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No one has any ideas on this? I was thinking about this a little more, and whether or not an implement enhancement bonus applies to delayed damage seems like a significant issue for all of the caster classes, even at very low levels: Cleric: Guardian of Faith (Lvl 1 daily) Paladin: On Pain...

Do attack and damage bonuses apply to all rolls made as the result of a power, or only the initial attack and damage rolls? Say a wizard with the Burning Blizzard feat and a magic orb +2 casts Bigby's Icy Grasp. The orb says that you can "apply the enhancement bonus of the orb to the attack...

I thought about that, too, but I don't think that's what's intended. It would effectively mean that wizards learn two daily powers of each level up to level 9 and then only one daily power of each level after that. The Expanded Spellbook feat also mentions adding two spells to your spellbook...

Actually, I don't see anything that requires you to choose one daily from each level that you know, or anything like that. For example, a Wizard with Expanded Spellbook hits 9th level and chooses three new daily attack spells. I don't see any reason he couldn't prepare one of each as his three...

I was talking about replacing powers as a standard part of leveling -- not any wizard-specific ability. Looking at the wording again, I now have a guess as to how it should work, but it's still not completely clear. "At 15th ... [level], you can replace any daily attack power you know from...

Unlike other classes, a wizard knows multiple daily and utility powers at each level due to his spellbook. When a wizard replaces a daily or utility power, does he replace both spells in his spellbook? When he replaces a daily power at level 15, could he drop one level-1 daily and one level-5...

This seems like the best solution to me. Specifically, the version where the treasure stops rolling in until things are balanced out again. Let the party know that they can either take Fred's stuff and not get much new loot for the next level or two, or they can bury it with him, give it to...

It's definitely an element of the game, and it's a bad run if you get caught (even on video). What I had trouble with is -- one bad run, and then the characters have to live in hiding for the rest of their lives, even if they got away? Lone Star knows their faces, voiceprints, etc., and if...

Wow, that's really helpful. Not so much for D&D -- points of light makes perfect sense to me there, post-apocalyptic or not. I hadn't thought about how it would work in a modern context, though, where everything is fully explored, and the dark areas aren't just evil creatures you'd prefer to...

Battlemaster also sounds suspiciously similar to warlord. I wonder if they're still playing around with that class name... Of course, I wouldn't expect "sellsword" to be a class name, and DDM has a history of using lots of titles and such that don't come from the rules. It's probably just...

Smaller numbers for XP would be fine, but I wouldn't like that wealth system at all. The problem is that once you have a monetary system, wealth is inherently quantifiable. Not only that, it's something that players understand extremely well, because it's essentially the same system they use...

"Our understanding of the party roles indicates that the sorcerer and the wizard might very well be standing on each other's toes and pointy hats." To me, this says that the wizard and sorcerer would both be controllers. No surprise there. However, since the article is talking about how...

That was the first thing I thought of when listening to the podcast bit about frost giants being left out. He pretty much outright stated that that's what they're doing -- intentionally leaving out iconic monsters so that people will be more likely to buy the subsequent MMs. After thinking...

Perhaps the miniature-dragon-head-on-a-chain is an orb. In any case, it looks like one of the wizardly implements they've been talking about, and it also looks like it's being used to cast a spell through the sword. Maybe casting through the sword is a special thing you can do only with that...

Of those, the Fighter, Cleric, Rogue, and Wizard were explicitly confirmed. The Warlock has also been confirmed, although the wording offers a little bit of wiggle room. The evidence for the Ranger is that it's included in the playtest package, and presumably they're only testing for the PH1...

I doubt it, and the reason is that Vancian casters mess up the game flow for the whole party, not just their own character. If you have one character who blows his entire load of spells in the first encounter and is then useless for the rest of the day, that will make the party want to rest --...

I believe it's confirmed that we'll have 8 races, but I can't remember where that's from. With 8 races, it would be: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Eladrin, Tiefling, Halfling(?), +2

I agree, I'd be very surprised if any of those classes or races aren't in the PHB, especially because they've said the PHB is basically done (which I take to mean that the classes and races are no longer in flux). Warlock and halfling are also pretty much confirmed for the PHB, which just...

My guess is that WotC chose "leader" not because it's the most accurate name, but because it will make more people want to play that role. Most players (IME) don't prefer to play support roles in combat, and the 4e designers have talked about that issue as well. Part of what they're doing to...

Well, only until the MM1 comes out. To summarize Andy Collins on that: "I'm working on an appendix for the Monster Manual that provides the basics on how to play some of the non-PH races appearing in the MM as PCs. ... Which ones, you ask? ... Drow? ... maybe. ... (Ok, probably yes on that...