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Probably because it doesn't function even remotely similarly to the way it used to.

It helps to know that "grapple" no longer exists. It's "grab" now. At DDXP, I was told: Str vs. Reflex to inititiate, causes target to be immobilized. You have to remain adjacent to them. They can escape with Athletics vs. Fort or Acrobatics vs. Reflex, I believe as a move action.

Last I checked: 20 on a "death save" allows you to use Second Wind if you haven't done so already. I don't know if it has to be a natural 20 or a total of 20 (e.g. Human Perseverance). Temporary HP cannot be earned at all unless you have at least 1 HP. These were the rules at DDXP, and...

Yes, but the point is that he's a front-line character with that stuff. Mirror Image and Shield are very handy when you're taking all the hits, and See Invis is great when you're the one dishing them out (and typically tripping). Those are all low-level scrolls. The Metamagic Quicken is the...

Based on the Fallcrest excerpt: We now have a public version of Sly Flourish, so you can add that to the PrRC without violating your "no KotS" code. You can also tentatively add:

Or this. What strikes me the most about Orest is that even though he's numerically a level 8 monster, his abilities aren't even close to a level 8 PC. Having only one at-will makes sense for an NPC. I don't know what the level of that encounter power is, although I suppose it could be level 7...

Not necessarily. I play a dragon disciple with only 1 level of Sorcerer. The ability to use scrolls and wands like See Invisibility, Mirror Image, and Shield is great. He can also use True Strike with a rod of Metamagic Quicken (and Power Attack) to great effect. None of which is made...

Based on Mousferatu's and Logan's recent comments, I believe this to be incorrect. They were talking about readied actions, but according to the DDXP rules primer, readied actions are treated as immediate reactions. That means that immediate reactions can interrupt a move. So the DragonShield...

That's a revelation. It's a replacement, not an addition. Interesting. So it's a "could be." Probably in the Martial Power book. Which means you'd have to buy that book if you want certain multiclass combinations (like a fighter/Stormwarden). Suckfest.

I don't suppose you can clarify whether this is true only for readied actions, or for immediate reactions? Or to put it another way (I think), are readied actions still considered immediate reactions?

So, for example, even if the rulebooks don't specifically have a section on tripping, you could rule on the fly that the dwarf fighter knocking a minotaur on its ass might be Str vs. Fortitude, but the halfling rogue tangling herself up between the orc's legs to trip it might be Dex vs. Reflex...

Elven Accuracy and Elven Precision would help as well. So would Tactical Presence (especially combined with Action Surge), Kensei Control Action, Shadow Assassin's Action, Battle Mage Action, and the Sword Marshal's Disciplined Blade are all great, if class-specific, ways of helping to ensure a...

At DDXP, my party warlock attempted to disable the traps in the second encounter during combat. Assuming the DM ran it correctly, it was a standard action, and only a single success necessary. I hope that's the case; those skill challenges for traps in the preview make is so that disabling a...

The same ones. I didn't say 8 character sheets, I said 8 arrays. Since all 5 KotS character sheets use the exact same array, I'm only counting them once total. That gives us 8 unique arrays: 6 from DDXP, 1 from KotS, and one from the KotS bonus tiefling warlord.

Ah, they changed it from DDXP. It was "adjacent to the target," not "to you."

Check the size of those before you buy. Standard size for poker chips is a little over 1 inch, so they won't fit properly on a D&D grid. You can find smaller ones, but it takes some searching. For Large creatures, these work well. There's quite a bit of room in the container for other stuff...

Because you're not attacking the adjacent creature. It's just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I guess my logic is that if you're not making an attack roll, it isn't an attack. Cleave may damage two targets, but you're only attacking one of them. Heck, the second victim doesn't even...

It's pointless to use all 5 KotS characters for this, because they all use the same array. I also note that the tiefling warlord doesn't work by this system (24 points). In fact, it's impossible to create a character using this system that doesn't have at least one 9 or 11 (pre-racial mods)...

Dangit. No, I'm pretty sure next to nothing has been made public; what I posted was collected from DDXP DMs and a few WotC employees with big mouths. KotS really ought to have better rules, but if it does, I haven't heard about it. If my original post was wrong, my best guess is that...

If I get them before D&D Game Day (unlikely), I'll whip up two characters to use for it before I read anything straight through. Depending on the state of the PrRC at that point, I might then skip to the sections containing my big unanswered questions (like Half-Elf stat mods and racial feat...