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That's pretty interesting. Is there any way to change that stuff in the character builder? If not, I won't go that route; I'm already trying to house rule as little as possible. As far as the Elementalist, I have a prospective build up, if you want to critique it: ====== Created Using Wizards...

Sounds like fun :)

Yeah, I have a feeling it'll be fine. In the meantime, I'll be adding a character I like to replace the Wizard. Hopefully that won't last long (and we get a new player) :) I'm pretty familiar with them, but I've always been a little hesitant that they hold up as a striker, as their damage buff...

Yeah, I'll keep an eye on things. Looks pretty good right now, but you never know. I'm normally not one to even take medication, but I kinda felt that a car wreck was a little different.

Well, at least it seems pretty normal. Haha, wow. That sounds intense. Yeah, I was wondering who was going to do the "I don't feel fear" thing, but you nicely sidestepped that. I definitely felt fear in the moment in both of my situations, but the feelings after the knife incident were much...

Due to health issues, the player of the Wizard will be stepping down from playing in our game, since she doesn't want us to never know if she'll be there. While we tried to convince her that it's fine, she doesn't want to inconvenience us, and I'm guessing she didn't like the stress of trying to...

Oh, ouch. That sucks, man. I can see how having that happen early on in your driving career could really affect you, too. Luckily my "wounds" seem pretty well superficial other than my knee, but I think it'll get better with time. Yeah. The fire department / paramedics must've asked about my...

This happened when I got attacked by the guy with the knife, though my mental processes were working pretty quickly, too. Definitely faster than yesterday prior to the wreck, though. Yesterday, I had enough time to think "should I swerve?", but not enough time to actually do it. Probably a good...

The last one is movie-like! Wow, most of those do sound pretty scary. Probably especially the drowning one, if only because the feeling of helplessness was more prolonged, and that always seems to amplify fear. I hope that doesn't happen to me! I have noticed I'm remembering more often than I...

So, I got in my first major car wreck last night. I was driving straight, and someone turned left (on a yield on green) and slammed into my car right at the front left tire (driver's side), totaling both of our cars. I remember the hit, but there was about a one second moment immediately after...

I did this with the Bard NPC that was with the party for a while, and it helped. I should do it with her character, too. I'll look into the article, thanks :)

Haha. I can keep running the PC if push comes to shove, but I don't like hurting the party, so that means spending time deliberately looking over her options every time her turn rolls around. I also sometimes miss her reactions, because I'm also running several different monsters in every fight...

As I mentioned, the Sha'ir subclass. She's a genasi magmasoul. Has Arc Lightning, Hypnotism, Ice Rays (something like that... encounter power, targets up to 2, immobilizes or slows), and a daily that creates fire in a zone. She also has all the cantrips that substitute Arcana for other skills...

This player won't know if she's available until just before we play. Because of that, while I'm prepping, I'm going to assume 4 PCs. I'm not going to make two sets of assumptions (3 PCs or 4 PCs) and then do the work for both; 4e already includes much more prep than what I'm used to. So...

This is an option. Arcane Mutterings is a nice touch. If companion characters are weaker, I'd rather not do it. If they're not, however, then I'm fine with it. Something to think about, though the Hunter and Elementalist are both tempting.

Sounds like a good option for me. The at-wills can be a little more complicated, though (Clever Shot has three options every time I use it). Makes me reconsider going with the Sorcerer (Elementalist) with cold, which seems more straightforward (not necessarily better). Though the character has...

I'd rather leave it at 4 "PCs", since I don't know during prep whether or not she'll make it to the session. I was considering this. It's more striker-y, but if I go cold or something, it has a controller feel to it. And she's got a striker feel to her Wizard already (feat for bonus damage when...

Thinking on it, I'm considering just swapping the character out for an NPC, and coming up with an explanation. Any race/class combo could potentially work, but I'm thinking a simple controller (preferably ranged). Barring that, a simple striker with a controller's touch. Any ideas? Neonchameleon?

So, the player of the Wizard looks to be available only about half the time. With that in mind, since I'm the one that NPCs the Wizard (Sha'ir) while the player is not available, I think I'm going to rebuild her PC into something more manageable while the player isn't available.I was considering...

Thanks! Took a bit to write up, but I'm glad I do it, for various reasons. Go recharge those XP over the next two weeks; that's when I'll be posting next :) Yep, that's how I feel. I rather like having a thoroughly positive 4e thread, with no sidetracks into the Great Concept Wars. There's...