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  1. mattdm

    Power Swap Feats - Multiple Times?

    I have to wonder exactly why someone would want that, rather than just having the other class be the base class instead.
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    D&D 4E UPDATED 6/20/08! kiznit's 4e Fold-over Character Sheet w/ Cards

    Hey, quick request: could you put both pages into one file, to make it easer to print on a printer with a duplexer?
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    Free PDFs for taking our survey

    Like, uh, being offered something in exchange for doing something, and then finding out that technical glitches are preventing actually getting those things? The gall of Some People!
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    4th Edition Class/Race Optimization

    So, using your 1.2b version and the default assumptions therein yields the following table. In bold, the 80%+ matches, normal, the 75-80% values, and after that, 70-75%. Cleric: -, Dwarf, Human, Elf Fighter: -, Dragonborn, Dwarf, Human, - Paladin: Dragonborn, Human, Tiefling, Halfling, Dwarf...
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    4th Edition Class/Race Optimization

    Well, mechanically, nothing yet, since there's nothing in the current books which lets you do that stuff. So, you have to go by feel.
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    whole-class retraining: bringing the conversion experience to multiclassing

    I've seen several comments along the lines of: 4E multiclassing doesn't allow my character to start life as a rogue who experiences a conversion and becomes a paladin, or allow my fighter to discover that her true skill is in wizardry. Leaving aside the question of whether that works in any...
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    what should the spell focus attribute requirement be?

    So far, Cha is winning as the write-in option.
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    Familiars Take 0.01

    I like the Golden Compass / His Dark Materials feel of this. Might not fit everyone's idea of what a familiar should be, but then, not everything is gonna work in the game.
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    An alternative to Milestones

    Nice. If it feels like milestones aren't working in our game, I'll try this.
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    D&D 4E 4E errata up on wizards.com

    I don't think it's too much to hope for, especially if they do end up charging near full-hard-copy price. Why not? It's not like WotC gains anything by covering their ears and going lalala. They should be providing services at least as good as what can be easily obtained illegally. No, a...
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    A couple of rules I'm adopting.

    Really??? The strikers are already doing huge amounts of damage relative to everyone else. That could end up being very far reaching. What's the intention here?
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    D&D 4E How does 4E hold up on verisimilitude?

    I think it's a step up from 3E in this regard. In many cases, the complicated interactions of subsystems lead to results which are unrealistic for the sake of game balance, and then you have to decide which wins out. My pet example is the bat — in real life, bats with echolocation can catch...
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    4E books warped? Maybe it's the humidity?

    Every single 4E book on the shelves at my local gaming store (Cambridge, MA) had this condition.
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    Free PDFs for taking our survey

    Hmm, yep, I did that for the first one, and now my cart is empty.
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    Sleeping in armor?

    At least there's finally a penalty for not sleeping at all. In 3.5E by the rules as written, there's no reason for a fighter to sleep anyway. If the DM appeals to common sense and introduces fatigue after some amount of not sleeping, no problem — just have the cleric cast lesser restoration in...
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    Free PDFs for taking our survey

    I completed the survey and am not allowed by the site to download the offered PDFs without giving credit card details. This doesn't inspire confidence.
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    Interesting use of Disease mechanics

    Well, the final stages as listed basically are. But the further point is: if "Cure Disease" doesn't work, does "Regeneration"? "Mend Bones"? Or, nothing possible?
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    Long Distance Teleport Rituals?

    I'll be shocked if we don't eventually see an official ritual for creating them. But yeah, as it is, they exist where the DM wants them.
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    Modified Paragon Multiclassing

    I'd much prefer to be swimming in options than either of the alternatives: bland "mystic theurge" technical-numbers classes, or else one very flavorful option which leaves anyone who wanted a different flavor out cold.
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    D&D 4E 4E errata up on wizards.com

    Cool, someone is listening. :)
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