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It looks pretty good to me. It's up at this link. Creative use of themes for werebears, -rats, and -wolves.

The one shardmind that I played (briefly) was reflavored. My backstory included a cult that performed human sacrifices on an obsidian altar, collecting their spiritual energies to empower their ceremonies. A group of adventurers hired by the local church track down the cult and disrupt a...

You know, I've heard that rumor before. Then again ...

Since you have likely already used arcane implement proficiency to gain "light blade" (or "dagger") as a proficient implement type, you are pretty well set to sort of implement (pun slightly intended) Sound of Azure's solution. (I'm basing this on the fact that the default warlock isn't...

I'm not sure how good my advice will be, but here is a recap of my experiences with the paragon adult blizzard dragon. First off, keep track of the aura size. What I did was put a d6 by or on the mini showing the current size. It will start at aura 1, but on any turn where it starts at aura 1...

Not "missed," but rather intentionally changed All of the "cataclysmic" dragons lack resistances and immunities, and instead mess with characters if they are hit with specific types of attacks. The purpose of this design choice was explained at the time as making the creatures more interesting...

My play experience with a warblade into 18th level leads me to disagree with the assessment that they got the short end. He's pretty awesome in just about every way. As to the questions, let's see. 1. While I don't disagree that the Bloodstorm Blade is shorted in not advancing maneuvers, that...

Only when not in natural form At the start of the warshaper's list of abilities, it calls out that their morphic abilities (the immunity to critical hits and stunning, the bonuses to their attributes, etc.) apply only when not in their normal form. I added the emphasis, below. I'd say that...

Warblade Answers (and Opinions) I'm playing a Warblade now, and it has been really fun. As to your questions, let's take a look. :) The Warblade is excellent, and it would be just fine even without any additional abilities. The maneuvers and stances are really that good. The level 20...

The Runestaff user pays it for each casting The creator of the runestaff doesn't have to pay anything beyond the base cost (below). This is stated in the "Creating New Runestaffs" section of the Magic Item Compendium (page 224). Since the user has to supply the cost with each casting, the...

The Dragon magazine is pretty old (a couple years, at least) and they likely aren't updating the old pdfs with the latest errata anymore. The way it appears in the article is sloppy due to that missing keyword in the power (or at least in the attack portion thereof). Without the weapon keyword...

Well, two things don't generally act on the same turn, but what you have said is true. Immediate actions (not opportunity actions/attacks) are limited to once per round. That means that a character can take one -- and only one -- from when the end of one of his turns to the beginning of the...

Default Fighters have two separate abilities that are often confused. They are Combat Challenge and Combat Superiority. The first, Combat Challenge, is their mark punishment (and the feature is also what allows them to mark any target they attack). It is an Immediate Interrupt that is triggered...

While I appreciate the feedback, I will say that neither I (as the DM) nor we (the group as a whole) tend to read the rules with that level of technical analysis. When I see " ... that slows or immobilizes a target ..." in the Jailor's Strength feature (or in other places in the game), I tend to...

Hello, and thanks in advance for reading and providing insights. I am looking at a combination of abilities and want some views on how you think they should interact. Here are the relevant parts of the abilities: First, the paragon path's action point ability... And second, the effect of the...

I love 4e! A lot! This is what D&D is supposed to be, to me. It's given me excellent stories to tell about happenings in the campaigns; opportunities to tinker with house ruling items to something really interesting, mysterious, and magical; and created some of my (and my other players and DMs...

Compiled by Chris Perkins, it's an interesting trivia (and spelling for our strange words) refresher for those of us with a long history with the game, or those who have looked into the history, anyway. Here is the link.

Addendum A correction to that correction, and an addendum. As mentioned upthread, the Cleric (Warpriest) has eight, now. You also get Corellon (magic/fey/archery), Ohgma (knowledge), Selune (the moon), and Torm (protection, also used for Bahamut) in the Neverwinter Campaign Setting. Some...

"Extra" hit points I would initially assume that, since you are not regaining any hit points with the surge that is being used to recharge the armor, you can not gain any extra hit points. That seems to be the general case with extra healing and damage. I could be mistaken, though.

Monk Hybrids If you are looking at ability scores, there is some match-up that can be done. Monks do seem to lose a lot by the default hybrid rules, though. You might consider a free house-ruled hybrid talent or two from the monk list if you want to preserve their flavor. I do consider it very...