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I gladly violate the DMG's recommendations about letting NPC's use the magic items they are about to drop. In my first 4e adventure the hobgoblin warlord used the daily power of a flaming warhammer to ignite the rogue. He burned most of the battle. It is one of my favorites. I agree that it...

Ouch, hotlink fail. . .

So, that is no fault of the power. I built an Illusionist that attacked solely will, with great accuracy. Should my powers be nerfed because of it? In any case, this thread title is kind of misleading. Just now, on the front page here, there is a thread debating (again) the OP nature of...

As far as spamming goes, doesn't this reflect 3.5 psionics pretty accurately? You could have a handful of powers, and you would always be able to use your power points towards whatever was most effective in the situation? Like pretty much everyone else here (besides PC, apparently) this is...

This question is like the pre 4e alignment questions. How should my TN Druid behave? Can my LG Cleric associate with the CN Rogue? What does NG mean? Alignment is just words on a paper, it is up to you to make that alignment realized in a three dimensional character. Same with the mark...

You don't have to gimp your third defense to have a good character, and most (if not all) characters have a need for a third good stat. For example, my Assassin (AC-22, Fort-18, Ref-19, Will-17) has overall good defenses, and still has the highest Dex in the party (with a bow ranger and hybrid...

I'd guess all the talk about fragility is due to the Cha build probably being more popular, due to the extra damage. The necessity of attacking lone targets for your bonus could contribute as well. If you want to go toe to toe with a lone enemy and take slugs back, an Avenger is probably your...

I'm playing a level 7 assassin right now. I can usually count on avoiding or negating a bunch of damage every fight. I have the feat that lets me do my insubstantial thing as an interrupt, and I'm playing the build with temp HP. Last fight the first time I got hit I turned 12 damage into 3...

Come and Get it has been railed on since release. Like a lot of things, there are haters and apologists, and it is unlikely clever rules interpretations or creative fluff will sway the haters. The apologists see it as a powerful, but acceptable option for fighters. Arguing about it won't...

Not so. Or at the very least, such an absolute statement should be backed by a source. Jay

Ogre Battle might be a better template. Build your teams of PC's from your stable of available options, and send them all over the map/world doing your bidding. Could be fun. Jay

Regular MC (2 feats) - 1 Daily Paragon MC (4 feats and a PP) - 2 Dailies Hybrid - 3 Dailies Since the Hybrid requirement has been relaxed, from 50/50 to just at least one power from each half, a Hybrid Wizard/Swordmage could actually have 3 Wizard Dailies if they Hybrid PP, or 2 Dailies with a...

Protestations of what and why are for PC's, this emperor is given freedom by DM fiat. He has a family heirloom that gives him demigot status. Fiendish blood runs through his veins. He is actually an immortal vampire, and the same emperor that has existed for aeons. He is a God cursed with...

shhhh! Diaglo will hear you!

A perfect addition to the Racial Power book: - Racial at-wills - Racial feats - Racial Paragon Paths - New Races - Racial utility swaps An untapped goldmine. WotC needs to do this. Jay

All this dragon talk, but I think a Bulette would be more hazardous to a castle, personally. Better than a sapping team! You all defend against dragons, I'll ride my Bulette at the head of an Ankheg army and take your castle. . . Of course, I'd say magic, like technology, is just another arms...

Last session, we tallied up the gold we had collected so far and split it up. Each PC could by up to an 8th level item. I bought Hedge Wizard's Gloves (4th) and a Bag of Holding (5th). Not only that, but half of our money remained after the shopping trip. Not every player is a minmaxer...

The Firefly universe has a pretty defined 'style', while at the same time kind of retaining a lot of looseness that makes it really attractive for storytelling. It sounds like a storyteller's dream, really. Watch the shows, learn the style, use a different system. I played in a...

I remember finding this blog through ENworld a few months ago. His writing style is easy for me to plow through, and I enjoy reading about his philosophy on games. He also just posted about the interview, if you're curious. He details his 'gigadungeon', which is pretty rad. Jay

During our game on Tuesday, we used the Sending ritual a couple of times. During it's use, a debate arose about the '25 words' limit. Compound words and other things were discussed. One of the players brought up other languages. I only speak one language, so when he says that German works...