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Translation: You're not allowed to disagree with my opinion...I mean "facts". /sarcasm Again your opinion. I'm not aware of any GAME companies that have been saved by the government and I don't sense WotC/Hasbro going under any time soon. Other than that I'm not sure what your point here is...

So how many kids is that? 5? 10? 20? What age range are they in? 4-6? 7-10? 11-14? 15-20? Do all of them go for this kind of game or are some of them perhaps not part of WotC's demographics for D&D? Did you do surveys about opinions of these kids or is this just a generic "they DEMAND...

This. There are only 3 known facts about WotC not selling PDFs. 1) They tried it and pulled the plug. 2) Some people in the community still want them and can't buy them. 3) If they were to start selling them again they would get some revenue from said sales. What we do NOT know. 1) Was...

Everyone who makes this general argument just blindly ignores the 1000 pound elephant in the room. The assumption here is this decision making tree If we sell this product (in PDF format) will it generate revenue? If yes, then sell. If no, then don't sell. The correct decision tree...

Rephrasing: How much do higher level powers make up for a reduction in the to hit rate? I'm pretty sure the answer to this is close to 0. If you have a power or condition that grants you a bonus to hit at first level then this can safely be ignored when trying to determine if "high level"...

To all those who claim Expertise isn't needed: I did a very long post detailing not so much why Expertise is or isn't needed, but that the feats presence breaks the game by increasing the variance between the "haves" and "have nots". There are only 20 possible results on a d20. If you have PC...

You're assuming that "the few legal sales they could make" would generate profits and not have a negative impact on sales elsewhere. The resistance threshold for making a copy of a PDF you own and passing it around to your friends is a lot lower than going to the web and searching/downloading...

I can't answer for you if it's necessary for everyone, but for my table I have no plan to change as a 15% hit reduction at epic is just going to slow down already slow combats at my table. I expect that increased damage will keep my epic encounters dangerous enough that the only thing I'll be...

They will never do that again and comments like this are wishful thinking. Many of the comments I've seen about PDF's from WOTC have suggested price points like $5-$10 and the link you gave is when WOTC essentially gave their rule-set away for FREE. The fact of the matter is that the printing...

I have a lot of players at my table (6+ depending on who shows up any given game session). Because of this and other factors I have had combats take up to 4+ hours. This has led me to use nothing but custom monsters. HPs are multiplied by 7/10 (~30% reduction) and all damage is multiplied by...

I think you've missed the obvious. Specific beats general. Normally CLW would be the specific (with it's "as if" wording) and Healer's Lore would be the general, but in this case Healer's Lore specifically says the ability must allow you to spend a surge. CLW does not allow this so it does...

Then this is the problem (other than Twin Strike just being too good). In order for this specific combo to be good too many things have to line up correctly. When a feat removes one of the requirements making it easy to accomplish it becomes pretty easy to disallow the feat (even specifically...

I want to second this. I'm sure I've read this someplace else other than the above link that whoever's turn it is gets to decide the order of things. I know there was a debate here about the start of turn/end of turn lists being ordered lists or just a list. They are NOT numbered, just...

* Twin Strike only works with STR or DEX. * Avengers use WIS/DEX/INT. * Avengers get their extra "striker damage" from the fact that they hit more often. * Half-elf gets +CHA/CON so there is no stat help for either class (Ranger/Avenger) using Half-elf. The best combo there is a Greatbow with...

I have had some really slow combats at my table. And just to be clear I mean a L+3 encounter taking 4-5 hours. I have taken steps to reduce this at my table, but I think my biggest problem is how my players optimize their PCs and the sheer quantity of time some of my players take to take their...

This. I think it's implicit that the secondary attack is a "Ranged" power and provokes (since it specifies "within weapon range"). Since the primary target will be dazed, only other adjacent enemies will be able to attack you.

@Phil500: Are you trying to win some kind of debate? You came asking for advice. I offered what I thought were some tidbits that you may not have considered and just asked a single question. Do you know what you're getting for what you're giving up? You seem focused on a few small points...

One more thought. At the table you'll have an action shortage. Divine Challenge is a minor action to use and so is Healing Word so if you want to Mark, Heal, and Attack you won't be able to move.

Yeah...my mistake...I compiled that from CB which isn't exactly the best choice, but you start with any "shared" armor proficiencies right? So in this case since Paladin and Cleric both have Leather, Hide, and Chain you get all those for free. As a side note CB will allow you to pick the...

All I'm saying is make sure you know what you're losing and what you're getting: Differences between Paladin and Hybrid Paladin: Armor (Plate and Heavy Shield) (feat - Hybrid Talent) No Channel Divinity (feat - Hybrid Talent) No Lay on Hands (can't even take this as a...