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Thanks. The second part of my question only had to do with if the power resisted both damage types at once.

Variable Resistance Action: free Trigger: the creature takes p, q, r, or s damage. Effect: The creature gains resist x to the triggering damage type until the end of the encounter or until it uses variable resistance again. If the creature is hit by an attack that does both, p and q damage...

And it's kind of funny, and I know it can be useful in combat, but for 23 levels now, in my group the BSoH has never been pulled out during an encounter. A lot has to do with the fact that, due to the groups abilities, they always end up spreading out after a round or two, and have done that so...

Oh, if that happens, I just blindfold the players, and if they're dazed, I just make them spin around blindfolded, for a minute, or two, and them sit back down, it's a bit like "Pin the Tail on the Donkey." I know that's there's debate if doing that is the RAW, or not, but it definitely works!

Thanks. That all makes sense. Im not overly concerned with optimizing healing, I just didn't want to "short change," anyone. But is it still the case, that even during a short rest, one can use the standard to heal, as the standard does inside of combat? The reason I ask, is because I asked the...

Ok. I understand now. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a big difference between the two, namely, that, "cannot see x," didn't entail that, "x is hidden from the target." Because I finally figured out how the Blind, Invisible, and Hidden condition actually works, and the phrase, "cannot...

I think that sounds, at least, defensible. And heck, it's not every battle the barbarian gets to be the one to reduce an enemy to 0 hp. I wonder what other powers have similar wording.

I'm a bit confused, I noticed a power in Essentails that has an effect: "the target cannot see x." Is this the same as the binded condition? Or is it worse or something?

How does it work in conjunction with Healer's Brooch +1 and Healer's Gloves and outside of combat? Outside of combat, it works just like it is written, correct? And if Gloves the Healer and Healer's Brooch is used in conjunction with the Standard, then for the Healer's Gloves, each player gets...

Yes, I agree with all these sentiments. And I have a Life-singer who was able to use the power against enemies starting adjacent to the wall (dm's call), and enemies, very rarely, got thru, and it was a problem. But then when it was ruled the other way, the wall became kind of, meh. But then it...

There seems to be a bit of a debate as to whether or not an enemy stopped adjacent to the wall by the attack, can waltz right through the wall on its next turn (so long as it started adjacent to the wall). By the wording, I'm thinking that it can, but on the optimization boards, the power is...

Reactive Stealth states: If you have any cover or concealment when you make an initiative check, you can make a stealth check. Firstly, I think I have a good understanding of the stealth rules. The question: If i have cover or concealment granted by allies during initiative, then can I make...

Thanks. Yes. I ran it both ways. And when i let the dreanoughts only perform the minor action to end the dazed condition (and no other actions that round), it quite gimped them and made a huge difference. So I'm glad to here that the consensus is that they should be allowed to perform other...

If a dreadnought starts the round dazed, then spends a minor action and takes the 10 damage to end the dazed condition, then can he or she perform other actions that round? (given the dazed condition only allows one to spend 1 action/round)

I was very skeptical of Essentials at first, but a lot of the feats and powers have been "fixed" in Essentials; so our group just reconfigured their charaters with some of the new feats and powers. I agree that Essentials and regular 4ed are one in the same, especially, in that the defense and...

I'll keep it short and sweet. I've been playing dnd for over 25 years; and I was VERY skeptical about 4ed at first, because it is a lot different, but now I love it more than any other version, by far. It's definitely a version that will "grow on you." I think it still has bugs, but way less...

Perhaps I may have missed it, but after reading through the sections in DMG and DMG2, I didn't really see how to determine initiative mods for traps. I mean, I'm sure you take half the level, and then add a modifier depending on the type of trap; lurker, blaster, etc, but the custom traps...

My buddy bought it and we plan to play soon. After looking through it, the feel of it seems a lot different than the original Gamma World, which to me and my friends was, kind of, "dark." (our group playing in the city's bomb shelter helped reinforce that too ha). Granted, it's been a long time...

Thanks that was helpful. I'm trying to find a "happy medium." At first, all the defenders in my playtest group (me, myself, and I) were running out of surges, while the rest of the roles still had plenty. But little by little, I've been making subtle changes (like a couple you mentioned)...

Thanks. On average, per encounter, how often does each fighter in your group get to use his Combat Challenge class feature? I'm more so asking a statistical question, not a fluff question. I'll deal with the variables later.