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Right. I believe it's intended that characters can make stealth attacks in combat from behind cover or concealment; but that hiding behind other players to do so is *not* intended. The halfling playing peekaboo from behind the dragonborn is pushing it.

There are numerous ways to gain Combat Advantage. I believe part of the intended design in 4E is that players make the effort to gain Combat Advantage as often as possible. Having it isn't unbalancing: it's expected strikers will be flanking or using special abilities to gain it. This...

Rangers are rangers. They're one class. Archers and TBF rangers aren't in competition with each other, they're two sides of the same coin. Their powers are largely shared, and mostly equivalent in capability. The ranger, the class, is better at archery than any other class because they have...

This answer is "by the book" and doesn't offer a lot of insight, leaving it up to the DM. Rangers can use two weapons in combat, and many rogues may also wish to take the Two Weapon Fighting feat for the benefit it offers. Does drawing two weapons, one in each hand, count as one Minor Action...

You don't necessarily need to see someone to have line of effect. If you know someone is in a completely darkened 20'x20' room, you can toss in a fireball without seeing them, and still damage them.

All three are valid uses of stealth. Using cover or concealment allows a ranged attacker to gain Combat Advantage, because the target cannot sufficiently anticipate the timing or source location of the attacks. This actually promotes more tactical behavior on the part of ranged attackers...

Where in the PHB does it say this? If you attempt a stealth attack against a target, what matters is the target's perception check, not any other monster's. A stealth check is made in conjunction with an action you are attempting to perform stealthily. Again, where does it say this? Stealth is...

I really don't see the archery path as something one has to "suffer through". We give up Two-Blade Fighting Style. Big deal: our damage depends on our bow, and most archers will probably pick up Weapon Focus: Bow in the first couple levels. Switching to melee would be a decrease in damage in...

There was an announcement up last night that there would be forum downtime (thought I thought it said Thursday morning, not Wednesday). I assume they're making upgrades.

Because it's a different approach. The tank will have engaged soldiers & melee strikers, and is keeping them off the party's casters. One of the highest value targets to start with is the enemy leaders: take out their healing. The archer is well suited to focussing on that goal. Plus the TWF...

Archers can stealth using any terrain or corners to gain CA. I believe it's part of the design they do this. They need to make use of their surroundings, rather than just stand in the open firing away. They can use the Wintertouched, Lasting Frost, and Frost Weapon enhancement combo for...

You're going to have to sit down with your party and discuss tactics. And see if maybe one of them doesn't want to roll a cleric. There's only so much you can do on your own, and your self-healing options are limited. You can't really be expected to take all the damage with no healing to back...

At 1st level, it's an almost 20% boost for many characters. For anyone that starts with low hp, it's definitely valuable, and for front-line fighters that expect to get hit a lot, that extra margin can help keep them alive. It diminishes in value the higher you go, but still represents a solid...

SA, HQ, and Cu occur whether or not there's been a crit. They're part of the damage of the attack. Only damage added by the crit itself is not maximized: that includes magic weapon bonus damage, Devastating Critical, implements, and high-crit weapons. Answer from CS...

1 Yes. Each round, you add the bonus damage to one attack performed on a quarry. If you have multiple quarries, you choose which attack you performed that you add the damage to. 2 It's simply additional damage to another attack that hit. You do need to hit the quarry for the damage to occur...

From Tony, Wizards Customer Service, 06/16/2008 08:26 PM 1. Does attacking (melee or ranged, using an at-will power) with a weapon with the Frost Weapon enchantment constitute "hitting with a power that has the cold keyword" for the purpose of the Lasting Frost feat? That is, will using an Frost...

Magus: P113: Battlefield Experience (11th level): You can designate more than one creature as your quarry at a time, up to a number equal to your Wisdom modifier. In addition, any attack made against a quarry receives a +1 bonus to attack rolls. P11: "Simple Rules, Many Exceptions Every...

Yes, I can understand not wanting to allow the ranger to arbitrarily pick one target in a mass (like the leader of a group), but it seems an undue restriction to be unable to designate the next closest target if they've already tagged the nearest one.

Is it necessary to make an attack on the Quarry each round in order for it to take the extra damage, or does the damage occur regardless (like an Ongoing Damage effect)? Joe, Wizard's Customer Service 06/15/2008 04:35 PM You must successfully hit the Quarry with an attack and choose to apply the...

I received this today from Joe at Wizard's customer service: Question 3: Page 104 states that you can designate the enemy nearest you as your Quarry (errata modifies that to "nearest enemy you can see". In order to designate additional Quarries per page 113, is it necessary to adjust position...