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  1. LowSpine

    4E Art Direction--Yay or Nay

    The art is interesting - I love the out of focus backgrounds which give the piece a 3d depth, but it isn't my thing. I prefer gritty, dirty artwork for fantasy stuff. Trudging through filth covered in blood and gore. Allot of this stuff, not all - I like the undead type stuff, is more like the...
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    Okay people, a little wake up call.

    Just about the only thing that has disappointed me is the at-wills. I assumed there would be loads of dailies, encounters and at-will powers, but each class has only 4 at-wills to choose from and can only have 2 ever. Which they start with. (There are utitility at-wills but they are utility...
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    Mike Mearls Responds.

    It is because the WOTC boards are full of inflaming powergamer kiddies that drive you nuts and when you discover Enworld you find a far better class of people and feel sick at the idea of having to go back. On some of the age polls on this site you find that most of the people on here are 20+...
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    Torrent throwdown on the Wizards board

    I do not have a problem with the pdfs but I do fully believe that wotc deserve to be paid well for hard work. I do not believe in free information. That is just teenage hippy talk for 'I want it! - stamps foot.
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    Torrent throwdown on the Wizards board

    I am not going into moral issues. Companies only care about moral issues when they are using them to sue in court. Companies only care about money and sales so that is the theme of my arguments. Companies get funny about illegal downloads because they think that if those downloads did not exist...
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    Greatsword is dead!

    You are right it should be better than a bastard sword, but it should not be as good as a great axe. We don't know the rules on 2h weapons - they could get con mod bonus to damage or anything else so who knows it may be better.
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    piracy is a problem

    The only people who have a pdf and aren't going to buy them are the people who wouldn't anyway even if there wasn't a pdf (the main percentage). The core books will not suffer much because of this. On the other hand later option books may. But if they do it will be because of the sheer volume...
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    D&D 4E Should WotC Release 4E Now?

    I had a similar thought - It is WOTC being cunning. This is going to happen anyway. Leak it in a preview type of way - and get some internet buzz. Insert loads of errors so the p2ps will be landmined with bad copies. Anyone that thought 'stuff it I'll just use the PDF' might change their...
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    D&D 4E Should WotC Release 4E Now?

    Same here. My crime isn't trying to steal or go without paying - it is impatience because I am an obsessed geek.
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    The Half-elf Con bonus: A possible explanation.

    I still don't see why it wouldn't be cha. All the hybrid humans I have ever seen have always been very good looking. Perhaps a con and cha would be good in this logic.
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    D&D 4E Breaking the 4E Math - Major Design Flaw?

    KOTS shows Intimidate vs Will but I would have said it was an opposed check against the target's Intimidate skill which would balance out.
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    Mounted combat is the weird

    Yes, exactly - rubbish.
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    The big deal about grapple

    They only give zombie grab rules - my guess is you can grab by Str vs Fort or Dex vs Ref depending on which you are best at. (they wouldnt use dex for zombies) I base this on the fact you can escape by Str vs Fort or Dex vs Ref.
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    Simulationists, Black Boxes, and 4e

    Process-response is like the Mouse Trap board game. At least in the context of Grapple Rules. It has allot of unnecessary steps (a man diving into a barrel) - clunky, slow and badly designed. 4E grapple (black box) is like a real mouse trap. Mouse steps on trigger plate ---> mouse gets snapped...
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    Viper Strike Effect

    Yeah, but with a 10 round delay.
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    Viper Strike Effect

    Ctrl-Alt-Delete Wizard Utility 1 'You bring up Task Manager to close down process stuck in inifinte loop.' At-Will (windows) + Arcane, Implement (Hobnailed Boot) Standard Action Target: Badly designed OS. Hit: again and again. Miss: Snake keeps eating its own tail.
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    The Arms Race of Races

    As far as I can tell allot of the Paladin's powers are CHA based. I think the Paladin has a problem with its powers being spread too thin over too many stats, though.
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    How to gain Combat Advantage

    Cleric's power Daunting Light causes radiant damage but also gives Combat Advantage on that target to one ally they choose that they can see. So if you have a Cleric get them to choose you for the Combat Advantage when using Daunting Light. Don't forget the wizard's Sleep spell. I'm pretty...
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    How to gain Combat Advantage

    Just thought OPs are only Basic Attacks. It would be better to risk one of those getting away than suffering a Daily power by hanging around for it. RUNNING: Another thing that provokes Combat Advantage.
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    How to gain Combat Advantage

    If you get boxed in: BAIT AND SWITCH Rogue Attack 3 'You strike and weave, causing you foe to lurch forward so that you can duck around him and slip into his space.' ENCOUNTER Attack: (dex?) vs Will Hit: 2W+(dex?) (possible +2d8 sneak attack) In addition, you...
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