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No, Focused Expertise has no pre-reqs. The playtest article merely mentions that the Centered Breath monk makes use of the feat. Swordmages will be taking it too!

I'd say so.

Bodhiwolff has it down! These Full Discipline powers are nifty.

Monks get Full Discipline powers (a new keyword), that grant them special Standard and Move actions. For instance: Open the Gate of Battle Attack Technique - 2[W] + Dex, and if the target was undamaged it takes an extra 1[W]. Movement Technique - Move your speed + 2. During this movement you...

Focused Expertise: Choose a weapon that you can wield as an implement. +1 bonus to atk rolls with any implement or weapon power you use through that weapon. Bonus increases at the same levels as the other Expertise feats & is not cumulative w/other Expertise feats. Nice!

14th lvl party - 3/5 PCs have it so far.

I don't think the article says anywhere that you need to do anything. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I just see advice - a means to an end. FWIW I usually mention things like recharge powers. Most of the time when I start a monster's turn I just casually say "Oh, hafta roll for those recharge...

Yeah, antimagic field is pretty darn cool. You could dress up the beholder's lair with some permanent zones to give him even more incentive to push/pull/slide the PCs around into dangerous spots. I can only imagine fighting this guy, having his way with me at the start of each of my turns...

Yeah, agreed! I would probably make power cards for each of the beholder's rays too. We use a large dry erase board for initiative, so I would probably write down all of the effects each PC is suffering under their name for easy reference, ie "On 10 fire, -2 Atk Sv Ends." Pretty complicated...

This guy could be a real nightmare if played correctly. - Use Central Eye on a PC - Telekinesis Ray a PC next to the previous ally - Blast them both with your other eye ray of choice Now one PC is prone, and the other is slowed & dazed. When either of them starts their next turn they both get...

Great idea! With clever maneuvering and dangerous terrain an iron dragon might be able to fill out his role pretty well. @ ppaladin123 - What? Gold dragons aren't going to be in the MM2? I must have missed that tidbit... --- So, are there going to be more sneak previews today, too?

Probably a bad idea. As you move up in level you'll be getting powers that are quite often better than your earlier choices. This would allow players to use their 7th lvl encounter power 3 times, leaving their 3rd and 1st lvl powers to collect dust. Of course you'll see characters with 1st lvl...

I came in expecting fantastic minis (with pictures!). *is sad*

Or the brown dragon! Now that is a nice lurker - too good IMO. Agreed! --- The new shadar-kai is alright, but nothing particularly special. Looks effective enough, and there is a certain charm in something simple & effective. The firbolg is cool though! If the DM has the firbolg & its...

As a lurker I guess that's the best this iron dragon can hope for - try to engage the PCs while Iron Wing Defense is up, then get out of combat until it recharges and re-enter the battlefield in an advantageous position. Seems pretty lousy to me, unfortunately. *edit* Although, if you give the...

The iron dragon doesn't seem like much of a lurker beyond his Stealth check. At first glance he seems quite underwhelming compared to the adamantine dragon - I thought, compared to other roles, lurkers were supposed to sport high damage? The aforementioned soldier outclasses this lurker's damage...

Agreed, sadly. Ah well, a cosmic sorcerer fire genasi with a sun fetish would be fun, I think.

I didn't know exactly what to expect out of this thread. Perhaps a bit of complaining that the Storm powers seem to exclusively target Fort - that's where I'd have gone! I don't have a real big problem with their choice of stats for the new builds. I am annoyed that a genasi makes a better...

I love what I've seen and used so far from the MM2, so I expect great things from the rest! I've been a sucker for monster books ever since I got into D&D, though. I think they're my favorite sourcebook of all.

While we're comparing brutes, the azer rager & magma brute both take the cake for worst brute evar.