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I'd like to interrupt our regularly scheduled discussion of changes to DDI to return to the roots of 4e, and specifically the Player's Handbook. By now, you have all had time to play a few thousand PCs, and you have probably noticed a few trends. I thought it would be interesting to explore...

Yes, but re-read the OP's original question. You can't use two tricks in the same action.

Thank the Internet Gods for whois. I was starting to become quite confused by the repeated mentions of The Hoffmann Institute. Now I at least know you aren't just playing an insanely intellectual rickroll.

Excellent. So you can try one out and replace it if it isn't working, or change to a different one if your complementary powers or your party members change.

I'm not sure what Neonchameleon's reasons were, but I can think of several. Note that they are all probabilistic -- there is no guarantee that any of them will apply in a specific situation. 1. Many, if not most, encounters seem to end up with a pileup in the center, as enemies gang up on your...

That's a really good point. Escape Artist's Trick could be great for charging. Shift back to charge, charge (hopefully into a flank) and then shift back into a safer location. Throw in one of the feats that lets you increase the distance of a shift and it could be quite effective. I never...

I hope there is a good way to organize your characters into "folders" of some sort. For example, in the current CB, I have: Current: for characters I'm playing now Dead: for characters that I would be playing if they weren't dead Future: for characters that I plan to play soon Experimental...

I hope so. If I forget to print out my character before game day, and then their server is down when I pop on to do so at the last minute before I rush out the door...

I just want those shades. I wonder if WotC has enough of them in stock?

Now see? That was helpful. I'm totally psyched about CB now.

Thank you for being gracious about my grumpiness.

Nichwee is correct. And you realize that +3 is only against OAs and not against regular attacks, right?

Yeah, you know what? Some of us occasionally take a few moments from our regular work day to check on various interests we have. So seeing that there is an announcement about the Character Builder, only to discover a lame joke? Not what I want to see on ENWorld. *** I took a chill pill and...

Got it. I thought you might mean that it wouldn't work at all -- that you would not get the damage bonus for some reason.

I agree with the above. I don't see any feats that let you convert a move to a shift, but maybe Dragon has one. There are a couple of feats that allow you to modify exactly what you do with a shift. Risky Shift (MP2) lets you shift an extra square, but you grant Combat Advantage for a turn...

That's... an interesting point. But you can't apply Backstab or the Weapon Finesse damage bonus (+2 to +5) so whatever you gain has to be better. And I'm not clear -- why does Sly Flourish not "cut it"?

I heartily recommend Arcane Admixture to achieve the perfect blend of mild and spicy sauces. It could also work for the shredded cheese blend, but that might require an actual Ritual.

Good explanation. I haven't seen too many characters with 20/14/11 (or whatever) builds, and none as Rogues. I guess I play with people who prefer balanced characters, and use that as a baseline. One thing that I was aware of but left out of my own comments is that even when surrounded...

Valid points. I overstated my case. As I said in an earlier comment, I was creating a build more than a generic guide, and the build was for a generalist Thief who could operate nearly indepently. There are builds for which Tumbling Trick could definitely come in handy. I still like the 5 I...

Well, again, it depends what you mean. Exactly how many targets are you assuming the defender has marked? Does it include the ones that are two or more squares away from the defender, as in the case below? xxmmxx xxmRmF xxmmxx I was positing a case where the Rogue presents a big fat juicy...