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uhh, that really doesnt sound right to me. Knowing about a creature either takes something totally passive if your skill in it is high enough, or an active roll. and as far as I know, active rolls to check a monster are either minor or free actions. A standard action to do that sounds like...

Shorthand forms for effects, or have dry erase laminated covers over "monster sheets" sheets designed to be like a character sheet, except its got all the effects listed in one box, you just put the name of the monster in, and track its effects. all the massive amounts of stuff can be handled...

to call OAs so powerful we'd have to be assuming enemies would intentionally run past PCs constantly, in order for it to be a problem. enemies can do OA too, so they know about this, and should avoid running around stupidly. intelligent understanding of combat from the NPC enemy POV is the...

which is why the best DMs will throw in a fight where there are a small horde (10) of level -2 monsters, to appear to be minions, while the real minions are in a group of 6. Someone blows a daily to kill off all the "minions" at once, and surprise! Now naturally, the PCs will send the ranged...

Heavy thrown weapons are based on Str vs. AC. Light thrown and projectile weapons are based on Dex vs. AC. Javelin is a Str vs AC weapon. therefor, dex wouldnt be needed to MC for twin strike using thrown weapons, but then again that also requires the use of minor or standard actions to equip...

status anomaly effects (lower save, lower hit, lower damage, stun, immobil, etc) of enemy. + having a different damage type, should anything be weak to psychic or fire or whatever. range, multiple units, basically striker and effects and range. Range. Cha based damage. negative status effects...

mutliclass is looking worse and more pointless by the second..

except the book tells people to choose one stat as prime, meaning highest, with secondary being second highest, and tertiary being third. what this means is there's usually two to three attributes right behind each other, which is where racial bonuses come on to give you an 18-20 in some main or...

Okay just for a little clarification for myself: with warlord, paladin, rogue, or ranger multi, you get the class feature. with warlock multi, it doesnt say you get any class feature, like warlocks curse, which would be the same as getting those other features in those other classes, since...

true, but it doesnt change the percentage value of bloodied and surge compared to max. or you could say levelling changes them, when you get more hp. the thing is its the percentage values based on max hp that this person wants to know. it would be interesting to have a monster that gets to do...

So I want to multi to a 'lock, and that means in its text that I get to pursue the PP. this means I get the special additions at 11th and so on level. does this also mean I can take the powers in that PP, without needing the multiclass adept, acolyte, or novice feat taking to gain those powers?

why would yo not wantto do the best job at being a worthy adversary as possible? Give my PC a challenge, make death a likelyhood. Its not me thats dying its the PC Im rolling dice for. If this person cant possibly die, because the BBEGs are acting stupidly, or at least ignoring good tactical...

So you're saying there are things defined as attacks and that dont require a roll? a hit causes damage. Or are you saying that the damage is caused spontaneously, with no real cause, despite the fact its some PC swinging a sword around? even if its a zone, it has to hit the person, just like a...

well, pcs can do amazing things by divine power, mental will, or brute strength, but they're still your "average humanoid". monsters are aberrant, and as such have unnatural powers (considering the fantastical world the game is set in, something thats unnatural to THAT would have to be pretty...

effects and zones are rolled to create them, and are kept up by the concentration of the person creating it. Something that causes damage is an attack. Even shouting harsh words is a verbal attack. Whats wonky is not the game itself, but the ambiguity of the language called english, with all...

RAW, yes.

shadow hunter. warlord or artificer/warlock multi, simple enough. I wouldnt say pal/lock simply cause it looks more leader like, and has low armor, and stay back a little more than wanting to stay right in people's faces 24/7, and do some good strikes, but mostly use the powers that dont rely...

ability scores still matter in what feats you are able to take. I think one of the major flaws, is that classes automatically give you feats, but then dont ask for a minimum. Look at platemail. It requires a certain amount of str (does it also require con?), but I could roll some Chaladin with...

well, duh, no. where do you think blizzard got their idea from? But they popularized it, and now its a massive cliche. diablo didnt have set items, per say. Yes, it had items [Of the (animal name here)], but having multiple pieces together didnt synergize to give you bonuses you didnt have...

Ugh. Ever since WoW came out, games from MMOs to text MUDs have made up their own version of "set items". In fact I know a mud right now that does something similar. creates sets that have some good items, but mostly mundane ones to balance it out. I just wish that people would be innovative...