Wotc online monster builder can build monsters from scratch. Now when I log in in addition the the monster list, I can chose build new or import. I saw the same thing yesterday but only realized what it was today. I had been using the old downloadable one for my monster building. I am giving the...
the rules compendium pg 197 says that they can occur in any order as the player chooses. It specifically mentions the order of ongoing damage and regeneration being the players choice.
Sorry I am not much help but I remember reading about it shortly after 4e came out. The article or podcast was on WOTCs sight as I recall and the gist was the the secret play testers where much more aggresive in seeking situational bonus from powers, flanking and otherwise setting up the enemy...
Since there was a lot of distraction at the close of the last session when the scene was set and the decision to rest was made and you have players rotating in and out would it be plauseble do a recap of that portion and see if on reconsideration the players decide to pull back and rest elsewhere.
You could introduce a dwarven cleric as a spirit. He could have died either in the original fight with the earth titan in tha past or with the orcs. He could then heal and restore the PC's and tell them its all up to them to stop the titans remergance. Heck you could even have him fight along...
I love the Runepriest. The problem is tracking and communicatiing his various Runestate bonuses and effects to your allies so that they dont miss out. The next time I play one I am thinking of making up a set of little flags to post with him to show the bonus or effect of the moment.
The Eladrin Knight is up on DDI. Its the essentials Knight customized with Eladrin related powers and utilities, plus a bit of multiclass wizard at 7th level.
You are going torture the hit point math at certain points. Your rounding errors are going to be multiplied one way or the other across the board by the number of surges a charcter has. Take 31 hit points six surge character they have 60 htps a day your way at 32 htps. it is 90 htpts a 50%...
I dont think we will ever see a 5e after how 4e split the market with Piazo. I suspect the we will see 4e morph into something like essentials where the old material still works but the newer material has more to offer, and the less popular races and classes wont be supported or further...