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So medium checks have a success rate range from 55% to 85%, or about 70% for a mixed party. A party going through a complexity 1 (4:3) skill challenge with medium checks would pass 74.4% of the time and fail 25.6% of the time (assuming those with sub-optimal skills don't sit out completely)...

This change seems like a useful addition to the game, but the details will be important- i.e. exactly which magic items are assigned to each category. Rather than simply assigning entire books worth of items to one category, the designers need to consider each item separately to decide which...

Except that a peanut is actually a pea (i.e. a legume) and not a nut. ;)

This Ampersand article from July 2 gives the level range as 1-2.

According to Kerbarian's Monster Manual stats (link to thread): Sure, but default 4e math keeps to hit numbers more toward the middle so two +3 bonuses from feats are still significant. Are you saying it's common for fighters to hit AC on a 2 at level 11? Otherwise the ability to target Reflex...

That said, we still can't really envision how the martial Essentials classes are supposed to keep up with the PH classes without Daily's. The stances/tricks replace At-wills, and they have encounter powers like Power Strike/Backstab, but how do they replace Daily's? We haven't seen Cunning...

I hope so. Yes, but most PCs using an MBA on a charge don't also get to apply all the stance/trick bonuses used by the new Essential PCs. This is an extra [W] on top of all that. I disagree- with the permanent +1 and the excellent daily power, this weapon is too good for the knight. Agreed...

Of course, the primary offenders are items and powers with affects that boost MBA's permanently or at-will. These were designed with the idea that MBA are rarely used or weak options for the character. That isn't the case for Essentials PCs. Game elements of concern in the Compendium include: *...

There has been a great deal of confusion in the community about precisely what the Essentials line will include, and what changes it portends for 4e D&D. One purpose, explicitly stated, for these previews is to alleviate that confusion. No one feels entitled to anything. However, providing...

YOU said that, no one else did. I said more complete information would help the community form a sound judgment about these products and the rules therein before they are released.

What's funny is that after presenting these previews showing 30% of the rules for the heroic tier, WOTC employees have acted annoyed on message boards and later previews that folks are making incorrect assumptions about Essentials. Give people enough information to make a sound judgment, and...

?? I'd consider this a weak Level 1 encounter power- though the fact that it triggers only on a hit and you can wait for a crit is nice.

Or, since an RPG system's parts all have to work together its more like saying, "This recipe already tastes just fine. I'm not sure adding more oregano is a good idea (even though I like oregano)."

Is this for epic tier only, or all tiers?

You could also try a houserule that allows Daily powers to come back after a set number of encounters (say 6, or whatever works for you), even without an extended rest. That way, players know exactly when the powers will return making them feel less reluctant to use them.

Yeah, great idea.

Exactly. An adventure series needs to be only long enough to tell the story. While Adventure Paths are really successful, I think the constraints of having to stretch the AP out from levels 1-30 (or 1-20 for 3.X stuff) is the reason that the H/P/E modules and the Scales of War adventures (and...

Do you get a bonus to Stealth (or a penalty to the opponents Perception) when invisible? Or am I thinking of the -10 to Perception when Blind?

Ok, thanks. Does any know why the compendium and the Character Builder don't match? Why wouldn't they reference the same data base with the same errors?

Is the Channel Divinity power Divine Rage an Implement power? Dragon #368 and the Character Builder include the Implement Keyword, but the Compendium entry does not include it (or the Divine keyword). Thanks!