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To complete the thought on dump-stat monks . . . what about a high Strength monk? Would he be a sumo wrestler, or an MMA type? Combat parkour?

It's monks today, right? We're monkin' it? In advance of the new article . . . what sort of monkin' needs to be monked around these parts? - Maybe some sort of weapon-based kensai / Crouching Tiger build that could cover the martial weapons? - Zen archer. Yeah, but we just got two...

I'm getting, like, unhealthy amounts of mad, clicking on that broken link.

I feel like this needs an "Adventurer" class . . . something to cover the guys like Frodo and company who aren't really fighters, rogues, or rangers (much less wizards), but nevertheless have some combination of heart, luck, and courage which enables them to survive giant spiders, orc hordes...

Still hoping that this month's Unearthed Arcana will have some new player character options. If not, someone really needs to knock out an appropriate supplement for the Dungeon Master's Guild.

Maybe a "witch pact"? And maybe hagspawn? All the kids love hagspawn!

Do you reckon there will be an Unearthed Arcana with some new character options to tie into Curse of Strahd? Off the top of my head . . . - A Van Helsing - type undead hunter build for rangers. - Maybe one for paladins? - A new warlock pact --- Dark Pact? Ambiguously Spooky Forces Pact? -...

Very nice . . . Deflect Spell. Catch a lightning bolt and THROW IT BACK. Might need to think about a mechanic to use Deflect Missile / Deflect Spell to protect another character within 5 feet . . .

I'm thinking about an order of monks devoted to Azuth --- bodyguards/servants to wizards. Mechanically, I'm pondering just slotting in a sorcerer's metamagic abilities, except (1) fueled by ki points instead of sorcery and (2) they can manipulate other people's spells instead of their own...

Not bad at all. Needs some ability tying in to a high Intelligence or Wisdom score, since that's the core concept. Let's call it "Riddle of Steel" . . . boost to AC = Int or Wis modifier, and maybe limit it to when he's taking the Full Defense option and/or when he's facing only a single...

Riddlemaster, though I don't know how you'd do it. Just being the Guy Who Figures Stuff Out is a cool schtick.

Infinite! Glad to see that again.

I'm blanking on the name of the series . . . there was a fantasy series 20-25 years back in a world where everyone had magic, and the "catalysts" were a monastic order of walking batteries. That's kinda what I'm thinking, mixed with Blue Lanterns and maybe a shot of spellfire. When I get the...

Here's my notion: an Arcane Leader that channels pure arcane energy into others, both for healing and bolstering the attacks of others. Almost a "lazy warlord" kind of build ---- very few attacks of his own. This might work as an artificer build --- instead of enchanting objects, he can...

It came to me in a dream. Just reskin a pixie, and you've got a wee tiny PC dragon. Maybe drop the "pixie dust" and give them some natural claw/bite weapons. You could swap in the dragonborn breath weapon, or just assume that some never manifest a breath weapon, and the rest have crazy...

As long as it's supported online with some nice 4.0 crunch, I'm all for it.

Sounds good. Flavor-wise, the crossbow hunter seems better suited for the dungeon. I think I tried a William Tell-inspired ranger in 2nd Edition . . . what a terribly crippled character.

No wizards. The melee guys would drop their weapon. Not my favorite house rule, but I must admit the kids got a kick out of it. Seems like the build I did could be optimized more for either the pure sniper role or the closer range hit-and-run . . . the former was more effective, but the...

Riddle me this --- is there any real advantage to the crossbow build? Stalker's Mist is great, maybe too great. I like Ranger's Agility for the hit-and-run tactics --- +2 power bonus to speed, and whenever you shift, the distance you can shift increases by 1 square. The Rapid Shot feature...

Just had my first game in over a year, with my young nephews, DMd by by brother-in-law. "Keep on the Shadowfell", 2nd level characters. I played a hengeyokai hunter. Inspired by Hawkeye from the Avengers movie, I sought out high ground (with help from my sparrow form) and ran interference for...