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Using handaxe will work, though not so strong. Handaxe's range is very short. And you must twist the build somehow to gain better AC (say, make it a Str/Dex build or give your PC high Str and decent Con, then take Armor Proficiency feats). Human Hunter cannot gain extra at-will attack power as...

Well, if you see each PC as that PC own, having less-effective BA may not be a big problem. But effectiveness of BA does matter a lot when a party has a PC who grants BA (usually a leader). That means, sometimes some player is discouraged to play a class which does not have good MBA when a...

It is called proficiency, not style. But anyway, Handaxe is classified as a One-Handed Military Melee Weapon. Thus a Barbarian is proficient in it. If you are proficient in a certain type of weapon, you can add proficiency bonus to any weapon attacks using it. Whether an attack is ranged or...

It does mean that ettin's DPR is almost equal to average brute. It will not hit with both attacks often. But also it will rarely miss both of those attacks. So it will inflict damage constantly. In addition to that, It has TWO FULL TURNS per round. That means, in addition to those 2 standard...

I don't think so. It says "The target cannot use encounter or daily attack powers until the end of its next turn." A power is used when you first use it with the appropriate action listed. Then the effects or other results lasts for certain duration. But you are not "using" that power after the...

Yes, that is one point I do really like about 4e. Now speed and movement-related abilities are much more important. Ranged 5, ranged 10 & ranged 20 are really different. But that is a double-edged sword. 4e (and indeed many of the well-made tactical games) achieve this by restricting PCs' (or...

If you compare 4e against 2e, , yes. Fighters were sub-per in ranged attacks. But in 3.5e, in my experience, that was quite different. The damage of composite longbows were based on strength. And in overall, Attack Roll Modifier vs AC was not so strict as in 4e. So, say, a level 4 fighter with...

If that is a ranged/area power or a character can fly and attack. Both of them are not so easily obtained. Ranged/Area knock prone powers are usually encounter or daily. And only few builds can actually fly AND attack flying monster. If the monster is hovering in very low altitude. Having high...

Not just defenders but strikers need better MBA and/or RBA. A class which meant to inflict enough damage can't do that when charging? A class meant to be a party's main damage source cannot be chosen by a leader (not just warlord, some other leaders have similar power, too) when the party want...

One of my friend has a custom-made 6-sided die made of Tungsten carbide. It is prohibited by most DMs as it is too heavy (about 40% much heavier than lead) and too hard (about 9 in Mohs scale).

Bond of Censure says, So, this power inflicts damage ONLY WHEN the target ends this movement adjacent to the user of this power. And the damage is 1d10 (2d10 at Epic).

This item's power says, What will happen if the power is an arcane ranged weapon power? Say, an artificer uses this power and then uses Magic Weapon with a repeating crossbow (range 10/20). Now how long is the range of this Magic Weapon? 15/25? 10/25? or any other?

Yeah, for that reason, maybe Essentials are slightly less melee-heavy in a way. I don't think it solved the 4e's "typical party cannot fight descently against flying monster" problem much, though. Yep. But it seems that now all of those consumable items are uncommon at best. In other words...

Yes, an experienced DM can do that. But is that easy enough for newbie DMs? I am sure 4e is very player friendly from the beginning. And aldo DM-friendly provided he only run pre-made adventures. But I have heard from many DMs, both experienced ones and newbies, that making good combat...

No I don't. Sure, strength-based PCs can throw Javelins. But that is sub-per for several reasons. First, the range is not long enough. Second, PCs tend to have much weaker magic Javelin than his primal weapon. 3rd, his feats invested into main weapon group are often not applied to Javelin...

Well, while that Artificer/Warlord build seems to be good, I don't like having a lot of Immediate action powers. Currently, a friend of mine is playing a Bard/Warlord hybrid/Daring Blade at level 12, full of immediate powers. He is great. He provides a lot of bonuses and temporally hit points...

Prestidigitalis, No, those numbers are just numbers and not the priorities. Skill problem seems to be big. We have just lost a warlord in the previous game because that day players of the other strength PCs and Avenger was absent. As a result, no one could find Green Slimes before they attack...

Well, being melee-heavy is not something started by Essentials. From the beginning, 4e has been rather melee-heavy. Yep, there was bow ranger and Wizard. But aside from those 2 classes, there was no classes in PHB who can consistently attack at range 20 with reasonable attack. Cleric and...

Ok, in another thread I have asked for help making a 4th-level ranged (possibly a bow or crossbow wielding) leader. But now I am thinking about going more open for various builds. Now, our 4th-level party has, Dwarf Orb Wizard dual-wielding Battlecrazed Kopesh and an Orb Dwarf Battlerager...

That slayer build does not seem to be broken. It is damping one of the most useful stat for a melee combatant, str. Str is useful for having good enough Athletics skill modifier and also give it a good Fort defense. Also, this character will eventually become slightly less striky than usual...