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Spell Focus and Greater Spell Focus. ;) Cheers, -- N

He shouldn't be forced to play something he doesn't want to play. This has nothing to do with how good or bad Bards are in any edition. Cheers, -- N

Io is a god, so his breath weapon would be Divine damage (3.x) or Radiant damage (4e). If you want to be nasty, though, you could make him exhale a swarm of ancient dragons. Cheers, -- N

Most people miss it because it's not actually stated anywhere ever. Some people claim that it is implied, but that's as far as it goes. Personally, I wouldn't allow it, since giving a primary caster access to the spell lists of non-primary casters (Bard, Ranger, Paladin) is probably a recipe...

Someone is feeling punchy. Cheers, -- N

Alright. At 1st level, you're not going to be playing a Wizard. You're playing an apprentice with a crossbow. You one combat spell (burning hands or color spray if you like being up in melee, grease if you prefer to survive) and a Batman spell (like silent image or mount). The Cleric is not...

"When they said looks could kill, they were talkin' about THAT guy!" "Right, if he hits you pretty hard, that means he hits you hard and he hits you pretty." Cheers, -- N

I wish I lived in "Should". If you focus on Str+Wis and take the right Domain feat, you can actually get better average damage from Holy Strike. The Barbarian can bring the pain via Rampage, and with his excellent Daily & Encounter powers. Barbarians are also more mobile (with much better...

Pay your feat tax and take Mighty Challenge. Wait, it's a Paladin. So instead, pay your feat tithe. - - - If you want an excellent Str-based Paladin, try a Half-Orc with both Mighty Challenge and Blessed Strength. Put an 8 in your Charisma and be happy. Cheers, -- N

One word: flankers. A room full of 4 hp kobolds + a kobold or two with Rogue levels = pain. You can't trivially kill the leveled kobolds, but you can remove their tactical advantage, and that's exactly what a Wizard does best. At level 10, it should be 15d6 (with Empower Spell). Sure, some...

That's a different spell than the one we were talking about, so I'm not really sure what your issue is regarding mirror image -- but even if we're talking about the other spell, you can use magic missile to clear away greater mirror images and give your allies a clear shot at the enemy. Cheers...

Stealth got changed, skill challenges were completely re-done, and some things were just plain re-written (like Magic Missile). A lot of classes got stealth errata by the virtue of simply getting new stuff which completely eclipsed the old stuff. For example, look at how many single-target...

Well, the character builder certainly isn't a substitute for thinking, but that's got very little to do with how well it compares with the old one -- since the old one was equally inadequate in this regard. My dislike for the PHB1 stems from its holes, not from its lack of power. In fact, a lot...

You are technically correct in your criticism, but your conclusion is wrong. At 7th level, you fire 4 magic missiles, and your opponent gets 1d4+(level/3) mirror images, which generally means 4-8 targets (of which one is real). You can blow through his expensive higher-level defense with one or...

What is in Essentials has the errata on it already. But that's irrelevant, since we're not talking about Essentials right now. We're talking about buying hardback books vs. renting access to them over the internet. I'm of the opinion that renting access is cheaper, more convenient, and far less...

I personally hate the new sleep spell. 4 HD total? That means it's only useful in fights where you probably don't need it. I much prefer color spray in 3.5e. Mmm. This is both right and wrong, and very DM-dependent. First off, area damage is something only a Wizard can do well. If you need to...

The answer to this question depends entirely on level. At 1st level a Cleric with the War domain and a 14 Str (or better) is basically a drop-in replacement for a Fighter. The Cleric only needs to start with a 15 Wisdom, so this is a very possible build. Druids either tank on their own (with...

The bandwidth required to browse the Compendium is trivial. Take a look at the errata, and decide if you want to write in your books that much, especially the monster damage & defense changes. Again, it's is VERY CHEAP to get a month's subscription and see how well you like it. If you don't...

I'm excited that we may find out what class Tarquin is. Cheers, -- N

Let's not turn this into a Character Builder fight thread. With a subscription, you get two important things: - the Compendium (searchable and somewhat easy to read) - the Character Builder (it checks your math) No matter how much people complain about the new Character Builder, it's still WAY...