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I disagree; I think rephrasing the ability as two questions gives it a different meaning than the original phrasing. Let's look at the wording of the trigger again: It sets up a trigger (as evidenced by the word "when") and an effect (Sneak Attack damage). The trigger is "when you have combat...

But you don't have combat advantage at the time you hit that enemy. You get to decide whether to apply SA damage after making your attack's damage roll, but it never even triggered in the first place, because you didn't have combat advantage when you hit. You don't even get to "decide whether...

Wizard's FRPG FAQ has (up until now) disagreed. This is apparently a reversal of that ruling.

Technically, readying an action works, and every monster can do that.

As Mengu said, the target number (according to Wizards of the Coast) is 65%. Hitting 65% of the time requires a +30 vs. AC at 24th level. Your average character (18 starting ability score, +2 prof. weapon) is going to be 4 away without expertise.

For starters, your character has a +27 vs. AC without expertise. That's just 1 more than the "deliberately weak" striker. You just happen to use the one PP that lets you hit Fortitude instead. KD covered this pretty well, but I will say that Fighters aren't Strikers. Neither are Wardens. Both...

It seems your calculations are based off your +30 vs. Fortitude. This assumption doesn't work as a benchmark: at-will weapon attacks vs. NADs are very rare. The only reason you have it is because of a specific Warden Paragon Path. So, let's take your +29 vs. AC. Per the MM averages, the average...

Our DM uses inherent bonuses, but still uses magical weapons for their properties. He levels up crit bonuses based on the weapon we're using (a regular weapon is 1d6 per plus, but a Vicious weapon is 1d12 per plus, for example).

DMG pg. 189: The only reference I could find to failing a skill check on a natural 1 was in the DMG--as an example house rule. Also worth noting: natural 20s aren't normally automatic successes on skill checks. This does seem to be a pretty popular house rule, though. My DM uses it, too.

I agree, sometimes you just can't squeeze in all the Heroic tier feats you want in your first 10 levels. Taking them in Paragon is just fine. Off topic, is the reason you took Student of the Sword because you didn't have enough Wis for Battle Awareness?

As per your calculations, the Execution Axe has higher DPR (9.60 compared to 9.39). The reason the axe is winning out, as you noted, is because of critical hits. Avengers also don't have many high [W] powers, so the benefit from Mordenkrad is a bit more suppressed, whereas their exaggerated...

Since one of the two Avenger AC feats is a scaling bonus, it keeps them at plate + heavy shield levels even with Armor Specialization taken into account. Fighter stances, powers, and PPs are what give them the edge, for sure. There is also the benefit of having heavy shield-level AC while...

This seems like the best solution until WotC fixes it, hopefully in the next batch of errata.

Twin Strike is fine for Rangers. Rangers have no real niche besides being the striker-iest of the strikers; Twin Strike is what gives them that niche. The problem is Versatile Master. Being able to use another class's at-will is absurdly powerful. Getting an at-will that's balanced around a...

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You are backing your opinion--it is, after all, your opinion--solely on a CS response that holds zero weight in an LFR game. Until there is a FAQ response or errata, there is no official clarification on RAW. Sorry, but if it doesn't work that way in LFR, it's not RAW. Your interpretation of...

I see nothing in the feat that overrides the "each square of movement must bring the creature closer to the target" part. Or does it also override the "the creature must end the move at least 2 squares away from its starting position" part, too?

I'd go so far as to say "the rules say it's a duck, therefore it's a duck." The PHB appears to be very explicit about this. Initiative is a "dexterity check that follows all the rules for ability checks." Life Singer's level 11 feature affects ability checks, thus it affects initiative rolls.

It sounds like an Avenger might be exactly what you're looking for. I recommend going Pursuit (Wis + Dex). Dex as a secondary stat and athletics/acrobatics as class skills help with this. Stealth as a class skill, dex as a secondary stat, a good mix of sneaky-type powers, and no armor to wear...

Does this mean if I get another answer from CS that contradicts the first, the latest answer is correct? There is nothing written about the action type of the shift; as such, it takes no action to complete. The example you gave (Sudden Bite) is itself a power that is an opportunity action...