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I miss my swordsage from the Book of Nine Swords! It had much of what makes 4e great, and it had all of the flavor that should have been in the original 3.x monk. I wanted to create a class that could be used to create swordsage characters, monks, and even psychic warriors. Here is what I am...

Depending on level, a lot of the optimized builds use the current multiclass rules. They are not what we were used to in 3.x, but they are not weak. Many wizards take multiclass cleric. This opens some amazing PPs. There are warlocks that multi into fighter for great effect. Most people benefit...

Allowing mixing within power source preserves flavor but destroys ballance. Allowing mixing within role destroys flavor but preserves ballance better. Imagine a swordmage with all wizard powers. He is better than a regular wizard because of his armor/weapons/HP/surges, and he can tank in a...

WP, I understand your frustration about the lack of mechanical diversity. I would rather see more options as well. But there are a few things that you can do. Encourage multiclassing. That gets you a little variety, and it is very well ballanced. A lot of the "optimized" builds use it to get...

Here is a reskinning I suggested for another thread. I compare the Standard Wizard with a reskinned Time Psionicist! Standard Wizard Powers Thunderwave Wizard Attack 1 You create a whip-crack of sonic power that lashes up from the ground. _______________________ At-Will ~ Arcane, Thunder...

I agree with Doctor Proctor. If 4e is too bland, it is likely a result of not allowing yourself the creative freedom it encourages in the rules. Try this for an example from a different class that uses the same build for two very different characters. With a different build you could come up...

I don't think that a player should have to give up a combat option to choose an RP option. This is the whole idea of silos in 4e. I think that it is stupid that cantirps are unavailable to anyone but characters whose main class is wizard. Since there are magic items that give the use of...

The reason I asked why the OP was unsatisfied with 4e was that he expressed that he had enjoyed material from the Book of Nine Swords. Since this was an early playtest of 4e material, and from my experience many of those that don't like 4e also didn't like B9S, I was curious what the issue was...

The best part about playing the Crusader was the recharging mechanic. The recharge took no actions, so if you took the feat that gave an extra granted maneuver, then you basically got a maneuver to use every round, without having to do anything to get them. The Crusader was a much better paladin...

Healing surges aren't added with a template. The rest is true. This may be funny to say considering that we are discussing things way beyond the orthodox 4e rules, but these areas that you mention right here are where significant powergaming might come into play. If you can buid a character...

How would multiclassing affect this. Say I go swordmage/warlord. I am 10th level. This gives me Swordmage At will-2 Encounter-3 Daily-3 Utility-3 Warlord At will-1 Encounter-1 Daily-1 Utility-1 I can then switch these with the multiclass feats Multiclass At will(encounter)-1 Utility-1...

So I very much like what you have so far. I would like to just add a suggestion. How about adding a set of custom class and race fields to the custom tab. That way any home brew material would be playable. I like the custom power/feat/class features/race featues entries on the custom tab...

Here is my feedback so far. So this is a mirror of the Wizard implements. Is it necessary to mirror them in this way? Are you trying to recreate the 3.x psion? I would say that creating a psion from the ground up in 4e would be better. I never really liked the whole crystal fetish thing, but I...

I am unable to use either version with my excel software (Excel 2004 for Mac). Is there something wrong with the file? It has the .rar extension for both. Is this an accident, and is this what is producing my problem?

I think that I would rule this way as well. It is not RAW, but I think that there are way too many nerfs on spellcasters. This doesn't mean that I want spellcasters to outshine meleers. I just want equal treatment. The Implement is the weapon of the caster. Magic item enhancement bonuses are...

Nice work Benly. That is a great fluffing of a magic item. Makes sense to me. The only balance issues that I see are the problem of Doomsayer, and the balance problems stem more from the double rolls for saves than the orb itself. I think that most of the objections to keyword inheritance are...

What about say a Frost Pactblade? Wintertouched/Lasting frost with warlock powers?

You see, this does not fix the problem that is being claimed. The frost/falming/lightning weapons can abuse the wintertouched/lasting frost combo every attack. It is at will. So the meleers are left with what many consider to be a huge rules loophole, and casters are not. The implements are...

The rediculous thing about this interpretation is that it leaves some of the most powerful uses of keyword inheritance in the game, but only for some characters. Meleers are free to exploit this rule to no end, but casters are left in 3.x era? It strips the more interesting uses, and leaves an...

I have a kid. She is an amazing child. Everyone loves her. No one ever complains when she is there. I would neven bring her to a game. She is a major distraction. Gaming is impeded by her being there. All children are a hassle. If you do not beleive that yours are, then you are not being...