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He adds to attack if he has proficiency. All dwarves have proficiency automatically for warhammers and throwing hammers (but not, e.g., mauls). Dwarven weapon training gives proficiency with all hammers and axes, and a +2 to damage.

1) Separate score. AC adds armor, reflex doesn't. Reflex adds class bonus, AC doesn't. They only share shields and Dex/Int in common. 2) General Rule: Dexterity adds to damage with basic ranged attacks. Exception: Heavy thrown weapons use Strength instead of Dex for attack and damage bonus.

I don't suppose anyone's whipped up a combat tracker spreadsheet or somesuch for 4e yet? I'm thinking something that rolls initiative and puts people in order, displays hp, defenses, action points, bloodied condition, ongoing effects, and lets me tick off whether they've used their immediate...

Baller.

My question: Do drow PC's choose which of the two encounter powers to use (a la Channel Divinity) or choose once and for all at first level?

Thinking about the Curse/Sneak Attack/Quarry stacking problem, you could always add a common type to all of them so that they don't stack. That should also get around the "every rogue wants Warrior of the Wild" problem that presently exists.

Temporary hit points add to minion's 1 hp normally, giving them (effectively) more than 1 hp. I don't have search functionality, there was a thread here concerning KotS if you want a citation. If you search for "wyrmpriest" you should find it.

A few brief things to add: 1) You can only have one 8 by the point-buy rules. A 10 doesn't really feel like dumping to me. 2) You don't get to complain both that Int is a general dump stat and that its too easy for everyone to get rituals. Pick one or the other. (not naming names, just...

Wouldn't work well. Powers are tied to role, and they're not balanced against other powers in a vacuum. They're balanced once you take things like hit points, armor efficiency, and a package of class features into account.

Quick draw's still a must for 2wf's, and it gives you +2 initiative.

No. The numbers exactly offset the rate of ability mod increases, as I said above. If they didn't, the plate armor would become obsolete at high levels. Plate goes +8-> +11 (at levels 16-25) -> +14 (at levels 26-30). Hide goes +3 -> +4 (16-25) -> +5 (26-30). Level, proficiency, and...

I don't know if this was intentional, but those ability bonuses are weak, since they both add to the same defense.

If you put a 16 base + racial bonus + every stat increase (that still leaves you the other half of them to pump strength) in Dex, you're only 1 point behind the plate armor guy in AC if you're in hide. And that's one feat less, since you have to spend a feat to get plate proficiency (unless...

You seem to have a couple problems. You don't get the warlock multiclass feat, just the power. So no Bluff. But you only get Eyebite as an encounter power, not at will.

The 11th level features are often quite good. The 16th level powers are more than a little so. In addition, having to take all four multiclass feats is a steep up front cost. In some cases each one may be worth it, but I figured there should be a payoff to such commitment. Here's my back of the...

The bastard sword isn't necessarily the relevant comparison, because it requires a feat and if you do use it with a shield some of your fighter powers may suffer (i.e., reaping strike). The problem with the greatsword is that it is strictly dominated by the longsword. You can wield a longsword...

Star pact ftagn!

Praise be to Odin that the Wizard is more focused now. In combat, he's an evoker. Leaves more room for illusionists, necromancers, and summoners to come along later, have appropriately designed features (why can't my Illusionist bluff?) and be balanced... hopefully.

It doesn't matter how you explain it, because no one will remember its there anyway.

There have been multiple types of elves since Tolkein. All they did was give them a distinct name rather than an adjective. I mean, the teleport thing is part of the default setting flavor, so I can get not understanding that, but eladrin have been with us since the Fellowship stepped into...