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Why would you assume that my DM would not be bothered by giving out numbers for type as well? Not to mention, my DM gave examples. Those should be considered as exemplary, not complete. You seem to really want my DM to be ok with the power after Horwath's rather good point. I don't want to speak...

So, you were looking for a specific set or type of data because you assumed, in advance, that the problem could only be localized there? Um. Ok. That doesn't seem useful to me, but whatever. My specific game has a problem with this class feature because my DM looked at the feature and instantly...

That is exactly what we did. I also call that good communication. A DM looks over a character, sees a power that could become problematic at his table, based on how s/he enjoys running the game, depending on the player's expectations, and informs the player of that fact. The two discuss their...

I've already told you what structure and content bother me: the power gives a lot of very specific information--more than a DM can necessarily keep track of during play--and has a virtually infinite list of uses. It is very easy for that combination of qualities to result in a DM accidentally...

I still have high hopes. Overall, I really like the changes and find the class very fun. They let an ability like that hit the table because this is a playtest, and as you can see, there are differing opinions about whether the power is problematic or not. They need to test the power's reception...

It is not that an ability check makes it less problematic. I gave a number of different possible resolutions to that scenario. Only one of them ended in an ability check. One of them had the DM giving away the information automatically. You are cherry picking data and missing the point as a...

I'm saying that, as a general rule, published material is the baseline by which we judge playtest/UA material. That should be a given. I am not sure why I need to explain that. I also don't hypothesize about what will happen. I only have the data in front of me. I can only judge "balance," a...

For the record, he didn't say that Primeval Awareness is overpowered. He said that the ranger is overpowered. More specifically, he said that the devs have said that it is overpowered, and that they deliberately made it a little overpowered so that they could see what players complained about...

The argument isn't that the 4th level spell is underpowered because it isn't a part of a playtest document published in unearthed arcana. I'm sorry if you find it silly and laughable that I assume that the written rules should be looked at as the baseline of what is acceptable. I don't agree...

Good call, Horwath. On closer inspection, I don't see anything in the power which justifies knowledge about the specific type of creature you sense beyond "humanoid." Still, even with that caveat, there are many elements of the power as written which could become disruptive. Automatically...

No iserith, I do not think that the problem is really that the DM set up a challenge that is easily circumvented by an apprentice-tier class feature. You see, you have built a circular argument. The question is, "should that power be an apprentice-tier class feature?" You have already assumed it...

Ok. I mean, I respect your opinion and all that Iesrith. I just don't share it. I think that the problem is that the ability makes too many types of information too easy to gather. I think that this can make the ability a pain to deal with in terms of plotting and planning a story. I don't think...

If you are playing by the rules as written, it is inherent; that is the problem. Making it possible for the ranger to get that information with certainty can create a headache for the DM, and isn't something my DM is ok with. Hence, we are not using the rules as written. My DM has the leeway to...

Different strokes for different folks and all that. I feel that your statement assumes that Rufus can determine if any of his favored enemies lurk in the fort and estimate how many might be present. I prefer to use a question. That way, my DM can inform me that, for whatever reason, I can't; he...

This is an awesome post. Thanks! If you have the time, Cade Wolfchild is a halfling in his early 20s. Cade is a ranger, beastmaster, outlander who was literally raised by wolves. His appearance is a little wild. He has long black hair and sideburns, often kept in a ponytail or man-bun, and his...

Session's 1 and 2 (Level 3) Hello. So, I am playing a halfing ranger, outlander, with a wolf companion. Our group is 3rd level. Long story short, up to now, our group was shipwrecked on the north shore of the Moonsea as we were on our way to Phlan. We ended up in a small town close to Phlan...

Any chance anybody is running one with room for one more player?

The Modron heroic feat +2 to hit bonuses are overpowered in my opinion. Feats in 4e rarely give a +1 to hit. A +2 to hit just seems a tad unheard of to me. Relentless Persistence and Calculating are just way too powerful for heroic tier feats. Honestly, Relentless Persistence might be...