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I say it's fair game because it was agreed upon by yourself and the DM. Doesn't matter what others think, really. ;) I'm thinking he didn't take Soldier of the Faith feat because it doesn't grant Lay On Hands and he wanted the ability to heal. That said, you ought to just have Lay On Hands...

Very true! I'd forgotten we were discussing a specific power, there.

Agreed and, yes, it's probably on purpose - to avoid the 3d8 damage a round scenario.

Only real issue I've reported to WotC re: the Character Builder is to open up ability score generation and have a "free form" method. If you pump a score up past the point buy allotment, it should be flagged as "houseruled" but allowed. A lot of people use alternate stat generation methods...

Just remember that ongoing damage occurs at the beginning of a turn while saves against them are at the end of a turn.

Ah, thanks for that! You're right... I thought Fighters got OAs only when the marked target shifted or moved. I didn't see that it also counts if the marked target makes an attack that does not include the source of the mark. Good to know! (Hope the Fighter in my group is a bit more on the...

I thought I was, too, but just let it go. It took 10-13 minutes for me, but at no time was it "not responding." So just let it ride til it finishes. I haven't done a reboot and tried to run it yet, so not sure if I'll have any problems with the app itself.

I disagree. If they break the grab, they're "another" target. You can't do sustain damage on a first attack. You could re-grab the initial target and then, next round, do sustained grab damage. It would be as if you'd cast it for the first time.

From the description, as a standard action, you can attack another target with the hand. Another... not the same target. So you can't cast it, have it attack Kobold 1, sustain next round for the 1d8 damage whilst in a grab, release the grab and re-grab Kobold 1 again for 2d8.

Yup, sleep puts you unconscious, not asleep.

I agree with fba827. My advice: I think you would be better off going with the roles (Defender, Striker, Leader and Controller) as classes instead of using power sources. Also, put Warlock into Controller for the sake of parity and fairness for options. That removes Martial, the main power...

I agree that the solo brute would be happy to pound on someone standing next to him. Even if there's a defender, take the -2 and smash a squishy. Squeezing isn't a good option since it can only move half speed, takes -5 to attack and grants everyone combat advantage and an OA. If surrounding...

Excellent! That seems more on par. Thanks, Malicea. There were no other changes to that power except the damage change.

I haven't tried it - nor do I know anyone who has - but I think it would be interesting. I think you could have a lot of fun with that. You'd just have to adjust encounter budgets to assume 2 extra people in the party to compensate for the diversity/flexibility of powers a single character can...

Hmmm... well, my DM took a good look at Grasping Shadows in comparison to other 1st level Encounter powers (especially Burning Hands and Force Orb) and thought it was on par. Regardless, I'm going to suggest lowering damage to 2d6 to balance it between Burnings Hands and Force Orb damage...

My take is that "creatures" descriptor is anything in that area: friends, foes, squirrels, Orcus, gnolls, etc. Which power says "to foes" on it? Is it a Utility spell? I know some powers say "All allies within X squares." There can certainly be differentiation, but if it says "creatures,"...

What do you all think? I'm a player looking to use Grasping Shadows from the June '08 "Class Acts: Wizards" PDF. However, for a 1st level encounter power, the damage seems fairly high (2d8 + Int psychic damage). For me, that would be 2d8 + 6. It's also a burst 1 within 10 squares and, if it...

Kiznit, and this may sound odd, but is there any way you could post a file of the form-fillable version of the character sheet that contains only the first 2 pages and not all 7? Modifying it disables the save data ability for those who don't have full versions of Adobe Acrobat. The reason I...

I don't tell them but, through description, I'm hoping they realize who's who. It may become somewhat obvious after the first round and the ease of smashing some of the monsters.

. . .or without knowing what all the other martial powers other builds will get.