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Yeah, Kobold Skirmishers are deadly when used correctly. They do 1d8 damage with a +6 to attack. Mob Attack gives them a +1 bonus to hit per Kobold ally adjacent to the target, and then they get an extra 1d6 damage if they have Combat Advantage. In KotS I was playing an Axe and Shield Fighter...

No, it's melee weapon range, not melee 1.

I'm not sure if you guys are reading this feat correctly. First off, Power Attack is something you can add to a power, it's not always on. So if you just have to hit that daily? Don't use it. Or use it, a lot of dailies are reliable anyway. :D Additionally, the damage scales up as you go...

It doesn't say "used as", it says "counts as". Effectively, that is saying that it's ranged weapon for the purposes of a thrown attack. This is the point of that line. You can't use a melee weapon as part of a ranged attack, it's impossible. The thrown property grants an exception that the...

The OP about Dire Wolverine Strike said "two-hander and unarmed". I took two-hander to imply a two-handed weapon. If you're wielding a two-handed weapon, you don't have an "off-hand" because both hands are holding the weapon, therefore you can't be wielding two weapons and use Dire Wolverine...

Yeah, that definitely wouldn't work. Dire Wolverine Strike is one of the "proper" TWF powers in that it specifies that the PC must be wielding two melee weapons. A Tempest Fighter could MC and use them, since he also wields two weapons, but that's about it. Someone using a two-hander and then...

Yeah, I had thought you had to be able to make an OA, but the PHB just says you have to be able to make an attack. So yeah, you can flank with an Archer. However, if the Archer attacks someone with a ranged weapon while adjacent, he would provoke an OA. This is why Nimble Strike is actually...

Yeah, this is basically what I think about the 4e design as well. There are limitations to the chances you can make to a power, but as long as you stay within the mechanic listed the flavor text is almost infinitely mutable. For example, you can't make Magic Missile do fire damage, because...

Yeah, but he's not losing a whole lot either. Just Defensive Mobility and Prime Shot. Having the companion though allows him to pick his Quarry, which is great, and allows him to set up flanks for other allies. There's not as much synergy with the beast proper, that's true, but you're not...

Yeah, you're right. TWD says that it's a "Shield bonus", which is what the AC/Ref bonus on a shield is referred to as. So yeah, this wouldn't be a great route for a Ranger. They'd be blowing two feats just to get the weapon, and then another feat for TWF, as opposed to taking TWD and TWF and...

Sorry, I don't play Forgotten Realms, so I was just talking about the core races. Plus, if you look at the original list, he also rates Genasi as 2nd tier, but says that their only synergy is with Swordmage and Warlord because of the Int. Since they're the only other race besides Dragonborn...

Okay, I understand that you can use your Standard to make the Beast attack, but what about other things like move actions? Do you use your move action to allow the Beast to move, or do they have their own separate move actions? I don't play a Ranger myself, but we have an Archer in our party...

Whoops. Yeah, the Encounter 3 burst isn't a push. Even still though, it's Heroic tier...just late Heroic.

No, he said Utility 2, so I think he misread it. However, Come and Get It is an Encounter 7 and pulls enemies up to 2 squares to a square adjacent to you. So it would fit the bill just fine. Edit: Fixed power level

If you're just going to make up rules then there's no point in even having a discussion. And yes, you're making up rules. "Weapons in all four categories are further categorized as melee weapons, which you use to attack foes within reach of the weapon" is the definition of a melee weapon...

Again, there's no rule showing what you say either. You're arguing that "melee weapon" is an inherent property of certain objects, regardless of use. As I posted above though, the only definition of melee weapon that I can find defines it as a weapon "which you use to attack foes within reach...

Actually, here's another "specific" rule for you. Reach for a melee weapon is defined as follows. Using it as a ranged weapon does not increase your melee reach, therefore it's not a melee weapon anymore when thrown because you're attacking an opponent beyond your reach. This is why it...

This is just pointless now. The rules clearly state that specific trumps general, and "counts as a ranged weapon when thrown" is more specific than the general rule of "it's a melee weapon". You choose not to see this though, and can show evidence supporting that assumption beyond the general...

Yeah, I think that's about right. The Dwarf might have stat bonuses that are good for secondary/tertiary stats, but many others have stat bonuses that are good for primary stats. So the Dwarf is versatile, but not necessarily more powerful than something like a Dragonborn, which is the only PC...

Actually, it would be two feats. Rangers are not proficient with shields, and you would need both the shield and the weapon proficiency to get it's full use. If you didn't have the shield proficiency, then you would only be getting the attack abilities. p214-215 says that if you're not...