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Valerian shakes his head. "These Dancers have nothing to do with either Khyber or dragons. They're ... something else entirely." He looks around at the group, then nods in satisfaction. "It's good they didn't stab anyone in the chest. That's how they reproduce."

Sorry about the longer-than-expected break. I'll get a new post up ASAP.

I'm back from a work overload + holiday weekend double header. I'll get an action up ASAP.

Sorry, I had a ton of work dumped in my lap early in the week, then the holiday weekend. I'm back now. Lemme review the IC thread and I'll post my action.

Level 19 ranger: +6 dex mod, +4 bow, +2 weapon focus, +3 sly hunter, +2d6 hunter's quarry. Two shots at 40 range for 4d10+2d6+30 damage, average 59. One miss yields 2d10+2d6+15+0.5*(2d10+15), average 46. Two misses yields 0.5*(4d10+30), average 26. Level 19 wizard: +6 int mod, +4 implement. One...

There seems to be this misconception that AoE damage only hurts minions. I frankly don't understand it. Especially when you're talking about no-friendly-fire AoE, it adds up to a significant portion of all the damage dealt in an encounter unless you're fighting a very small group of enemies.

No. "Masters of melee combat" was descriptive fluff that had no real design intent behind it. "Controllers excel at these things:" is a definition. Like it or not, in 4E, Area of Effect damage is one of the primary jobs of the Controller archetype. It doesn't matter whether you want to call it...

Saying something doesn't make it true. No matter how often you say it. This is especially true when you're trying to say alter a technical definition that is already clearly defined.

The spells in question in this thread are just as viable at type 2 as any wizard spell bar Legion's Hold.

Just a note - an update may be a day or so in coming. I just got a ton of work dumped on my lap and I need to get on top of it. It won't take weeks or anything but there may not be an update until tuesday or wednesday.

How is "If you stand here you take damage" not deterrence?

pg56: No references to differences between implements and weapons, except that weapons define the range of Weapon powers. pg62: A restatement of pg55 "Accessories". pg131: A restatement of pg55 "Accessories". pg157: A restatement of pg55 "Accessories". What am I supposed to be seeing?

Except no. They DON'T define those things any differently than they define how powers are affected by weapons and what weapons do to powers. Actually, the Implement entry is entirely fluff. The Weapon entry just says weapons define the reach or range of a power it's used with. It's the...

The rules really don't separate Implements and Weapons nearly as much as people are suggesting. They both fall under the category of Accessories, and the PHB says that Accessories "identify items used with a power". No mention is made in either the subsequent Implement or Weapon heading of one...

Is there any way to attack without a power?

No, they don't. Actually, they don't require you to use a power at all. Warlock's Curse isn't a power, and all the passive Rods trigger when certain things happen regarding the Curse. Also, a Passive Ability is one that does not require an action. An Active Ability is one that requires the...

Oh, excuse me, it says "When using the symbol to attack". I'm sorry, that's obviously soooooo a completely different thing than "when you attack with this symbol".

Incorrect. Extra damage from magic weapon critical bonuses or High Crit weapons is not maximized with the critical.

HUH? Almost all the rods have passive effects. EDIT: All but two of them, actually.

I don't mean to be rude here. Please forgive me if this comes out wrong - any regular here will tell you that my Diplomacy skill rating is in the negative. Are you a native English speaker/reader? "When you attack with this symbol" is a pretty clear indicator, to a native English speaker, that...