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I agree with this. I don't think "balancing" damage relative to at-will powers makes much sense, or is really any fun. I can understand a concern that it will be used in all of their fights, but I really don't think that's very likely., or even a problem if they do. How about this: the players...

Okay, I guess if we take the PHB definition of a controller to be true, then yes, the cleric can, at least on some levels, be a better "controller" in that aspect. However, I don't consider dealing damage in an AoE control unless it kills or imposes another very nasty side-effect. The wizard is...

The rules for how powers with multiple damage keywords work on are on page 55. Yes, the feats about keywords are awesome with the weapon to go with them. Specifically, I like Psychic Lock, Solid Sound, and Resounding Thunder. Lightning Arc looks like it might be nice for a Daggermaster. I have...

If the at-will ability of the flaming weapon were being used, then the damage would be entirely fire damage, not fire and radiant damage. Also, CS has already responded on this, and signed off on it as true. I think multiple times (multiple people asked at once).

"nudge nudge wink wink" routine? I'm confused... :confused:

I don't know about those. It depends on whether the damage is still considered part of the spell. I don't think the ongoing damage keeps the source of damage (though I could be wrong), but I would say that the Flaming Sphere and Blood Pulse do. In any case, you cannot combine it with Psychic...

Exactly. And this is another reason why you should always have a Cleric or Warlord in your party. The original reason being that otherwise you don't get in-combat healing w/out wasting a standard action on second wind, and then only 1/encounter for less healing. (except dwarves, but their second...

Exactly. And, hmm, basing it off of Defensive Mobility might work, but I was thinking of something having to do with the weapon in general. Maybe some sort of bonus for wielding a Longbow... in any case, I'd like it to follow the path of having something unique having to do with the weapon...

Not entirely. First of all, it's 1d6+Wis mod if you have a cleric. :D Second, you still have to take a short rest to bring back the Healing Word. So, you may have to take a short rest after a short rest to get Healing Word back so that you can use it again (if you needed a lot of healing). Then...

Yes, this is perfectly legal. If not intended... well then the designers were rather thick to not notice something like this... In any case, if you couldn't use powers outside of combat and then take a short rest, then what would be the point of powers like spider climb? You can climb, but then...

I don't know about a consensus, but my interpretation is that it works in general, but would not work with the ongoing damage, for the reason that you stated. Once an effect is in place, it is not part of the spell anymore, it is simply an effect. (This is my interpretation, if anyone has any...

You are missing my point. I am not saying that this is something that needs to be "fixed". I am saying that this provides substantial evidence that the designers did not think through these abilities to the degree you seem to think that they did. My point is that you don't know what they...

I disagree almost all counts. 1) Rangers are already the biggest damage dealers in 4e. They don't need any more help. 2) Well, I agree here. I think that there should be some reason for archers to pick the archery path, other than the ability to go into the paragon paths that require it. I...

Er... my point is that Twin Strike is strictly better than Sure Strike except very, very situational circumstances. That would be: You need either a 19, 20, or 21 to hit with Twin Strike and you don't care about damage whatsoever. If either of those is untrue, Twin Strike is better. Usually...

Yeah, I didn't see any rules about hitting objects. But I think it's reasonable to assume that the ground can be considered an object. It's unusual to see object as a valid target of powers anyway, so this will rarely be valid anyway. I agree that it is good to know, though

Personally, I think this is a great idea. Most of the races are already geared towards what they are good for anyway, so opening up them to any class or role shouldn't be a balance issue for the most part. Even if it does open up a synergy, it's extremely unlikely that racial bonuses will...

A few points here: 1) Do you honestly believe that they examined the system well enough math-wise to warrant a claim of intention? The fact that Careful Attack and Twin Strike are both "options" for the Ranger destroys any credibility to that argument. 2) You claim to look into the rules and...

You miss the point. The point is that he wants to be sure of being able to attack all of the targets. If he attacked a creature and missed the first hit, the rest don't get attacked. The real question is: Why go with Force Orb instead of Grasping Shadows or Icy Terrain. Grasping Shadows is...

A few things: Why does everyone decide to compare Meteor Storm and Astral Storm? How about comparing Meteor Storm and Godstrike. One is much better, and I'll give you a hint, it's not Godstrike. Every level has crappy options and good options, and that's going to continue. As has been said (and...

That wouldn't matter at all. Getting Leather proficiency is one feat without prereqs, and Hide prof wouldn't be very hard at all... and even beyond that, it's still broken...