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Well... I don't think anyone is really confused by this. The Effect takes on all of the keywords of the power and would be stopped by Immunity to either Arcane, Thunder, Fear or Implement. (Yes, I'm aware that two of those immunites don't exist and likely never will). Even with a power such...

Yes but... Yes. The power is an acid effect. But this doesn't mean the acid damage is an effect of that, err, effect... Later! Gruns

Well... If you see damage the way I see it, it works like resistance (when it comes to the damage) but reduces it completely to 0. Therefore, you'd need immunity to all 5 types to reduce the damage to 0. As for the effects, immunity to any of the 5 would stop it, even though it may be clear...

Not quite. Actually, that comma isn't there in the Immunity description. As small as it seems, it makes a difference in how the sentence should be read. If the comma WERE there, then yes, damage would appear to be a subset of the "ill effects". But it isn't. It's no less important than the...

I'm not sure why some people are categorizing damage as an "effect" and not simply as damage... Or when listing the things immunity prevents, the MM would list damage twice: "Immune to damage and other effects, such as damage". It's just really, really reaching and doesn't make any sense to read...

Nein. Are you saying a creature with Immunity to Poison takes none of the Fire damage from the first part of the attack? I can't see this as anything but wrong. I also wouldn't consider the damage as "ill effects" as damage is specifially mentioned in the Immunity tagline. No reason to say "A...

Psychic damage... Nobody is disputing that the entire power contains the Fear keyword. (As well as the Arcane, Implement and Psychic keywords). The fact of the matter is that when it comes to damage reduction, immunity to Fear only stops all Fear damage. And the damage in this case is NOT Fear...

Your incorrect is incorrect. I believe that you're incorrect here. The OP made the right call about the psychic damage sticking, but the penalty not sticking. While I'll agree that Resistance only cares about damage types, I'm not sure why you think immunity doesn't care about damage types...

Hey all... I know this topic comes up often, but I enjoy reading all of the answers every time, so here's my turn... The 4E group that I DM for is about to hit level 11 soon: Paragon Tier. For the first 10 levels, I've just been throwing random, unrelated little adventures at them, as we get a...

I guess as the worst roleplay-ey DM around, I usually just say "Take 8 damage and you're Immobilized. Save Ends." Later! Gruns

And furthermore... Problem 1: As N8Ball pointed out, you were correct. Problem 2: Your player was correct. There are usually 3 squares that qualify as "further away. Likewise, when charging, there are usually 3 squares that qualify as "the closest square". Problem 3: There shouldn't have...

What? I don't get this statement. Why would you read the cleric like that? Is this the same thing as saying that all Wizards get Leather armor, but don't get a feat? Your statement doesn't make sense to me... Later Gruns

Flavor Yeah, I thought it odd at first, too. (Same for clerics only getting chain and no shield). I think it's partly a flavor issue, partly a balance issue, and partly a way to make Fighters and Paladins a little more different. The fact that Scale has no armor check penalty makes it a pretty...

No I don't. Nope, never heard of it. I don't play at any of the game stores in the area though. I'm too old for that sort of thing. (36!) Later! Gruns

Some things off the top of my head: I second (or third?, fourth?) the Power Cards. We all made fun of the first guy in our group to bring a set. Now they're pretty much a requirement. As DM, be sure to know all of the little rules to eliminate checking the book. Study chapter 9 and memorize as...

We didn't land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us! (Oh, the answer is no.) Later! Gruns

There used to be an initiative order, but as you probably saw, it got erratted out. I'm not sure why this happened. Whenever I run Skill Challenges (which I admit isn't very often) I still use a normal initiative order. Makes a lot more sense this way. Later! Gruns

Never! In fact, I'm not sure why you would even consider telling the PCs that they're facing minions...(I also don't tell them they're facing brutes, skirmishers, controllers etc.) I use the same mix of minis for minions that I use for regular monsters. I even roll "damage" dice when the minions...

I also thought Aecris was pretty underwhelming for a "named" item. I completely changed it up and turned it into a Heroic level artifact. As I have a paladin in my party that worships Bahamut, this was a perfect fit for him. Unfortunately, he died before he really got to advance the sword much...

Not quite... Not quite... Riposte Strike doesn't care about whether or not the creature already attacked you or not. It only cares about whether or not the creature attacks you on the turn after being hit by Riposte Strike... Later! Gruns