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I suggest a feature allowing it to make an intimidate check to make an enemy surrender as a minor action (instead of a standard action). The action economy has always been the main problem for me to use intimidate more often in a fight.

This looks okay, in the sense that all these details are balanced and playable. The only one I'm not sure of is the Resilience of the Beetle feature. Sorry if this feedback is vague, but it's all I have. It would need some more class-specific feats (like the one you already have), if you want...

This is a good question. Not only do many powers actually specify how to deal with the two different types of cover, but it would be important to know how it would be used (for example, by what class), to try to determine what would be fair. They are both listed under the Cover section on page...

I could agree with an argument that makes it a level 16 utility, but the points I was trying (and possibly failed) to make was that (a) it's a utility power that should remain useful through all levels and (b) that there are similarly potent abilities that are encounter powers, and this is a...

Now if the rest of you would see things my way, we would all get along. ;)

I agree with your interpretation and your inclination. From what I can make out, the thief can start using a longsword or the broadsword. Sounds fair.

I can't speak for everyone else, but I do regularly encounter one monster in a group that is really troublesome. I feel this way about the following monsters and traits (particularly at epic, but also at paragon): - Swarms - Monsters that shrug off effects (whatever the reason - even just the...

I think this is the crux of the disagreement. I was going to look up a few examples of powers that could dramatically change an encounter, but it occurred to me that the response could easily be that those powers were overpowered as well. I want to keep the discussion focused on this power, so...

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I love this idea. I'm going to pass it to my DM.

I couldn't find a way to add or edit keywords of traits. A workaround for deleting them (if, for example, the trait has been taken from an existing monster) is to copy the trait's effects, delete the entire trait, and create a new trait, pasting the copied effects. A newly created trait has...

Looks like it will hold true, even though max damage might not drop the "minion," because monsters' ability scores scale dramatically with level. A 30th level enemy can easily have Con 30, leading to 45 HP under your formula. A basic level 30 character might have a 2W at-will (why should they...

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Give me a wizard familiar and I'm totally sold.

It was a particular circumstance, and I noticed that the soldier had relatively low HP. One of the players was somewhat upset about the enemy's defenses, so it certainly made an effect. I don't recommend doing it often, but, as a one-time stunt, it was very effective. It was not me, but I...

I foresee a long thread that the OP might respond to once, if at all. Not that I mean that as a criticism. This is a fantastic aspect of fora: one person can start a conversation by barely participating.

To each his or her own. My wizard used stoneskin a couple of times, and it did not break the encounters. Without any doubt, it helped it helped turn a very tough encounter into a moderately tough one. The players still felt threatened (mostly because there was an elite soldier that we needed to...

Moment of Glory provides all characters with resistance. This power grants ONE character resistance as a daily power. For the sake of comparison, at level 11, thri-keen can gain resist 2 all with a feat while bloodied (from Dark Sun). Warding elemental, again available at level 11, give...

That's a pretty dramatic condemnation. And you give the impression that you have not read the power.

I agree with Dice4Hire. It's not really game-breaking. It's not a given that everyone will select it, given that many have excellent choices for a level 10 utility power (the warlock has an at-will teleport), and that many are not trained in Endurance. Further, feats are one of the rarest of...