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It varies a bit by tier. Some classes perform better at heroic, some are more potent at epic, some have fairly even performance. Looking at it overall, here are my own random observations. And just to note, my opinions will be biased by characters I've seen in play, if I haven't seen it, it...

Like the article. I never used or wanted to introduce rituals into my game, as they were written in PHB and other supplements. This makes me give it a second look. The feats have too big an opportunity cost during heroic tier, so it is doubtful they will be picked all that often. However, since...

I don't worry about such formulas. I just go by the standard damage expressions. One monster may make two attacks with high crit, another may dominate and daze, another may deal extra damage with CA and inflict ongoing damage, and two of them might push and knock prone. I don't feel a need to...

This article might apply to 4e, or 3e, or pretty much any rpg. DM presents problems, players find solutions. I don't see 4e as a system that does anything different in this regard. Seemingly impossible obstacles and fights, are all part of the game. You figure out a way to deal with it. Players...

Couldn't disagree more. The shaman in my game is so minor action challenged, he will occasionally give up a standard action because he needs to do 3 minor actions, or a move action two minors. The tactical impact is most certainly there. My warlord would assess the situation and sometimes used...

Healing as a minor action or as part of another action meets one of the primary goals of healing in 4e. It doesn't take away from a character's normal standard actions. The old "Cure X Wounds wand wielder" role has gone away, and this is a positive change. In a 5 round encounter, if the leader...

The form powers I pick for a warden depend on the goals of the build. For the strong stickiness, Winter's Herald is great, for self resilience and damage, Mountain's Thunder is tough to beat. You can have both at level 5, or if you are more damage oriented, you can grab Boiling Cloud (depending...

Barbarian MC done right. Battle Berserker's' scaling bonus due to full inheritance of the class feature is nice, particularly on a Slayer or other basic attacker. I wish they had done the same with Berserker's Fury so it was +2/+4/+6 or something. Master of Stories seems a bit bonkers, though I...

I was also going to say "not rare" but decided, I don't really know what "rare" might mean in this context. Looking at my paragon level home game, there a total of zero PC's with any kind of bonus to death saving throws. The only kind of bonus I can think of (for any kind of save) is the...

You may have bonuses to saving throws from feats, items, or even class features.

Just to throw this in, you were perhaps confusing resisting all damage with immunity. If you are immune, you do ignore all effects as well. So the rule you're thinking of exists for immunity only.

Here are my favorites and reasons... Human - +2 Str, polearm fighters are feat intensive, so bonus feat helps a lot, you end up with great defenses since you're paying attention to Str/Dex/Wis. Thri-kreen - +2 Str/Dex, extra speed is nice, good multi-mark options Eladrin - +2 Dex, teleporting...

If you want a monster to have the ability to heal its allies, you give it to them. Done. Now there are 4689 monsters that can do it. I don't particularly see the point in looking for a monster that can do X, Y, or Z. You're the one designing the encounter, you get to decide what's appropriate...

I mostly like both themes. Four months ago, I'd be screaming bloody murder about the minor action attack from a theme, but after the advent of Guardian, Iron Wolf, Pack Outcast, etc, this doesn't bother me as much, Sohei can just be another top of the line theme. It's the mildest of the bunch. I...

Be a Wilden (for Wrath of the Destroyer), pick up Battle Awareness (fighter multiclass, need 13 str/wis) as one of your feats. Pick up Guardian Theme. That gives you three immediate action attacks. You'll need to be either Stone Fist or pick up melee training dexterity, so you have a decent...

Depends on the group. I started running a campaign pretty much when 4e came out. The group is now level 11, close to 12. We play about twice a month (probably more like 20-22 sessions a year due to cancellations and such). Sometimes it can be 6 sessions without a level. This group is quite...

Balanced or not, as a PC I wouldn't want a large PC on my team. They are a pain to maneuver. They take up so much space, other PC's can't get where they need to go. It becomes harder to drop AoE's without hurting the big guy. Trying to spread the group out of fireball formation becomes harder...

No, this has been updated not too long after MP came out. The new text for the relevant rule is: There are not multiple pools of temporary hit points. There is only one pool. The above should make everything clearer.

I like most of it but one thing bothers me... another way to gain auto combat advantage on a charge, as if Pack Outcast wasn't enough. It's way too easy to say I jump 5 feet as part of my charge movement. I'm starting to wonder if everyone is just supposed to pick up rogue or fighter multiclass...

I subscribe to the "hit points and damage are abstract" philosophy. So my answer is, sometimes. When a thunder bolt that pushes you off a 30 foot balcony, it is going to hurt. But you are so tough, it might merely knock the breath out of you. you take a moment to recompose yourself, and you're...