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dood, Hospitaler all the way, what's there too talk aboot?! Jay

Yeah, I noticed that like, a few minutes after I put it up. Now each stat pairing just lists all classes that have that as a Primary or Secondary. Note that some classes have pretty weak Secondaries (Wizards have Cha as a secondary. . .) So, lets try this again. Jay

Are you referring to Ki Focuses? My Assassin's Ki Focus is a necklace he made. It has tremendous personal significance, and it is something he meditates on during quiet moments. He may not draw his power directly from it, but it has absorbed some of his power and now imbues him with strength...

These kinds of things do kind of get under my skin, because I am a player who at least tries to remember what the hell his character is doing. My Dragonborn Paladin was without his shield for most of an adventure because it took place in a clockwork dungeon, and many, many checks were required...

Just a little spreadsheet I made to get a visual of Hybrid possibilities. It looks like Str/Wis is the most optimal choice, with 4 classes that have Str primary and Wis secondary. Nothing special, but it was interesting to me so I'll post it here. Jay EDIT - In case it isn't clear, any row...

This *sort* of thing happened often to us in 3.5. If the fight looked to be minor, we would keep our casters asleep so they could get their full rest and all that. You did gyp him out of the combat, and he had a right to be bugged about it. Just the noise of battle should have lowered the...

I think the hyperbole about characters sucking, or being gimped because they don't take Expertise is waaaay overstating the case. It is a good feat. After 15th level it is a *great* feat. But it has been pointed out upthread that starting to-hit values matter quite a bit too. Is a...

Man, is there a battle standard that does this backwards? I picture an Invoker of Ioun planting a standard with his God's symbol on it and roaring a challenge, only to have his enemies repulsed from him every round through sheer Divine power. Man, I love this game. Jay

Divine Oracle may be good for Multiclassing, but Warpriest builds can get quite scary-awesome. Jay

Glaive (IIRC) is the best Heavy Blade polearm, meaning builds that can use Heavy Blade Opportunity like them, Artificers and other weapon using Arcane classes can use them (via the Arcane implement feat), and the 2d4 isn't bad either. Jay

In regards to the OP: No, not at all. Nor should they. If we are comparing *Wizards of the Coast* to *Paizo*, not 4e to Pathfinder, there is a big difference. Wizards has a lot under it's umbrella that I have no interest in whatsoever, they have CCG's and young adult properties. . .D&D is just...

The wording of the marks is something like "any attack that does not include the fighter/paladin", which means area attacks with the defender in them do not trigger the mark. Jay

Right, that +2 isn't a big deal, but when you leverage your racial bonuses, prime skill, background, training, focus, familiar, etc to make your check almost unfailable. I am guilty of trying to do this. I feel dirty. Jay

Impending Victory. . .another unnamed +1 bonus to attack? Why not take this if you are a Dragonborn, or a Sorcerer, or a Dragonborn Sorcerer. . .stack those puppies up till you just can't miss. Yes, I dislike unnamed bonuses. Jay

Our first try at a sandboxy game was in the Nentir Vale, and it was kind of interesting to read your account. We killed a green dragon North of town (on a boat in that large lake at the North end of the Vale) and brought it back in the boat. We were also hailed as heroes, and I believe that is...

At epic MBA's and most at-wills become 2[w]. Meaning that the most optimized non-huge weapon wielding character will be doing 4d6, while the cheesed out huge weapon wielder could do 4d10. That is a difference in max damage of 16 points, nothing to sneeze at, and a difference in average damage...

Those benefits were kind of a mistake IMO. Most backgrounds give you another class skill, a bonus to a skill, or a language. That is all relatively minor, and can reflect a background accurately. Things outside of that space almost all seem overpowered. Jay

Firstly, no, since you can only have 4 shrouds at a time. Secondly, no, unless they had the Assassin feat that allowed him to shroud unaware. Thirdly, play an assassin, and see how often the enemy has no damned clue where you are, and if they can find you, must run a gauntlet of OA's to get...

QFT You will not find one opinion on whether the math is balanced here at ENworld. Several loooong threads on the subject exist. Your best bet is to see how your players do at Epic (since that is where a problem would appear, if one did exist), and make changes if needed. Jay

I'd say it depends. If you leave all the dead minis on the board, for the rest of the combat, I'd not allow teleporting next to them. If it is an enemy you just killed, I have no problem with it. I don't claim my view is RAW, but 0 HP=immediately dead doesn't sit will with me. I picture an...