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I haven't done any conversion work myself, but this line caught my eye. Actually, the Duergar Shock Trooper (originally in Thunderspire Labyrinth, don't know if they've made appearances elsewhere) expands when it is bloodied, growing to Large size. They're level 6 brutes.

Had the DMG at hand so: The rider and mount always act on the rider's initiative. This is true even if the rider later dismounts and goes walking during an encounter. There are no inherent benefits to being mounted, unless you count the (probably) increased speed and increased space (since...

I think you're referring to the number of people in the D&D insider group on the forums? I remember somebody saying that it only updates when you actually go to the forums, not when you actually become a subscriber. So it could just be that lots of old subscribers started getting on the forums...

Played around a bit, and here's a couple of things I noticed with a quick Dwarven Fighter. The feat list still offered me Armor Proficiencies, Shield Proficiencies and Martial Weapon Proficiencies as feat options. I checked to see about Shield Proficiency and it told me my class already got it...

Well, the first thing we need to figure out if the first basic attack you did was a free action. Commander's Strike, for example, is not a free action for the barbarian; you just make a melee basic attack. Then to the more specific question: in my games, I allow this. First of all, the players...

Since you're a Bard, you should really look at the Comrades' Succor (not sure on the spelling there, and not with my books at the moment) ritual. At the cost of one Healing Surge, you can then redistribute Surges between party members. I'm just waiting for the party I DM for to start using it so...

Any significant changes to the duergar? My group's facing some this friday, and I'd love to know if they're mostly okay as written.

The problem with having them auto-update on holidays is that if something goes wrong (as it invariably will at some point), there is nobody there to fix it.

I would guess it's more likely that either Righteous Radiance or Righteous Shield is the Cavalier's 1st-level daily, just pre-chosen. Same seems to hold true for the second level (the table notes them getting Restore Vitality instead of a Utility Power).

I take that to mean that they're back to updating on the first tueday of each month. Not that they're caught up with the data that needs to be supplied.

I hope they take the time to reasses all the old options they're putting in (looking at you, Brute Strike-that-is-just-plain-worse-than-Lasting Threat). I also expect that the Fighter Weapon Talent will become the generic version that the Knight and the Slayer have instead of having to choose...

Notice that the At-Will stances that the Knight and the Slayer gain are neither Attacks nor 1st level. So no, a human can not get a bonus at-will from among those choices. Note that a human Knight could, however, pick a normal Fighter 1st level At-Will from those available to a standard Fighter...

Had a forced break from net usage around the holidays, but I should be getting back up to speed this week.

"A shocking develepment," the dwarven paladin says as the dragon blindly spews lightning over the group but Xak ends up being the only one worse for wear. With a heave, he brings his hammer down on the prone dragon, a current of healing energy simultaneously surging to Tharos. 1d20+17=34...

"Oh for...!" Xak curses rather unpaladin-like when his hammer only hits the dirt. Ready shield, Shift to S21, and Bolstering Strike vs AC 1d20+15=18, 1d10+9=18, miss

I think I'll be game too, unless something unexpected happens to cut on my already limited online time.

"Now we're talking!" Xak slings the crossbow and steps closer to the dragon. Channeling divine energies, he attemps to root the dragon's feet to the ground, but the beast resists. Minor to sheath crossbow, move to R22, then use Entangling Smite (thank Kord for Quick-Draw). 1d20+15=20...

Delay untill we see if the dragon drops.

Well, Xak still has Entangling Smite so he can immobilize the dragon for one round (if he can hit) if it can be brought down.

"Run, little piggy..." Rodimus jabs at the hobgoblin's throat, then throws two more punches its way, hoping for that satisfying crunch. Can't get to Invisible Castle right now. Bonuses if somebody rolls for me before I get the chance: Flurry of Blows with PA1 and Prayer, +10/+10/+5, 1d10+7...