Search results

yes

What in the world are you talking about. Combat Challenge is two different abilities. This has nothing at all to do with the rules for monster knowledge[at this point]. It does not matter until you apply the rules for monster knowledge which state they know what you do to them. Since its two...

1. Yes, he has. 2. Maybe, he could choose to or choose not to. The enemy might be smart enough to know that the action was an opportunity action and would not restrict him from interrupting him if he saw the trigger

No one is saying this except you. Stop strawmanning. Combat Challenge is not an exception to the monster knowledge rule, its a perfect example of its application with immediate action triggers. 1. This has been explained already. Combat Challenge does two different and separate things. The...

It has downsides. 1. Its a reaction, this means that if you can anticipate it you can foil their plan yourself. E.G. Lets say an enemy readies to attack your friend with a ranged attack for when the swordmage takes an action. You figure this out because he did the same thing last turn and is...

No, they are not similar. One is a explicit listing of a powers effects. One is an explicit listing of another ability. We know this RAW because combat challenge is not a single power, its an ability that grants multiple bonuses. Now, if combat challenge were a separate power that was "free...

This is not true throughout most of the game. Yes, you can get ridiculous DPR with a bunch of high level gimmick builds. That doesn't mean that most builds will have those properties. That being said, fighters still typically do more DPR than wizards by your estimation, so its tough to come...

The bonus damage seems to imply that the creature is going to want to try to hit as many enemies as it can two times per round. Its going to start out with a rampage[to inflict save ends damage on everyone], then its going to attack everyone twice[unless they provoked, then once] Unless its...

So what you're saying is that its incorrect because people might incorrectly interpret it? You're aware that you're arguing that I am incorrectly interpreting it... right? I am also not sure how "no opening" factors into this. It works just like the combat challenge immediate interrupt. It may...

The main problem is that your Aegis of Assault is a immediate reaction and so isn't going to be stopping anything from going off. As well, you only get one per round, so once the first guy triggers it, the second marked target will ignore you. Basically you're not really preventing attacks...

Most of the problem comes from economy of actions. Players who are able to daze and stun really kill the ability of solo monsters to make themselves felt. I think that WotC has recognized this and their solo monster design is starting to show it. The Solo White Dragon from the latest...

I suggest you actually go read Divine Challenge and Aegis of Assault and note that they are both powers with special applications. Then you should go and read combat challenge and note that it is not, that it has two separate advantages for the fighter. The first advantage is that every attack...

Now you're just making stuff up. Incidentally, stuff we've gone over before. Unfortunately i cannot refer you to the compendium right now, because its down, but goodness, i referred you to it when it was up, you could have checked then. 1. The combat challenge power is an immediate interrupt...

Yes, the Paladin power is different. That is because its a different ability with different effects. I am not sure what is so amazingly profound about this. Oh, and the Paladins marks damage doesn't require an action or line of effect from the Paladin as far as I am aware. The damage is pure...

Its only a "gotcha" ability the first time you use it. And fighters are plenty sticky with their OA's. Which is, ironically, another "gotcha" ability by your definition. Nothing says they don't have to catch on after the first time it works. Only so much as you can say that stickyness is a...

I don't know what ideal world you're talking about, but in the one that currently exists, the wizard is throwing out d6's and d8's. And the fighter will be throwing out d8->d12's.[with a 5% higher chance to hit due to his one handed bonus] Attacking the wizard will affect the number of rounds...

Player characters actually are. But for the most part, you've no real way of knowing if that guy in the armor is a warlord, a paladin, a fighter, or a cleric. Not until they use their powers.

Unfortunately you're not taking into account a few things 1. The relative DPR of the fighter vs the Wizard. 2. The drop in DPR caused by the CC'd person dropping faster than they would have otherwise 3. The fact that the wizard has defensive powers of his own 4. The fact that when healing...

That is because the text of the ability that the paladin uses expressly lays out the penalties for disobeying. But the text of the ability that the fighter uses does not. lets be really clear here Paladin: Special mark that does damage if you don't attack the paladin Fighter: Gets an...

The free attack is not an aspect of the mark in the same way that any attack a fighter might attack you with is not an aspect of being adjacent to the fighter How many times do i have to explain this to you? What does the mark do? It imposes a -2 penalty on all attacks that do not include the...