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That's true, but if you are playing a diplomat-style character, it might be reasonable to just hide until the combat is over, assuming of course that the weakness of one character isn't enough to turn the encounter into a TPK. Frodo and the other hobbits were uncommonly brave for little folk...

To add some specific examples to Shin Okada's general description, the ability to use it once per turn means that you can now use Sneak Attack: - on your own turn, but only once (without a feat or feature) - as a granted attack from a Warlord, Shaman or Bard - as an OA because of enemy movement...

It's up to you of course, but my impression is that you are trying to do too much planning without enough information. You are probably thinking that you want a rich campaign setting and that you need to have as much ready as possible. What is likely to happen, instead, is that you will end up...

Have you tried the steps that Kelvor Ravenstar lists? Because the full list (more or less -- I won't claim there aren't a few missing items) is there.

Sure, so long as the "bad choice" was a true bad choice, and not just "You were foolish enough to leave the dungeon when the only remaining opposition was a creature that was not nearly as tough as it looked, and against which your remaining powers and meager handful of hit points would have...

Sure, but now you are back to the "as a" vs. "in place of a" distinction. But it's nice to see that the CB at least does it that way in the case normally considered more clear cut.

That's a valid opinion, just not the way I read the wording. If there is an official answer to the contrary I will be happy to withdraw my claim, and more likely to play a Barbarian again in the future.

You have hit on another one of 4e's ambiguities. I believe that when they say "in place of" they mean "do this instead". The Howling Strike does not become a basic attack, it takes its place. In other contexts, such as Magic Missile, the phrase they use is "you can use this power as a ranged...

Well, it has to either be one of them or a combination of them. The options I described above boil down to: 1. adapt your character to avoid combats, 2. adapt your character to attack more often or more strategically, 3. adapt the party, 4. adapt the encounter, or 5. fail to adapt and...

Ouch. Yeah, those two make a good start to any list.

Oh, I see. When you said the victim opened it, I thought you had gotten To and From backwards.

You gave it to yourself?

Awesome. I like your approach. I wish I could play in your campaign. Does "non-combat" include things that can be used both in combat and out, such as Long Jumper or Sure Climber? How about Fleet Footed? Or is it just stuff like Linguist or Expert Tracker? (P.S. -- Nemesis -- read your...

What do you plan to do about all the material that has come out since the last update?

This comment explains a lot more about where you are coming from than you have previously revealed -- and that's helpful. By choosing to forego one or more feats (Expertise for sure, I don't think you have commented on Weapon Focus or the defensive feats that boost numbers in a similar manner)...

Thank you for the correction. I don't know why I wrote that.

I never said otherwise.

And that's fine -- it's even what I would prefer. But I want to be able to customize my character, and if I can't do it with items, I'd like to have a few extra feats or something. This is especially true with Essentials builds, which give less scope to customization.

Sure, no argument there, provided that you have the money and the extra slot, and that your DM isn't getting all huffy about Christmas Trees. And of course at level 10 you are probably picking up the +1 item, not the +3.

Can someone XP AbdulAlhazred at 4:22 PM for me? My XP pen has run dry.