Recent content by rballison

The real reason that rolled stats are higher is that people can simply roll characters until they get one they like. The only limitation is their patience and time. The actual statistics don't really matter. Since you can discard unwanted results and start over, there is no downside to...

The obvious (to me) ones are an initiative tracker (to track combat order) and map/minis (to track tactical position when needed)

Abjuration 8 Divination 8 Illusion 14

Abjuration 14 Divination 15 Illusion 16 Transmutation 6 I have looked into the future and your transmutation didn't work. Portent is the ability most able to change a high level villain into an non-threat. They fail their save or receive a crit. A lucky diviner with a simulacrum is even...

What about polymorph? The spell is in the legal materials, but it isn't a summoning/conjuring spell and there aren't any applicable creatures of the appropriate CR. (Polymorph is gained no sooner than 7th level and is primarily used to transform a PC into a creature of CR equal to his level...

As has been mentioned, I think you need to talk to the player. This is a player problem not a character problem. In our party we have a non-combatant cleric. She is totally optimized for non combat skills, buffs and healing. Her attack modifier is a -1 to hit. She typically stands in the...

I really like having a Char Op forum. When I was younger, I had much more time to pour over the rules and evaluate options to find the best powers to match my character's backstory and still make an effective character. In a previous edition I was able to make "Merlin (the Fighter)". He was...

I would like to see experience, gold and certificates for magic items. I DM (quite a lot) but my passion is playing. I find that when I do get the opportunity to play, I can often dump DM reward experience and gold to get the proper level character for the adventure, but I have no magic items...