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This is the internet so some where there is some one who likes just about anything. Which is good. For most people I think the old lamia was an ehhhnnn monster. There are more iconic, more evocative tauric monsters out there. The wemic, centaur, and sphinx all come to mind. What did the...

I think you do get the damage bonus with the feat since it doesn't explicitly say weapon anywhere; just that you are using a longsword. The flaming weapon though states "...this weapon is fire damage." An implement just enhances a power it doesn't become the source of the damage. Honestly I...

Not really. Remember there are minion rules. An Ancient red dragon has an aura of flame he can turn on that does automatic damage to people who come near him. Any damage to a minion kills it. Most people/races are minions. The non-minion is much less common. The true Hero/Villain is down...

Cadfan's explanation is essentially correct. The mechanics of the new armor construction/materials are actually simple once you get it but I had to read through it a few times before I understood what it meant. To use your example of Warplate: You can't make warplate without a magic bonus of...

Yes but dillettante says you must pick from at will powers and under the paladin write up those are listed under the class features section not the powers. It says in the text "The paladin has three class features that work like powers: Channel Divinity, divine challenge, and lay on hands."...

?! I think you made a typo or a math error or something here. Regular Cloth +6 has an AC of +6 (0 for cloth +6 for magic) Starweave has an AC of +8 (2 for the starweave and +6 for the minimum enchantment) The point of the masterwork materials is that they help your AC keep up with the...

I'm gonna be honest. I am a huge fan of game balance, but I don't see as the same as game blandness. Down the 4th edition path lies blandness. Don't get me wrong this edition is still a huge improvement over 3rd. The ugliness that all game will have though is starting to show up. Chess is a...

Does any one know why they upped the costs to get higher stats? Do they really hate higher stats? If the math is so robust then why does a linear system need higher stats to cost so much more? Shouldn't things scale on their own? My guess would be to eliminate the cliche that every fighter...

The chain goes like this Cloth (everybody starts with this one) | Leather (everybody except Wizard) | Chainmail (Cleric, Fighter, Paladin, Warlord start with) | Scale (Fighter & Paladin only) | Plate (Paladin Only) Hide is not in the chain but branches off of Leather. Only Fighters...

Alright mouse-boy usually I find your posts to be right on the money but I fell compelled to point out that the counter argument to bastard versus great sword is in your own post. Have you ever seen a zweihander/flamberge/etc.? There's no way the bastard sword should do as much damage. Saying...

If you roll a 20 on your death save you spend a healing surge and as normal you start counted the heal from 0 not your negative hit point number. If you don't have any surges left you are up a creek.

I don't disagree with you on any point. I don't need phantom steed to be a spell for mounted flying combat. That's why the 40+ for flight seems excessive. I also don't disagree with the buildings being fine to fly over. The problem is that in their goal of making it easier on the GM they...

Phantom Steed: Level 6, Cost 70 GP, Exploration, 10 minutes to cast and lasts 12 hours. Arcana Check Speed Special 19 or less 10 none 20-29 12 Ignore difficult terrain 30-39...

It is basically the mule result. Horse + donkey = mule. The mule is hardier then either of its parent species, just infertile.

Ok for those of you who hate flight you will be just as disappointed as I am. Flight STILL EXISTS. There is even a mass fly spell for Wizards. So you still need old Wiz in your party to do certain types of adventures. My problem is that Wizards half-assed it. They didn't get rid of flight...

We were told that nitpick little bonuses that only apply in certain specific circumstances were to be phased out. If see a whole bunch of those masquerading as feats. Umm. Hello WoTC you said you were gonna not waste our time with that crap. Precise Hunter: Allies gain +1 attack against...

So this is a rant against the design of 4th edition. This is probably my personal problem. So if you hate flight and thinking in 3 dimensions is a pain in the but for you then you should probably not waste your time reading the rest of this. First off I really like what I see of 4th for the...

I have done a play-test of 4th and it sounds noble and right to say that you won't tell your players who the minions are. It is a load of crud though. Many of us will play with minis. it just makes things easier and helps cut down on arguments about who is where and when. In 4th given how...

The rules aren't physics is a good rule of thumb most of the time. Don't violate the spirit of the rule is a better one. Jack the rogue walks out into the field of recently harvested wheat. Out in the middle of the two acre field he drops trow and proceeds to wiggle his backside at the...

I think flight is out of early games because it is open ended. Teleport from what we have seen is not. Flight invalidates things like jumping and falling. It makes it so that you can get on top of the 100 foot cliff no problem. The teleports we have seen won't necessarily do this. The...