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Very true! Well said. It's really, really, really unlikely we'll ever get to 15th level. We ain't teenagers playing 14 hours a week. B-) This feat gives a measly +1 to hit...just like weapon focus of 3.xe...what's the big deal? Jus' allow it already! :D

...I agree that's a concern. I'm hopeful we can fix that. B-) Amen.

Which is why "much depends on how treasure is handed out", as I've said a few times.:p (I think I even snuck in a YMMV too.) Like you, I want treasure parcels to "just work", without specifying item type. (I'm already pretty leary of this 4e "wish list" concept.) At what level everyone gains...

I hope this is clear to everyone. As I said in a post above, much depends on how treasure is handed out, and when everyone gets their +2 weapon (or +3 , or whatever). For my part, I think it's reasonable to assume that *everyone* has the requisite "+" by the minimum magic item level. That...

I believe you are off by 5% here. Remember the equation to use is: {21 - Monster AC + player Atk bonus} * 5% = chance to hit

You bet. (Although it looks as if 2 other posters have done it as well.) I'll just look at Heroic tier, since that's all I expect to see for the rest of this year of gaming. Assumptions:Monster AC = 14 + level (note: this is for skirmishers, lots of monsters have better AC) PC Attack stat at...

I appreciate the effort. I really do. ...but that's an awfully tough mountain you've set yourself up to climb. "Circumstantial" - in the present context - means there are only a few cicumstances in which you can use the feat. Are you claiming that? 'Cuz if you are, I've got a bridge in...

Me either. In any of the games I dabble in, I'll be lucky to have anyone (me or a player) above 10th level before 2010. I disagree. A +1 to hit has zero impact on cooperative play. No one playing 4e (with their eyes open ;)) thinks they can be a "one man army", and neglect/ignore his or her...

Huh. I really don't understand why you think it's "all conjecture". In any case, that's irrelevant to this thread. It's a large bonus, which scales with tier, that is better than all other feats.

I should see if I can't find those articles. They are very recent?

...and once you got the feats and weapon, etc, you were so amazing at it that you did nothing else. You missed that part. ;) See Stalker0's post above. It's good stuff.

"Steamjack?" Can you say that in public? ;)

Yoowch. Is this post errata? (Given that PC said it's from the Compendium, I'd say "yes".) That's too much damage for a soldier of that level.

Okey-dokey. I agree they have explained some things, and that I've enjoyed reading their explanations. (I *really* enjoy reading thier explanations that differ widely from the apparent facts, but that's another matter.) Now I want them to explain "X" Expertise feats. :D

That bugs me more than the expertise line of feats; you'd think that at least post-errata, skill challenges would work. So...what do the dragon magazine articles say about running skill challenges? I'd love to hear what advice they give, and whether it differs substaintially from the way I've...

How does "rolling for it" change anything? You still have an average roll of ~10 (10.5), and so - on average - you find things just as if you used the Passive Perception check. No difference. As I see it, the DM has 2 tools to make "finding stuff" (traps, hidden enemies, treaure, scret...

Uh-huh.:confused: :hmm: Which article explains Expertise (or a related subject)?

Perhaps they have already? Any chatter on the WotC boards that I missed??:hmm: .....Halfling Outrider.....<shudder>

Right. I'd like to know: Why create these feats? The reasons I can think of:Original designers canned --> it's the economy, stupid! Designers have decided that giving bonuses to hit is no big deal, and that PH1 feats are too weak. Math hole discovered; original math is off and this is steath...

:) "Because he'd like to know why WotC made such an obviously superior feat."