The corpse shudders, then clambers to its feet. At your direction, it shoulders your gear and lumbers after you. Probably...

What do your players enjoy? If they enjoy combat, give them a nice interactive battle. Use some interesting terrain, something that changes can be fun (a sinking ship comes to mind). Toss in some minions so they can get get some one-shot kills in. Make it a fun tactical encounter. DO NOT...