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See, that's the kind of attitude I like!

Let's say I create a campaign where characters are allowed early (but limited) access to Paragon and Epic Tier feats. For example, a level 1 Elf starts with the usual Heroic Tier feat, but also gets to take one Paragon feat and one Epic feat, for a total of 3 feats at level 1. A Human would...

It's a long list of fixes, but at least one of them isn't really fixed. "Essentials characters cannot choose lower level powers" -- I just confirmed, and I have an Essentials Thief who can only choose level 6 utility powers at level 6, even with "Show Additional Options" selected. That's a...

I did say that I like those feats. It's just that they also represent power creep, which is the point of the whole thread.

The biggest power creep that I see is in the feats made available in the Essentials books. Superior Fortitude and Superior Will are extraordinary, Resilient Focus is huge, and the Expertise feats (and Master at Arms) are awesome. The Disciple feats are more build-specific, but could be very...

It was a joke. My DM doesn't allow any Dragon material at all, and I would never take a feat with such an egregiously ridiculous name.

Hahaha. Just don't tell my DM. I convinced him that Monkey Grip was added in an obscure Dragon article that for some reason never showed up on DDI.

So you would leave it up to the Dominated character's player, but expect them to choose the nastiest options for the situation?

All of the effects I referred to are usable at-will as riders to the MBA attack in question. The thing is that they are optional, and case #3 is an either-or. Hey, I need to be ready to help out the DM when he has to adjudicate that Druid's pain! Would you feel better if I had made it an...

When a PC has at-will attacks that have optional add-on effects, which effects can be applied when the PC is dominated? For example, let's take an Epic Tier Knight who uses the Defend the Line stance with a hammer, and has the feats Hammer Shock, World Serpent's Grasp, and Overwhelming Impact...

This might sound a bit "ditto"-ish at this point, but you did ask... No. I would play Pathfinder if there were no 4e, but there is. I like 4e. I love Essentials -- I wish they had gone down the Essentials path from the beginning and regret them walking away from it now, if indeed they are...

Chzbro: I think we are in agreement but I'm not sure. I just didn't see the point of discussing reasons why a hypothetical character might have chopped through the roof when it was clear that this particular character had none of those reasons.

A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth. It applies as well to clichés as to any other saying.

Sometimes I'm multitasking and lose track of exactly what I was responding to. It's not such a big deal on ENWorld, but you do have to be careful when sexting...

Yes, it makes for a difficult choice. But if you use a hammer, you can Immobilize with Power Strike, so several times per encounter you can Daze + Immobilize + knock prone. That's one enemy who won't be doing much for a few turns. The big advantage of choosing between Dazed and Slowed is that...

What is the point of these hypotheticals about chopping through the roof? It's pretty clear from the OP that there was no good reason to do it. The player did it because he could, not because it made sense. It's like the guy who drops his litter on the ground when there is a trash can 3 feet...

Throw in the feat Unfailing Vigor (PHB3) and you only need an 18 to spend a surge on a death save. Go Human or Half-Elf and a Martial character can take Timely Revival at epic tier to make death saves at start of turn. Unconscious becomes nearly indistinguishable from being knocked prone and...

From the perspective of AC, yes, though I believe it's +5 or more, not +3. But at level 19 the Slayer does get Armored Mobility (Resist All 10 + Dex mod against OAs while wearing heavy armor) which is pretty cool. And at level 24 the Slayer can ignore speed penalties from heavy armor, so that...

Also, Backstab is only once-per-encounter up until level 3. A high level Thief can have as many as four uses per encounter, and there might be some feats that allow additional uses (though I know of none.)

Cost is a barrier, but time and interest are much bigger ones. Are there really that many DMs who won't be willing to pay $10 or so per month to get access to all the material on DDI? (Assuming it's high quality material) Those who aren't willing can always stick with Essentials. And I don't...