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I disagree. Many black powers are great for non-standard builds. I would agree on making a list of "deprecated" powers, though. Agreed.

I think we can push these to the bottom of the list. D&Di allows free access to a lot of the core rules, and I really recommend the Rules Compendium (the printed book). A friend (who might post here) has stolen the idea of a "stake" die from another game. The DM places a die on the table at...

There are two races that can give a bonus to CON and WIS: Duergar (from the MM) and Svirfneblin. You could take the rules for any of these three races and just dress it up as another race. For example, build the character with the wilden mechanics and say its a wild elf or gnome. Or change the...

I use a carrot method. You don't have to take a game-mechanic extended rest when you rest for the night. You have to declare specifically that you are taking an extended rest. Every encounter but the first one after an extended rest counts as a milestone. It takes 5 (or whatever) milestones to...

I'd xp you if I could. This, very much this.

I too agree with RyukenAngel. In addition to his points, I would argue that denial-of-action attacks are annoying enough that any opportunity to relieve characters of such effects should be embraced. That might just be me.

I've never wanted play a halfling. It's just... not... heroic, in my mind. I felt the same way about gnomes, until I started playing an irish illusionist/charmer. Have't quite developed it yet, but it's promising. I too am a big fan or warforged, for their background. I like humans, elves...

Negative. Online DM already corrected the third point. As for the second one, you get a "reasonable" amount of free actions at the DM's discretion, but no more than one free-action attack per turn. Also, there are standard, movement and minor actions, but I'm guessing you know that. Correct.

Does anyone recall a source for this ruling?

There are two tactics that a group that includes both non-essential and essential characters should be aware of. Essentials classes consistently have excellent basic attacks. So leaders that grant basic attacks really benefit from them. This could make the non-essentials players feel left out...

I've played a 4e play-by-post game for a few years. It's very laborious. As a player, it would take me about a non-consecutive hour per day for combat posts (including catching up with everyone else's posts and discussing tactics in an OOC thread), at least if I wanted my post to be any good. If...

The outcome is correct. The requirements for each is checked for at the moment the target is hit. Was it slowed? Apparently. Was it prone? Not until after it was hit. So no Headsman's chop damage.

I wholly agree with this, and was looking for a source. I couldn't find it.

8 These are numbers that only really have traction on the charop boards. Actual gameplay has a very different yardstick: actual utility and fun in a game. If you drop all the time, you force your allies to keep picking you up, which is a drag on the party resources. Nobody is disputing your math...

The issue bganon highlights is the biggest one, in my view. But your reaver power is not ally-friendly. Weapon Focus is way better than Blood Thirst, since it is an always-on + damage per tier. If anything, consider taking both so you can finish bloodied enemies quicker. Lethal hunter is...

I can't find anything in the D&Di, so you should probably check the Eberron Players Guide, where the feat first came out. I remember that you get two level 1 alchemical formulas for free, but my memory is about as reliable as a first edition wizard trying to step up as a fourth edition defender...

Have not looked over all the details to check if any of the other bonuses are all different types, but Icy Heart and Weapon Focus are both feat bonuses to damage, so you only get one of those two bonuses. I would double check all the other sources of bonuses to make sure they are all either...

He did: Emphasis mine.

My problem with the level 7 dragon is its defenses. If the characters are not optimized, they may have an attack bonus of +9 vs AC (which is what the rogue, paladin, and avenger will be attacking, for the most part). Against AC 23, even with CA, their hit rate will be lousy, which will make it...

Also, losing a fight to a Dragon would not be the worst thing in the universe, provided most of them survive.