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I think it is fine as is. Do you really want to increase the effect of critical hits from monsters? The net result will be more character deaths at random (a roll of 20) times. I like the idea of near-death characters managing a last-minute victory. If ciritcals become more deadly, then...

I run a wizard and, frankly, any day that I survive without taking any hits is a good day. If my character gets hit he is typically quite astonished and view the situation as unacceptable. :)

Ah, I see what you mean. I missed the "The hands last until the end of your next turn" line. Well, it's a judgement call, but in this case the Wizard is clearly making the hands attack so I'd say it would provoke an OA. That said, the main point of this thread and my questions to CustServ has...

I think you may be over-analyzing, Hyp. While it is true that Freezing Cloud is adjudicated as an attack roll, it's really not the wizard making an attack because the wizard is not doing anything, its just an ongoing effect. The wizard is not making an attack roll, but merely using an attack...

Oh, that's an easy one. No... Freezing Cloud requires no action to sustain it. Remember that the rules clarification, or interpretation, if you prefer, (restated for clarity and simplicity) from CustServ is: While sustaining a power, a ranged or area attack will allow an OA. The attack type...

To summarize the answers from CustServ: 1. Any attack actions taken while sustaining a power may result in OAs if the attack is a ranged or area attack. 2. The attack taken while sustaining a power is of the same type as that listed in the power's description. 3. M's Sword is an oddball...

I'll post the answer as soon as I get it: The answer:

An amazingly quick reponse this time to my clarifying question which is below the answer. I am submitting one more clarifying question.

Well, I got an answer: Not quite a complete answer, though, is it? I will ask for more clarification, specifically whether the attack made when using the minor action to sustain the power is of the same type as the original attack.

Ah, but you are still using it, and it is nowhere near clear whether sustaining a power is using it or not. Plain English (which may or may not have any bearing here :)) would say yes, that's using the power. It's not a fresh, new use of the power, certainly, but it is most certainly using the...

In an attempt to help formulate a more defintive answer, I have checked and only the following powers with ranged attacks grant an attack as part of using a minor action to sustain the power: Crown of Stars: "Sustain Minor: Make a Charisma vs. Will attack against any target in range..."...

FWIW: I have asked Customer Service for clarification.

I would not think so. This is pretty obviously an on-going effect and requires no sustaining action. And thus the key question is whether the attack involved in the sutaining minor action is a ranged attack or not. Further research: But, is not using a Minor Action to sustain a power...

Since gribble is correct and The question really should be, then, is the Minor Action of "Sustain," in this case, actually making a ranged attack? I have quoted the power below, leaving out some key non-relevant data for copyright reasons Hmmm.... Looks to me like the attack made by the...

Well, this part seems to not fit Fourth Edition very well. On the other hand, you could do 1d4+Wis damage every round until a Save is made, or perhaps impose an appropriate condition. This seems okay. Now you need to figure out the level of this item by comparing to other existing items.

You are quite right, that's not what the rules say. But... I think this discussion is about understanding what the rules actually say, as interpreted by WotC. The answer seems clear. 1. The weapon mastery paths start with a multiclass feat, thus only martial classes or a Bard who...

Personally, I think you should play what you want to play. You can make it work. Worst case is that you need to hire an NPC to fill a critical role, but no player (IMHO) should have to play some particular type of character if they do not really want to do so. Sure, the party makeup may be...

Here is the answer From Gleemax community:

Oh, one more thing... You do not need a subscription for the Character Builder. You can wait a couple of months for them to work out a few more bugs and have PHB2 included and then subscribe for only one month (you may have to sign uo and then cancel). You will then have a static version of...

Alas, I don't think you really have any other viable choice. WotC is not being as generous with their intellectual property this time around, so their will not be (I think) third-party character generators. Also, the character generator they provide is not quite totally done, but at least they...