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Say I have a party that, due to a complete lack of Vancian casters, doesn't have access to regular Resist Energy or Protection from Energy spells. Nor the psionic versions. And they're expecting to occasionally face dragons, NPC blaster casters, etc. Equipment that gives energy resistance is...

I think "INT to AC and Reflex" makes more sense than STR to Fortitude vs. things like poisons. Explain that one to me. The only reason STR to Fortitude isn't completely ridiculous is because Fortitude, in 4e, is now also used for things like resisting being pushed or grappled.

I like it. I can't think of any way it could be abusive.

This sounds cool. Much better than having a Binder class. However, I almost feel like Vestige Pact Rituals, being so flexible, should be separated somehow from other rituals. Having Diplomacy as their key skill is a good start. But what about requiring a separate feat, instead of Ritual...

I believe these are both valid. I have seen no rules quoted that would invalidate the second picture.

There's even a published variant for the Spontaneous Cleric thing, right in the SRD. Here. It specifically mentions that one of its advantages is to make Domain choices more important (much more so, IMHO) by making them the core of Spells Known. You might even feel like two Domains is enough...

Only, um, they still don't rival the Power Attacking fighter for damage.

I definitely disagree with babies having 0's and 1's in their scores. They should actually be exceptionally high in INT or WIS, whichever one you interpret to represent learning ability. ("In the mouths of babes ...") For this post, I'll assume WIS represents learning ability, while INT...

The biggest problem I see is with your Major/Lesser/Minor focus system. If all it does is add a maximum level cap, that doesn't affect anybody until higher levels. For example, from Levels 1-5, all Clerics can prepare the same spells. The difference between Major Focus and Lesser Focus...

Basically I think you're doing good things here, but just not a wide enough blanket to cover all the problems that the system has. (1) "Nerf Save-Or-Suck" just means that casters will concentrate more on the Doom-like or Bestow Curse-like spells, probably. Although the ones that deny actions...

Anyone who hasn't read the book, I highly recommend it! Best-quality fantasy I've seen written in many years ... and in a style that may even be good for introducing non-fantasy-nerd people (i.e., those who don't play D&D ;)) to the genre in a way that will get them to like it. Problem is, the...

Yeah, your rule is too strong. Flails may be better than other weapons, against shields, but let me ask you this: you are going to be defending yourself against a veteran flail-fighter. Do you want a shield, or not? Even if it's only partially effective, it's still better than nothing. I'd...

I dunno, it seems pretty nice at low levels. It definitely wants to get swapped out by middle levels, though. Also depends on party composition and number of physical attackers (but then, I guess that's true of most of White Raven).

Well, my PsyWarrior/Slayer build probably can't outdo the monk in speed. But other than that ... let's see what I can pull off. Especially with Magic Item Compendium support. Remember that PsyWarriors get more feats than any other class except Fighter. Good Unarmed Damage: Level 1 feat...

Don't worry, I'm sure they'll change their minds soon. They always do.

Really? It seems much *more* battlemap-dependent than 3e to me. It seems like half the powers use the battlemap in some way -- pushing and pulling are much more ubiquitous special abilities than they were in 3e, and all those powers become very ... fickle if you're not playing with miniatures.

I like your idea, but I think you've overshot a bit. These feats are just too good. They make multiclassing far too attractive. You also need to define how they interact with the Paragon Path multiclassing option. (Which I do think is too weak, even compared to the standard...

Psychic Warrior 11/Slayer 9 with Superior Unarmed Strike and Snap Kick really should give you all you are looking for. (Or you can even skip the SUS feat if you can re-fluff Claws of the Beast to count as unarmed attacks.) Be sure to get +1 Padded Armor with a phat load of special abilities...

It sure is a nice power. But the only way I can get it as an Ardent is if *it* is the object of my Level 18 Expanded Knowledge. Other than EK, Ardents can only get powers on their Mantle lists. I don't think any Mantle includes Dispelling Buffer. (Actually, I'm pretty sure.) Is Dispelling...

I posted this at my usual stomping ground over at GitP ... and found that it wasn't a popular topic of conversation. (Nobody has replied with 5 days and a bump to help the thread out.) Maybe here will be more condusive? OK, I'm doing another theoretical build character, and I wanted to make...