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4E is specifically averse to save-or-suck effects, much like confuse tends toward. That being said, confuse should be a status ailment, hands down. My idea doesn't really look like anything done before as far as I know but I think captures the random element well enough without being...

I'm intrigued by this combination as well, though I haven't had the chance to play it. Dire Radiance strikes me as a bad concept for a Defender. As a Defender, I want the bad guy near me and away from my friends. Dire Radiance encourages the foe to go somewhere else. Hellish Rebuke, however...

Nifft, I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you here. Magic and mundane gear is modular. If my rogue chooses to wield a +2 proficiency bonus weapon and burn a feat to get medium armor, he (or she) is down a point of attack and up a point (or two) of AC. Obviously not in the same...

Maybe not.. but... I won't rehash Smeelbo's excellent analysis of the situation, but let's not drop the hammer on this too quickly. We already know that you can remove magic items pretty much completely from the game by giving everyone a +1 Awesome bonus to attacks and defenses about every 5...

Breaking from the pack, I think this is actually a great idea. SWSE just added a 'followers' mechanic that costs only a Talent and gives you what is in 4E terms a beast companion! This mechanic doesn't even provide you with a workable combat ally - just a series of static bonuses skinned as a...

Except that a burst doesn't target just one creature. In fact, it flat-out can't. You're probably better off with something like.. Eldritch Burst Requirements: Eldritch Blast, Constitution 13 Bonus: Your Eldritch Blast power changes to Close burst 1. These changes are permanent as long as...

Let's not forget the other reason we need to just flat-out hit: weapon dailies. I don't really care what power I hit with; I just want to hit with my +18 Vorpal Poleaxe of Overly Gratuitous Beheading so I can burn my daily power on this BBEG. If you're toting around magic weapons, and...

mach1.9pants is correct as far as I understand. The daily power is not replaced nor does the new encounter power replace something else. You simply have an extra encounter power and one less daily power. I'm not sure whether this is subject to Spellbook. Could you Spellbook out the encounter...

mmmm, I still think I should be HP-based. Maybe 1/2 or 1/3 of max HP, depending on your grit level. The math is designed so that fights have about the same enemy-damage to PC HP ratio throughout so if you base your condition track on something less static like Fort., you're going to end up...

I didn't say it was very exciting, now did I? ;) My point is just that I felt that directly equating 'average damage' and 'speed of combat' is a poor analogy, much the way Rechan did. Honestly, I'm not sure what I would use to estimate speed of combat. The dice make it very unpredictable.

Forked from: 4e One-trick ponies: Why is it the DM's fault about combat grind? There’s a lot of talk on these boards using average damage calculations to determine the speed of a fight. That is, the assumption is made that if your average damage is higher, the fight ends faster. This...

(Start Weird Al Yankovic's "I Think I'm a Clone Now) Odd that this would go up when Alluria puts up its Taddol race (see News section). Alright... well.. it looks like you pretty much ripped this from the Beastmaster Ranger build which is a good start. The main issue I see here is "why?"...

I think there are ways to simulate the four arms without being unbalancing. The Quick Draw feat comes to mind here. You may not be coordinated enough to fight with the other two arms, but they can sure grab and manipulate things! Imagine a Thri-Kreen Fighter advancing on you with longsword...

I think having a penalty to a failed check is problematic because you've only balanced the possibilities, not the actualities. That is, a character who is built correctly to make certain attacks is going to get the benefit far more often than the penalty and can spam 'better' powers by...

Our tortoise-shell cat - Scout - is clearly a Star Pact Warlock. She retains cover after moving 15 feet (Misty Step) has a completely unintelligible but adorable meow (Beguiling Tongue) and gains a +1 to any skill roll after marking and attacking our other cat, Goldie. Goldie, on the other...

Except that anyone with a high enough Strength can Grab someone. It’s not unique to the Fighter. Also, while the Grab prevents movement, it doesn’t prevent the grabbed opponent from attacking anyone, albeit with a penalty. The whole point of the Defender role is “You can’t get past me” or at...

Ah, yes. Tasteless and controversial. The two things you can only do loudly and annoyingly online. (See John Gabriel's Greater Internet ((Jerk)) Theory) 2E: She's the girl a couple streets over I used to ride bikes with when I was young. We liked each other, but never got around to really...

I've recently picked up Star Wars Saga Edition and found a mechanic that really should have been in 4E for the Fighter in my opinion - the Dogfight. The short version is that you make an opposed Pilot check to your target (I'm excluding all the modifiers for expedience). If you win, you have...

Yes, I like edition wars. Mostly because intense, spirited debate is considered a valid pastime in my family, possibly even a sport!

I'm not going to vote, but I admittedly get a sadistic kick out of edition wars. And for reference, I'm 26 and have played every edition except Basic. I guess I'm Mid-Guard? FWIW - I still like 1E and 2E a great deal and will happily play either. 3E was fun, but eventually died under the...