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That would probably be less productive than just a +2 to hit. Compare Sure Strike to Brash Strike: Both have a +2 to hit while Brash Strike adds more damage at granting CA to the target. Sure Strike needs something to make it more savory as a choice, but just adding damage is very mundane. It...

For the Fighter: I think that there are other ways to make a power interesting rather than straight damage. Marking is how the fighter fulfills his role as a defender. Maybe the marking should be an effect rather than requiring a hit. For the Ranger: Careful Attack is not a worthwhile power...

I wanted to float an idea or two. Sure Strike (alt. and edited) At-Will ♦ Martial, Weapon Standard Action Melee Weapon Target: One creature Attack: Strength +2 vs AC Hit: 1[W] damage. Effect: You mark an additional adjacent enemy. This would also impact the higher level encounter powers...

[/QUOTE from delerecho] Besides, they're making this up as they go along. She probably wasn't a Cylon back then. Oh, come on now, :) don't be so pessimistic. I'm pretty sure that they had the final five down because they knew the series would be only a few years long. It feels to me as...

Thoughts of mine, not in any particular order: 1) Didn't Gaius Baltar know that Ellen was a cylon? Adama gave him the blood sample to be specially tested. 2) I think that Starbuck was resurrected by the same ship that resurrected the final five. So, she is a cylon. She just wasn't one of...

The players need to have storylines and characters that they love and enemies that they hate. Those are campaign elements that invest people in their characters. Some players feel that the DM should make every encounter balanced so that they have a decent chance of success. I don't like that...

Brash Strike grants a -2 to AC only against the opponent that you attacked. You get +2 to hit and Str and Con to damage (most will use the appropriate weapon). Constitution works towards Hammer and Axe feats so there is strong synergy building up damage output. I like the power, but I think...

If you are jumping into a flanked position, then you may as well concede CA and use Brash Strike. If you face a lot of minions then you don't need the damage, then Brash Strike is still worth +2 to hit. Overall, Brash Strike is really good. I think that it would have been more balanced if it...

It would have been redeemed if Darth Vader had replaced Palpatine and made Luke is apprentice.

I really underestimated this cartoon show. The Clone Wars movie introduced Anikan's padawan, but it was about thirty minutes too long. Should have been a story arc for the TV show. Clone Wars is an excellent TV show. They are taking on stormtroopers as people, which we already know will end...

If critical hits were not dangerous, then they wouldn't be very exciting or scary.

The damage from the chosen powers is low anyway, mostly you gain from the effect. You get a bit of a bonus if you are a Charisma based character, but the beef of the power is still there.

We started playing in 2000, so I guess eight years. We are all 37, male: RN, Systems Analyst and a Manager of a tech group. We play 3.5 currently, but intend to jump up to 4e once there are more splatbooks.

Very fun. I love the troll and hope to see more of him.

I do not see how the paladin is gimped. I do see that you should either be Strength and Wisdom or Charisma and Wisdom. Definitely not Str, Wis AND Cha or else you end up spreading yourself too thin. Intelligence and Dexterity are throw away abilities. You'll have a poor Reflex, but you're...

I'd buy that Orcus.

I think that they wanted to have a generic map system that you could use to run 4e combat like a chess game with multiple players, monsters and terrain. It would basically allow for better on-line play. IF the idea was to have everyone sitting around with their laptop keeping track of their...

I'd say "3". I like 4e as a game system and that is the most important issue for me. I like the rapid response on errata. It is unrealistic to expect no bugs in a new system and WotC seems to listen to the fanbase. Inexpensive mini's are always welcome, especially with the high quality of...

You will have to tailor the campaign/session to fit the player. Each class will be better at a certain style of combat. You can set up some encounters where he can shine and then you can set up an encounter that ill suits him just to keep him on his toes. Don't overwhelm with numbers...

3e combats were great from third to eighth level, were okay after that until about eleventh level and then became grossly complex. The one thing that 3e did well was make a combat last about five or six rounds. However, each round grew and grew until it was not pleasant to have combat...