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Consider, also, that using a shield doesn't decrease your offense by very much, assuming you're willing to spend a feat on bastard sword proficiency. (And as feats go, it's a very good pick.)

It's not the size that counts, it's how you use it!

This should read "if the ability that hits them is an interrupt, and would cause a change..." That's why people were confused.

The Spiral Tower path lets you use your longsword as an implement, so a power only needs the implement keyword for the sword's effect to be applicable.

It looks to me like if you take the Spiral Tower paragon path, and get yourself a frost longsword, then you can make any wizard spell a cold spell.

I like generalhenry's observation - I would see it as a monk's answer to sneak attack, hunter's quarry, and warlock's curse. Instead of extra damage as a rider on their regular attacks, monks get to make an extra low-damage attack each turn. It could even be a free action with a once-per-round...

Cool! That's what I'd do too. I just wish more people would admit they're interpreting the rule as they think it's intended, or as they think would be most balanced or most fun, and not try to legalistically twist words to pretend that what is written is the same as what they think should be...

I haven't played WoW in a couple years, but I recall quite a lot of missed attacks and resisted spells when I did. So I have no idea what the WoW comparison is about. What I thought of when I saw this thread was the Street Fighter RPG from White Wolf, which despite its cheesiness honestly had...

Take sword. Stab owlbear. See owlbear lose hit points. There's your "vulnerability to cold iron". :p

This is my favorite approach, except for the Raven Queen I use the pale red glow of a setting sun. The UV idea is interesting, though...

Since players can make items, it's reasonable for the items to be in PHB. You shouldn't have to reference the DMG to find out what an ability on your character sheet can do. So, you don't like that players can make items. You'll have to make a houserule discouraging or forbidding it, just...

I see no reason why evil paladins and clerics shouldn't use radiant damage. Just, y'know, don't describe it as shiny happy gold and white light. Though I really wish there wassome provision for using damage types appropriate to your deity, for all alignments, where appropriate. Like...

Does anyone have any thoughts on how well this would work out? It would make me really happy if I could have a character with more encounter powers but no daily powers. I hate per-day resources.

How are you defining cold iron? I like the idea of having iron be bad for fey, but that part always trips me up.

If you have an arcanist handy and don't mind spending 100 gp on components, the Magic Circle ritual is practically custom-made for this sort of thing. Draw a circle around the prisoner, specify "fey", and he's stuck there until a non-fey comes along and scuffs a hole in it.

Hey now, you're the one reading in words that aren't there. It says you must spend the action point. It's ten kinds of sensible to decide it really means you must spend the action point or else lose it, but that isn't what's there in the text.

I agree that that's most likely the intent.

It's not that we want it to be broken. We just prefer to be honest with ourselves about whether it is or not. ;)

It baffles me that people still believe customer service about anything.

Nope! Realism! Sometimes heavier, more-protective armor is less cumbersome and fatiguing to wear simply because of superior construction. Remember how masterwork armor in 3.5 had a lower check penalty? It's the same principle. Some types of armor are just plain better than other types...