Recent content by Thundershield

While I can't (and won't) disagree with DracoSuave's literal interpretation of the rules, I (for one) am also curious about the other interpretations of the rules and their consequences. How would it affect the game flow if multi-attack powers don't prompt Combat Challenge (and similar...

The problem with minions, however, is that people tend to abuse them or reduce their efforts in fighting them to the point where the minions' presence doesn't make any difference. By now, I've seen players pick or acquire various means for doing auto-damage as effortlessly as possible...

I was under the impression that enemy/ally status was determined at the time of relevance. For instance, when the Cleric uses an enemy-targets-only close blast power, he can offer "alliance" to whoever in the blast he wants, and if they are willing to be allies, they're not considered enemies...

Well, sure they're "must have" feats if you're playing the right race/class combination, but far less so than in their original incarnation (apart from Hellfire Blood, of course). A flat +1 to attack and damage rolls with, say, fire spells is considerable more down to earth than a scaling +1 to...

I decided to house-rule the feat to a flat +1 untyped bonus to attack and damage, just like I have done with Hellfire Blood, Feyborn Charm, and Gnome Phantasmist. Gives the feats a feel of racial affinity without making them musts.

Exactly. That's what's so interesting about the Assassin; you can't always reliably put 4 shrouds on your target and then strike. Sometimes you might not want to get close to your prey (aura or exposing yourself to too much danger) or be incapable of doing so (dazed or stunned or immobilized too...

Except the superior crossbow is much less likely to crit if you're a Daggermaster. That kinda was the point I was making by mentioning the Daggermaster. And if you're going to use a big daily like Assassin's Point, you better have Meditation of the Blade running, so make that 7d6 (plus a good...

Well, I suppose I forgot to mention the 5d8 bonus damage? Does the Avenger have that? Oh, right, his damage tool was relegated to "control", which seems to mean a whopping +0 damage, which is sure great for a Striker.. Likewise I didn't mention the Sorcerer's +14 damage or the Warlock's +3d6...

Cute how falling back on Final Oath makes that seem impressive, and sure the stuff from PH2 is decent, but yes - yes, the Barbarian has a 9[W] power, Rage Strike - and that one doesn't give your enemy a +5 bonus to attacks against you. 9[W] is only fair, anyway, if you don't get any other damage...

1) Yeah, okay. I'm sorry for trying to breathe a little life back into feats that everybody seemingly have buried and forgotten. /snarkiness off 2) Then maybe 50% of their total damage isn't much, as most every Avenger I've played, seen played, and seen for PEACH so far has been inferior to...

Agreed. Over-all, Divine Power is a nice supplement. The new stuff for Paladins is, as already pointed out, great and really fixes what issues the class had. The new stuff for Clerics, especially their new pacifist build, is also very interesting and really adds to the feel of the game. Almost...

It's amusing how the Avenger's Censure is relegated as a "control" feature when the new Censure from Divine Power is nothing but a damage feature and the class is hurting for damage dealing. Sure you can just stick with Oath of Enmity as your damage booster, but if you do, your damage will...

So, there's this new Avenger multi-class feat in Divine Power, called Hero of Faith. Just like the existing Avenger MC feat, Disciple of Divine Wrath, it grants Oath of Enmity as an encounter power, but unlike the existing feat, it lasts until the end of the encounter but cannot be regained...

I don't wanna throw a monkey wrench in your machinery, but I looked up the pact boons in the D&D Compendium, where they've each got a stat block just like any other power. You're right about them not having keywords, however, but other powers don't have that, such as the racial powers Elven...

As much as I hate disagreeing with you, Draco, this was elaborated in an earlier thread where a Swordmage asked if Dual Implement Spellcaster would allow him to apply the bonus from each end of a double-sword, and the responses from CustServ and the official FAQ were that it indeed was a...