Recent content by MrAlgothi

I like the play test change quite a bit, adds a bit more bite into many powers that were considered poor choices before and really cleaned up some of the weird language. I also agree that they should change Dire Radiance to Cha or Con, it will give Charisma based Starlocks a bit more at-will...

Looks like our long awaited Warlock and Assassin articles are on the 9th and 14th, respectively. I am really looking forward to these two!

I don't feel the same way. Another player in my group plays an Elven High Mage, whose 'One with Magic' feature is very similar to this item. No one in my group has ever had an issue with this being too powerful. He often only gets a single good roll out of the ability, so its by no means a...

I really loved this article, despite not being a huge fan of Halflings. Im going to be quite pleased if all the Race Articles are going to be like this, with backgrounds, feats and items for build ideas. I especially love the dice in the article, very useful without being overly powerful and...

Great Article, lots of love for those whom buckle swashes. However, I am really rather curious how often the attack granted by Shimmering Blade was intended to be used. The way it was written makes me feel like it was meant to be used as often as the trigger happens until the End of the Next...

I have been playing a 26th level Human Nightstalker/SoulThief/PotG for awhile now and am really enjoying it. The character is a direct conversion of my 26th level Human AD Rogue/Daggermaster/Deadly Trickster, so comparisons between the two are very easy. Both classes were focused on extra...

Looks to be a very interesting month for players, and Im glad to see rogue and warlock articles.

Shade Form - While you can take measures to lengthen the time you are in shade form, I think its generally a better idea to use the power for its intended use, which is getting into position to do a 4 shroud surprise round attack. The Soul Thief paragon path is generally good at extending the...

The Multi-class feat is good, if not exactly great. Its still bit behind the Ranger Multi-class feat in power. However it gets much better with power swap feats for powers that deal with the Shroud mechanic. Overall I think its a nice balance. The inclusion of basic ki focus makes the...

Aside from trying to get the first round surprise shot, that's true. However I am not sure a class that acted every 4 or so rounds would be entirely too fun to play (even if you did absolutely massive damage on those rounds). Most combats in the epic game I play in do not last more then 6 or...

Personally, I would add a new ability. Should the hydra hit with two attacks on a single character. The Hydra can fling said character X Squares, and the target lands prone unless it can succeed an acrobatics check. Alternatively, the Hydra could fling the target at another character in...

Very cool, however this thing is meant to destroy my main character.. With all-around vision and a power that recharges after a critical hit, my Rogue-Daggermaster is going to HATE fighting this thing. Seeing how it can avoid stuns and dazes, it looks like the blind status is the only real way...

The Rogue is quite good at rider effects I will admit (I play one as my prime character and I always choose powers with effects over damage.) However, Warlocks have range 10 on nearly every power and a damage mechanic that does not require perfect positioning, unlike Sneak Attack. Granted, a...

While I yet to have my Arcane Power, I will be getting my book later today, I think judging the power of the Feylock build purely on damage is a poor and misinterpreted ideal. Its a known fact that Feylocks focus on Mobility and Single Target Control over damage. In fact, you can probably say...

Our DM has been letting the players run his 2 DMPCs for the last several months, it has greatly sped up combat. The DM also loves not having to "Play against himself" and can focus more on monster tactics while us players can focus more on Player/team tactics. It has worked out great for us so...