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Same here. I'd probably just give it to whoever has the better initiative bonus, if it isn't very critical; otherwise I'd have them roll for it. (For example, if it's a big important fight and the target is a big important guy, they can roll off. If it's some goblin minion, I'd go with the...

Clearly some powers say "save against each condition seperately". This is an example of the exception that proves the rule; since it specifically calls that out, all the cases where it doesn't say that obviously are saved once against all the effects. However, by the same token, there's...

Traps are very different these days. Zap traps that just deal X damage when you fail a search check... are pretty much gone. So in general, I think Perception is much less necessary for a trap-disabler. Similarly, Thievery has many more applications than just shutting down traps. Anyone...

A 16 in your base stat is totally playable at all levels. If you feel it necessary, just prioritize getting higher-bonus weapons (or holy symbols) over getting better armor or whatnot. Talk to the DM about the fact that you want to make sure you always have the biggest weapon enhancement bonus...

Monster Manual glossary, "Aura".

Eh, you're right. It says a creature of level +2 to level +4 is okay for a "hard encounter".

<Mythbusters> Well, there's your problem. </mythbusters> A Commander isn't just a L5 soldier. It's a L5 soldier (leader)! You put six leaders in the same fight. That's like a party made up entirely of clerics! Of COURSE the battle took forever! Commanders don't have ridiculous AC for their...

WHOA! I didn't notice that. Good call! The relevant text: "Similar aura effects do not stack unless otherwise noted. For example, a creature that starts its turn in two auras, one that deals 5 cold damage and another that deals 10 cold damage, takes 10 cold damage." Thus being surrounded by...

Yeah, I'm getting a little tired of people confusing that after it's been mentioned so many times in this thread alone.

Why on earth would you think the CG book is not crunchy? That hasn't been implied by any of the preview information I've heard. It's the sole resource for DMs, obviously it'll have some crunch...

I agree that Incorporeal is kind of boring. As I understand it, bonus damage from vulnerabilities are not halved, so that makes finding and exploiting an incorporeal's vulnerabilities more important. However, I really do like the idea of a creature that's only occasionally incorporeal, as a...

As far as I know, no. Three books and out, and the three are Player's Guide, Campaign Setting, and an adventure. Unique monsters would probably be in the CS, if you ask me, since it's the DM tool. They aren't primordials. They're demon lords. The primordials were the creator beings and...

You may've already run the session, but I want to go a slightly different tack with this. When I have monsters that the PCs are expecting or simply experienced with, I like to throw in a twist to the combat. See, I enjoy making PCs make tough decisions, both tactically and in role play...

I think there definitely is an issue here, in that it's one of very few times in the game where players are required to use a basic attack. This doesn't just screw over wizards; it screws over any build that doesn't focus on Strength and doesn't have a Basic Attack at-will. Or for that matter...

Actually it doesn't say they can't make OAs; it says they lack basic attacks, and as a result, can't make OAs... In which case the icon needs to be corrected. Using the "specific trumps general" doesn't work here, because the rule text states that they lack basics, while the stat block clearly...

You read correctly. I noticed the same thing. I think the intent is "summons don't make OAs unless the explicitly say they do", but it needs to say that.

The problem with that sort of rule is that it unfairly punishes "martial" characters. I mean, a magic user can always blame magic for any effect, so he's effectively immune to this rule.

Don't be afraid to take some Con powers too if you have a decent con. I think people too often get tangled up in not wanting to use a given attack because they have "only" a 14 instead of a 16 in that stat. A +1 isn't a big deal. I'd make sure my at-wills are using the best stat, but if...

Of course. MM and Eldritch Blast are explicitly ranged basic attacks, so they fulfill the requirements for using the bracers.

Never mind. I was mistaken.