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I don't understand this logic... There is no such thing as "DR 5 (untyped)". It's Resist All. "All" means all encompassing. If I was going to just take 8 cold damage, and I had Resist 5 All, I would apply the resistance would I not? In this example, I'm taking 8 cold damage, I apply resist 5...

I recall using a number of monsters who do this, such monsters certainly exist. Recently I used an Orium Dragon Wyrmling, who does 1d8+6 damage plus 1d6 acid damage. If you have resist acid, it would only apply to the acid portion of the damage. So for instance if DM rolled a 3 on the d6, and PC...

I haven't paid any attention to alignments in years.

Okay, that changes things... I don't think the encounter can be both "fast" and the only encounter of the day, if you want them to feel depleted in the end. PC's have so many resources at their disposal, running them out could require a 15+ round encounter. With 1 minute per PC and 5 minutes...

Hmm, I assumed this was a campaign style deal... If it's just a few sessions, ignore my post there are much easier solutions. As mentioned, players certainly don't need to know it's the only encounter of the day, which plays out just fine.

Eventhough this character doesn't make the optimal use for it, in the LA format, it's a no brainer (either that or Wizard's Apprentice). Otherwise, I'd say Guardian and Pack Outcast are the most powerful themes. Pack Outcast level 5 feature is just horribly wrong. For home games and even LFR...

Every monster eating surges may get repetitive. Also unloading every daily in one encounter will make challenging the PC's a bit more difficult. I'd go with some pretty hefty house rules. You may use 1 daily attack power per session (maybe 2 at epic) You may use 1 daily utility power per...

Maybe I misunderstood the question, perhaps your question is, how to make a one encounter day interesting. Or perhaps I'm still misunderstanding... There are several ways to go about this as well. Don't allow extended rest. Perhaps the sea is churning all night, there is a constant storm, or...

I don't do "random" encounters either. But to create that tension and possibility of wondering monsters, I will prep encounters to pull out and play. Perhaps the PC's are exploring some woods, looking for an old ruin. Before they set out on the journey they will hear of some threats in the...

This is very true, though Pack Outcast is pretty sick in that regard, for a human melee rogue. Charop is a three edged sword. Have nova potential, have round to round good DPR, and be survivable. I think the weight shifts slightly away from nova and early encounter damage via immediate and...

====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&D Character Builder ====== Warvin, level 5 Dwarf, Warden Build: Earth Warden Guardian Might Option: Earthstrength Auspicious Birth (Auspicious Birth Benefit) Theme: Noble FINAL ABILITY SCORES STR 20, CON 18, DEX 10, INT 10, WIS 13, CHA 8 STARTING...

"But the fact remains that you're very strongly tempted to spend at least four of your first five or six feats to boost your accuracy and defenses." I guess they think this is the way it should be. For my sorcerer, my first few feats are superior implement, implement expertise, unarmored...

Yeah the thief is great in both mobility and in striking, out of the box, requires very little additional optimization. I wouldn't throw out defenders or AEDU classes though. The warden I came up with for an all dwarf party was dealing little over 30 damage a hit, plus another 4 at the start of...

Probability distributions aside, luck is hard to compensate for. These stats will be with the characters for their entire career. The main question is, if you believe luck should play a role in one character being better than another for the entire duration of a campaign. So say, one player...

Customer service has consistently answered this and similar reroll questions with a yes, you can decide to reroll after the DM tells you the outcome. And this is the way we've always played it as well.

My dice hate the paladin in my game I think. He's in the best possible armor, and I still seem to hit him all the time, and seem to crit him more often than anyone else. The poor fellow is always running low on surges. I think last encounter, I ran him out of 3 of his 4 lay on hands, all used on...

I've seen DM's say "this guy has fought fighters before, he knows how your mark works". And I've seen DM's not say that, but play as though monsters know. And I've seen DM's who struggle with pretending they don't know what they know. I'm typically just transparent about it both ways. If a...

Sune is the first goddess I can think of for Love, but that's a FR deity. Sehanine should be fine. You just need to create your own dogma within the religion. You could approach it from a love is unconditional (neutral) stand point, as many other aspects of Sehanine seem to preach neutrality...

It's not useless, it's called control. There are many conditions that influence a creature's decisions. Perhaps the PC has me marked, and I'll have penalties and take damage if I attack someone else. I'm bloodied and the damage might kill me, or I already have a -2 to hit from a controller...

You could also look for wolves, lizards, crocodiles, ogres, bullywugs, or whatever strikes your fancy. It's all numbers on a paper, dress it up how you like.