Recent content by Zhou Yu

For Stances, OP, I'd go for Mobile Blade as one of your two original choices. And probably the +2 damage one. Why? Well, the damage for when you're up close and personal, of course, representing your character's ability to strike in spots that hurt more than regular places, just like how a...

Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast are still DIFFERENT companies. WotC is simply OWNED by Hasbro. or a subsidary. Either way, the reason why only Hasbro stuff was listed in the Hasbro releases is because Hasbro only has to peddle Hasbro products. WotC products gets peddled by WotC, not by its...

The Force is based off of Taoism, however, and not Shinto. And by 'based off' I mean that Lucas read about it once, got a bunch of the concepts wrong, and made the Force out of that result. If the OP does D&D 4E, just remove Divine as a power source, like Dark Sun does, and everyone defaults...

There's trust. Then there's "trust". As in, "What? There's no way that power should be able to do that, it's too good!" And once we're reading the power (and all the errata just in case), it's either a case of, "Oh damn, that is a great power, good call" or "Oh, you misread it a bit, and the...

One probably important question that I don't think has been asked yet: If your player is using a hammer, and wishes to continue to use his hammer, how are you going to reconcile the Slayer Powers that require the use of Greatswords and Greataxes (or their Superior variations)? Slayer Powers...

I'd love to see an Essentials Shaman. Bard would be neat too. Barbarian (as a Berserker) would be cool. A stance based caster could be really interesting. Maybe as a summoner. I was contemplating that as an Ess-Shaman would be a neat idea. Your stance is the spirit you take on. I'd really like...

The "anti-Slayers" got to remember a few things about the Slayer. Yes, definitely, doubling up Dexterity for damage is a great thing. I play an Elf Slayer that runs as an archer in the Encounters games, with the Fury stance (and Mobile Blade, just in case I do need the tactical ability it...

For me, as a player and a GM (of an online game, haven't GMed 4e of any sort at the table yet), Essentials is a good bit more fun to play. On BOTH sides of the screen/character sheet. And part of the problem, and this may be an unpopular opinion, is because the 'core' classes of 4e had far far...

Those two would be great. E-Shaman and barbarian (thought hopefully they'd call it a Berserker instead) would be at the top of my list, in addition to what you said. What crossover questions? An Essentials Fighter can take any Fighter based ED or PP that their stats qualify them for. Or Druid...

I know I'm only a newbie here, but that would be correct. Your pets use YOUR bloodied value for their HP, and YOUR healing surge value upon healing. Page 90 of Forgotten Kingdoms, "Your animal companion shares your healing surge total." and later on, "Whenever you use your second wind, your...