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  1. Bolongo

    What are the most worthless feats (Heroic)?

    The Fighter in my campaign gets some mileage out of Long Jumper. But that's only because he refuses to carry a missile weapon. Instead he jumps up and smacks fliers with his axe... My pet peeve is all the elemental damage spells. Not that they're useless in themselves, but the prerequisites...
  2. Bolongo

    D&D 4E (4E) Swordbond Travel Times

    If it took time, that time would have been defined. So it has to be instant.
  3. Bolongo

    How do Iron Armbands work?

    I'd say he's probably got expertise and focus confused. Having said that, in my game I've houseruled in an Implement Focus feat. What about the elemental damage ones? No great loss, since they're probably the worst designed feats in the game right now. Should any player in my game actually...
  4. Bolongo

    Spoiler, and question for Thunderspire labyrinth....

    I never assumed they made much money off the Hall. I think mostly they just encourage people to hang out there because it provides them with a meat shield. They're Evil, remember? ;) Their income is probably generated from their own expeditions to ruins only they have the power to assault...
  5. Bolongo

    A couple abilities in Martial Power seem WAY too good...

    Of course, that is simpler, but it leads to Invigorating THP being cumulative. Which is precisely the problem I wanted to avoid, it being unbalanced, overpowered and a really really cheap trick. :-S
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    A couple abilities in Martial Power seem WAY too good...

    The BRV makes Temp HP more of a headache than before, but some of it is down to interpretation. Pre-MP it was rather simple. THP never stacked, so whenever you gained THP and already had some, you simply asked which was the higher number: your old ones or the new ones, and that became you new...
  7. Bolongo

    Unarmed (Range)

    You spit 'em in the eye. :p
  8. Bolongo

    Shaman questions

    Unlike a conjuration, though, it can be attacked and affected. I assume that if someone wanted to take a swipe at a flaming sphere that was rolling past, they could. It just wouldn't accomplish anything.
  9. Bolongo

    Swordmage too weak?

    Sure, that works. Encounter powers, every last one of them. I'm still not sure you've understood that CC only lasts until the end of the fighter's next turn, meaning that in a long fight the multimarking will only be active for as many rounds as you have powers to activate it. Or in your own...
  10. Bolongo

    Swordmage too weak?

    High crit for a d12 weapon gives +0.325 damage at heroic tier. +0.65 with a Jagged weapon. At epic tier, with the jagged sword or the mastery feat, it's up at nearly 2 whole points. Big whoop. :confused: I suppose that for players who go this route it's more about the thrill of the occasional...
  11. Bolongo

    Swordmage too weak?

    2 people in a row using Fullblades? I'm curious as to why. Compared to spending that proficiency feat on bastard sword and wielding it 1H, you're gaining +1 damage at the price of -2 AC. Heck, if your DM lets you get away with the hand-switching versatile trick, the damage would be equal...
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    Swordmage too weak?

    Your reasoning is still a little twisted. Let's straighten a few things out. An advantage of the Fighter's Combat Challenge is that it doesn't take an action. Aegis is a minor action. Usually spending this is not an issue, there's not a whole lot of other interesting actions vying for the minor...
  13. Bolongo

    Sword Wraiths - totally bent? P2 SPOILER

    From Q&A on the D&D homepage:
  14. Bolongo

    Swordmage too weak?

    Those people should be very happy with the Avenger, then. ;)
  15. Bolongo

    Barthus Tactics

    I would assume the later. :hmm: That adventure was published last summer, meaning development on it was probably done before the rules were finalized. So it would have been easier for gaffes like this to slip past. :-S
  16. Bolongo

    Magic Items in Pyramid of Shadows

    As was noted, all of the H series, 1-3, are deficient in both magic items and cash rewards. I've been adding more items to them in the planning stages, but it was only recently that I could be bothered to calculate the amount of gold and noticed that they were short on money too. But if you go...
  17. Bolongo

    H3 Pyramid of Shadows - I Have It!

    For the most part, my first impression is that I love this module. More than H2, in fact. Why? Because it's such a blast from the past, but at the same time also perfectly modern. Allow me to expand on that. Have you ever played 1st ed modules like White Plume Mountain, Ghost Tower of...
  18. Bolongo

    What do you do with the updates?

    I print out the errata, cut it up and insert the strips of paper into the books at the appropriate pages. Easy as pie. :p
  19. Bolongo

    New stealth stuff from WotC

    If you're talking about Fleeting Ghost, then I disagree with your reading of that power. It removes the -5 penalty, nothing more.
  20. Bolongo

    New stealth stuff from WotC

    The big thing I spotted right away is that they now specify superior cover or total concealment to allow a stealth check. Instead of just regular old cover or concealment, like it says in the PHB. The Warlock player in my game will not be happy. :P
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