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OKay.. heres a build i worked on optimizing, that has Sleep hugely powerful by level 4. Using an Elf: Level 1 Feat: Elven Arcane Precision (use elven accuracy racial power to reroll against every target you choose) Level 2 Feat: Wild Elf Luck (when using elven accuracy racial power, add 1d4 to...

This makes so much more sense. I've been running around the internet trying to figure out how the two mesh together.. i assumed there was something intrinsic about Essentials altogether that was a little bit disjointed with 4E original. Ie. Essential monsters didnt quite fit, the new rules dont...

I was wondering about this.. any cool Roleplaying feats are usually overlooked in our games, because players feel they're screwing themselves over if they dont take some sort of attack. Please give an example of HOW exactly, Essentials emphasises "a classes role outside of attacking".

Will (has) the Adventurers Tools - Monster Builder be updated with the Essential stats? Or will they just add the Essential monsters alongside the originals?

Ive been asking a lot of question about Essentials, and the answers about it and original 4E (specifically with blending the two), is that they are compatible, but "Not seamlessly"... what exactly does this mean? What exactly is "not seamless"? Thanks!

So i think the bottom line of this thread is that sleep is not that good, unless you create a build specifically around it - ie. an orb wizard, focusing on save hexes.

This is good news since i have DMG2 on the way (arrives tomorrow). So this should help me to rebuild monsters if i want to then? Ive heard that the "new" monsters are funner to play with and remove some of the drag of battle. Is this true? Are battles shorter and funner? On a sidenote, i also...

Is there a way to convert monsters to the Essentials method? What if you want to play a published adventure like (the one we're on next), Pyramid of Shadows? Is Wizards releasing a public formula for us? Also, will Essential monsters even work well with a normal (non Essentials) game?

we traded out "Turn Undead" for "Healers Mercy" and tried to take as many healing powers as we could. Sacred Flame, Healing Strike, Beacon of Hope, Cure Light Wounds, Consecrated Ground, Bastion of Health

Is there a place to dl the errata for the new item rarity rules? Also, how is it that going to work with all the existing items? AV1, AV2, PHB, etc... etc...?

Another issue we've had with our cleric, is that (especially at the lower levels), we were so in need of healing abilities, that we dropped the idea of focusing on killing undead (which is what I really wanted to do), and had to focus on getting some healing powers. Probably just the party...

well.. i assumed that a check would be like you said "Do you know this...". But the PHB makes it a bit unclear: Page 25, makes no diferrence between a check being for attack or for a skill. And the power itself, just says "check" not "skill check", or anything else... Worldwise... it makes...

Can this be used to make all your int based attacks? That seems pretty wild.. I would get a +8 to everything.

Which is the conclusion I've come to reading all the replies

Ok.. these have been awesome replies. You have show me the errors of my way. I guess the problem is that I dont how to make a Wizard - and was instead mixing the wizards styles. I tried to create a summoning wizard (no + to WIS),with a Staff of Defense (I wanted the extra AC point for my...

Sounds good... But why do i have to buy new books? If its just a matter (besides the monsters) of some rule changes, why cant i just dl erratta? Can you explain this further - how it works?: "Magic item daily limit replaced with item rarity". So.. the main books are the Rules Compendium -...

RIght.. in theory this spell should be great. In play, it has always been a disappointment, to the point where I dont even use it. All they need to do is roll > 9. Having used it several times, ive probably put to sleep 2 montsers. Not worth a daily, imo.

Couldnt find the Essentials sticky for some-reaons (i think there used to be one) So.. could someone please clarify to me the basics of what "rules" changes there are? Ive heard someone say that running an Essentials game is diff than original 4E due to some basic rule changes. Is this true...

HugE dissapointment with this one - such a classic spell that I've loved ever since Wizardry I. Now you take it as your valuable daily, and then even if you hit, they're not asleep. All they have to do is roll 10+ and its over (with a slow). Pbbbthhh.... We house-ruled this one and put the...

I miss the old school style of undead fighting clerics. A number of Turn Undeads, which could outright disintergrate a monster, depending on your level. Skeletons fleeing, for a number of rounds based on a die roll, etc... Ive been very unsatisfied with creating such a character in 4e. An...