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Yep it's a bad power. There are lots of bad powers though, and trying to fix them often causes more problems then it solves. So I'm only inclined to worry about it when there aren't other good options, which is clearly not the case here.

The rule is given as an absolute value because it’s in the players handbook. The players handbook does not contain optional rules or different ways of doing things. All that stuff is contained in the DMG. Plus if there is one thing we should have learned about 4e by now, it’s that there are no...

Yes, but all incorporeal creatures in 3e could phase. As a result their ACs tended to be much higher then actually listed because they had no reason not to attack you from superior cover. My point was just that claiming that 3e incorporeal was balanced by low AC is not accurate.

I don’t think I would ever take meteor swarm either. With that being said, it’s far from the only questionable power in the game and there are plenty of other good options at the same level. As a result, it’s extremely low on my list of things to worry about. I didn’t feel the need to buff every...

You’ve obviously never fought dreadwraiths which attack you through the floor for superior cover if you think incorporeals in 3e were easy to hit.

At least at the time I was playing LG (the first 4 years or so), they did have a probationary period on all new books. Sometimes it lasted more then a month too. Sadly it didn't stop broken things from being allowed. Plus there is often a difference between things that are broken when you use...

Hmm....the monks belt change must have been after my time. Not that I hadn't seen plenty of people become unhittable in other ways. But honestly I'd rather a living campaign do something like that then ignore a broken rule. Because you know that as much as we might hope otherwise, there will be...

Most likely anyone trying to build a character like this is going to attempt to seek official triad permission first to avoid this type of thing. Assuming LFR has triads like LG did. Of course these types of permissions may not apply to other regions. With that being said, LG had plenty of...

I think by the very definition, you can't score a critical hit with a dagger unless you attack with a dagger.

I kind of see where you are going with this, and yeah I always thought it was wierd in 3e when my character with +25 bluff and +5 diplomacy could convince you of anything when he was lying, but not when he was telling the truth. #3 though seems pretty straightforward.....arguing a point and...

My understanding is that your only considered to be using a dagger if you use a power with the weapon keyword. Anything else and your using an implement that happens to be shaped like a dagger. But I grant this is not explicitly spelled out and that others might disagree. The intent seems...

Well this assumed your world has a wizard home shopping network and cities that regularly handle trades of high value magic items. It also assumes you can trust the person your handing your item and list fee to. And of course epic level items are probably only going to be regularly bought and...

Even if we assume that players can travel and find information and buyers at the same speed as a modern individual with the internet (which is highly questionable, nor are the ritual costs completely irrelevent), that doesn't change my original point. Selling expensive items for full value can...

None of these statements are necesarily unreasonable (well maybe the ebay one because it has no bearing on fantasy), but it's also important to note that expensive and specialized items, while they may have buyers, often take a long time to sell. I live in New York City. There is a huge demand...

And yet in third edition the same rule was in place.....by the book you got the same percentage value for a magic item regardless if you sold a +3 halfling size greatsword in an elven city or if you sold a decanter of endless water to a desert city with a water shortage. Can I assume then that...

The part I can't wrap my mind around is why you think the magic item selling rules is incompatible with this. There are plenty of good justifications for why this would be the default, and while you can pick at them, you will never find a RPG where people won't be able to pick at a game rule...

Those of you who thought that RPGs are "intrisicly tied" to world simulation are now in fact learning that you are wrong because 4e is a RPG and it is not. With that being said, plenty of people have come up with good reasons for why you would get so little gold trying to unload your excess...

I guess they figured if they were going to put in a rogue weapon that the rogue would need to spend a feat to take and was better then anything he could use normally, they might as well make it a superior weapon.

Sadly that's very unlikely. This was allowed in early Living Greyhawk and it led to so much abuse (and in some cases cheating) that it was abolished.

Well I just meant that you'd be -1 AC because your wearing scale instead of plate. I personally think the extra AC is worth it, but your mileage may vary.