Recent content by Turtlejay

The pact boon is soooo much for just a feat. Since with the pact boon, you also qualify for conditional powers. Some powers have an indented portion at the bottom that alters what it does if you have a specific pact. If you take the feat to become Infernally pacted, then you also qualify for...

Honestly, part of it might be the non-DDI part. The CB makes it a breeze to try new things, to swap parts on a character to see what you like. Doing it by hand has its own rewards, I would agree, but takes much longer. Jay

I think the hesitation is a balance or time in the spotlight issue. If the characters are all gaining followers or similar things that ceases to be much of a problem. Similarly, if you know your players would not care, not a problem. Charge them the 4e equivalent of a homebrewed Leadership...

I am reminded of a Tom Clancy (I think) book, where he describes a secret russian town where spies learned to be American. Captured American servicemen served as instructors, and the spies basically lived a bizarro American life trying to perfect their ultimate bluff. Only there were a couple...

Or just make it a property of the bag of holding that the neck stretches (within reason) to accomodate the user. Jay

I played in a campaign with a Fighter, Paladin, and Swordmage (I was the paladin). Honestly, the Fighter was the best defender, the Paladin was a pretty nice off-striker, and the swordmage. . . He didn't do much, really. One thing I do remember is him pulling an enemy out of a window with...

The value of Astral Seal is proportional to the tactical ability of the players. If your party Cleric throws it out, but is immediately followed by the party Sorcerer (who hits *everyone*), then the Fighter never sees a lick of that healing, and it is all overheal. Some groups take a dim view...

If that was what this thread was about, sure, I'd agree with you. It isn't. It is a *rules* question about a player trying to wring the most out of his feat. And I tried to come at it from a fluff or a gameplay side. At its core, the problem is that a player took a very powerful feat that has...

Several definitions, courtesy of Google: I oppose using real-world situations in D&D most of the time, but in this case the distinction is clear. You are a peace loving cleric, and doing harm to someone already in destress violates that part of your nature. I don't think coddling a Player who...

Everything after the OP is a blur to me. I saw Pacifist Cleric and Spiritual Weapon on the same character, and none of the rest of the arguments even mattered. Pacifist Cleric. Spiritual Weapon. Doesn't even make sense. Not on a mechanics level, don't get me wrong. It's like MADD handing...

My two bits: It is important when you start not to get bogged down with the minute details of character building and optimization. D&D is relatively easy. Especially 4e. Especially when compared to WoW. The basic concept, roll some dice, add up the numbers, and subtract them from the bad...

Those are 3.5isms, all of them. 3.5 had Types I-V of bags that held different amounts, as well as the Handy Haversack and the Quiver of Elhonna and I'm sure a dozen other things. It also had the provisions about extradimentional and nondimentional spaces. I don't think 4e has any such...

Many of the 3.5 characters I built were gimmicks, proof of concepts, or planned out characters I played. 3.5 and PrC's pretty much required you know where you were going from 1st level. Buying the right skill ranks and feats, or level dipping, was part of getting into the PrC you needed, and...

Prolly not PP, if anything more weapons will appear in AV3. It doesn't seem like the poi-poi would do enough damage by itself to qualify as a weapon. I'd go with using it as an implement. Ki Focus (as mentioned) is a good one. It is not the physical effect of being hit that hurts, it is...

Without like, details, I'd say whoever wins initiative. 5th level is a good one for both wizards and druids. Could go either way. Jay