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...Which is what makes the Melee Training feat from PHBII such a nice, useful addition:D -Dan'L

Well, you don't deal the average damage, you deal the damage that comes up on the dice (plus whatever else.) The longsword will never be able to roll you that "10," even factoring in the +1 from wielding it two-handed. So, you give that up for a measure more versatility out of the longsword...

You could have the remaining baddies surrender in fear at the approaching might of the PCs;):p Or, more seriously, they could find some object like a genie bottle that, when opened, releases some strange energy that washes over them restoring some number of surges. This way, it could be a...

I don't have access to Swordmage build info, so I could be completely off-base, but is the Warding a typed or untyped bonus? If it's typed as a shield bonus, the bonus from the spiked shield wouldn't stack. -Dan'L

1) So the Battlerager build becomes the hardest fighter build to pull down, but perhaps the worst at dealing damage. The Tempest fighter deals perhaps an edge more damage, but trades off for some weaker defenses. A Weapon Fighter builds fall somewhere in the middle, with their own particular...

No, I think that WOTC should trust their own instincts & the results of actual playing, rather than the knee-jerk fears of one portion of its customer base. Is the Battlerager hard to bring down? You bet. That just makes him a better Defender. Oh no, look out! The Fighter might actually...

Sorry, I wasn't clear: If you have Quick Draw, you are absolutely covered. With Quick Draw, you may draw an item as part of the action for which it is used. Your attack is an action, usually a standard action. If you need to draw multiple thrown weapons to use them as part of the attack's...

An attack is just a specific case of an action. You can't make an attack that isn't an action; even free action attacks would technically be an action. Therefore, don't worry: Quick Draw will cover you. And it would cover you, too, if you wanted to whip out your weapon fast as part of an...

And if the fire trap succeeds in dealing fire damage before the healing effect resolves, wouldn't this constitute being reduced to 0 hp by fire damage, and therefore negate the resurrection? -Dan'L

Really? The PHB seemed MUCH more rushed to me than Martial Power. The mess of the Wizard class, the underdevelopment of Paladin powers, the glaring oversights of things like a workable Stealth skill? If WOTC paid attention to the communal internet whinings of fans, there wouldn't be a 4ed to...

Yeah, the biggest "bug" I've spotted is that it is completely and utterly useless to a Mac user like me. :( Wonder when they'll fix that? -Dan'L

A note about Weapon Talent and ranged combat: Correct me if I'm wrong, but there isn't a melee restriction on the +1 to attack. So, a 2-Handed WTF with a longbow can at least hurt the enemy snipers back in an effective manner, while the BRV will just rage in his impotence to do anything but...

I think I'd go with stats 16, 11, 8, 16, 10, 13 before racial bonus. (Although if you hope to access better armor feats, you might switch the 11 and 13.) You should have a +1 initiative at first level with an 8 Dex. Don't forget that your Combat Leader class feature adds to you as well as...

Give a good solid look at party tactics. Why is the Starlock drawing so many attacks? Is he often up front melee? He should really work hard to stay out of range, and let the 23+ AC party members draw the attacks. (Of course, if the DM is consistently having the baddies ignore the big...

-I'm interested by your decision to wear Scale instead of Chain, and thus forgo the extra damage that Battlerager Vigor would grant. Does the extra 1 AC really make that big of a difference to your ability to be a defender? -Unless you are having no use for the temp HPs you're getting from...

Thanks! -Dan'L

What book has the item stats for whip? I can't find it in my PHB or Adventurer's Vault? -Dan'L

The Level 15 "Finish It" daily is pretty sweet. -Dan'L

I don't think so. There can still only be one mark on a character at a time, so when a Fighter puts an "unbreakable" mark on an enemy, that just means that the Paladin can't divine challenge that creature, or a Swordmage use an Aegis ability against it, and that the fighter doesn't have to...

No, must be in melee. But still worth considering as a safety for when your Warlock gets caught in a melee situation. -Dan'L