Recent content by nittanytbone

Ummm... Then you have two routes. The simple route is to grab an appropriate level/role monster from the MM and then "reskin" it. So, take some sort of humanoid and then just give it the great thievery (locks) modifier and move on with your life. The other route is to use the NPC building...

Just give them a strong modifier in thievery (applicable only to locks), a name, and a personality. Unless you anticipate the character being involved in a combat nothing else is required. This isn't like 3.5 where you need to build the character from the ground up ("Well, they have to be a...

Its legit. A rogue with Chameleon can foil the "monster comes looking around the corner" trick, too.

Consider enlisting a party caller/leader. This individual should be in charge of the initiative tracker, status condition monitering, etc. I would also impose a table rule that says that anyone who catches a major error (missed status condition, etc) receives some sort of reward. An extra AP...

Fully agreed. If you have five players, trying to select good magic items for all of them -- ones that keep their "big three" (weapon/implement, armor, neck slot) up to snuff as well as complement their desired tactics is pretty time consuming. Fobbing this work off on the players makes your...

Note that the feat can be taken by anyone. It is probably more useful for a ranger or other stealthy-type character (even a Wand Wizard with stealth training, for example) than it is for a rogue.

Agreed. Normally critical systems punish the players as the DM makes more to-hit rolls than the players usually do. 4E balances this by (A) not giving minions better crits and (B) giving the PCs better crits than the monsters.

You will be very happy indeed if you have: (A) A fighter with good STR for CC Strike and freebie attacks. (B) A Brutal Scoundel Rogue for CC Strike and freebie attacks. (C) A Controller or Ranger who makes multiple attack rolls to benefit from crazy-AP bonuses.

1) Treat them like a mage's Summons. I.E., for each encounter the NPC assists in, the PC must expend a Daily Magic Item Usage and a healing surge. The NPC is controlled using the PC's actions. 2) Flesh them out as NPCs per the DMG. Add monsters equal to the XP value of the NPC to each...

Chameleon is an immediate reaction, so it can only be used during other's turns. Its most useful for retaining your Hidden status when a monster comes around a corner. Say you're ducking behind a corner to hide (total cover from the monster) then using Deft Strike to jump out from behind it...

Adventurer's Vault includes "transfer enchantment," designed to move enchantments from one item to another.

IF you will not be pumping DEX or INT, THEN you must ensure that you get into heavy armor. That is easy for some classes (paladins), but for others it may require an initial investment in STR and CON. Remember the +1 to all stats in Paragon Tier, so I'd start at -1 STR compared to the minimum...

Agreed. This is a great choice, at least for heroic tier. You may want to switch your MC feat later on depending on PP choice.

Just another thought or two... I would not let a player use one skill to do something that is explicitly defined as being the province of another skill. For example, Jumping is explicitly something you do with Athletics. I might occasionally let a player utilize a different skill if there are...

Here's the good news -- your character Minored in leadership at the Paladin Academy already. A leader MC feat gets you Healing Word 1x/day, of course, and more importantly, you can swap out your atrocious level 2 utility power, but as far as "leaderish" things to do I don't think you'll beat...