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Is there a canonical discussion/site somewhere? I'm curious, and out of the loop.

Since we're all talking and thinking about piracy a lot right now, I'd like to see what people think about a question I've had for a while. Suppose that, over time--within five or ten years, say--most RPG developers came to believe that the RPG industry's traditional business model was...

I don't like how the Demigod's "Divine Miracle" ability gives a carte blanche on encounter powers. Consider the following fix: Divine Miracle (30th level) Whenever you spend a healing surge, recover an encounter power. If you have no encounter powers available, you can spend a healing surge as...

Consider the following rule. Rangers who choose the archery fighting style gain the Prime Shot ability. Rangers who choose the two-blade fighting style gain the Skirmisher ability, described below: Skirmisher You gain a +1 bonus to melee attack rolls against creatures who were at least 3...

The level 29 daily in the swordmage preview is a reliable attack power that, as an effect, increases your crit range to 19-20 for the duration of the encounter. (This is nice for the swordmage, who--lacking Dex--would otherwise probably not be able to get Heavy Blade Mastery.) The problem...

Consider the following paragon path. Berserker "Even though I know it's safe here, without my sword, I cannot sleep."Prerequisites: Fighter class, fighter weapon talent (two-handed weapons), Power Attack featYou're angry when you fight. You're not really sure why, to be honest, but in combat...

Consider the following changes. The bastard sword is removed from the game. The following heroic-tier feat is added. Greatsword Parry Prerequisites: Str 15, Dex 13 Benefit: You gain a +1 shield bonus to your AC and Reflex defense when wielding a greatsword. In addition, you are treated as...

Consider the following: Steel Warning Fighter Attack 1 Your blade flashes out in a swift attack, then stands ready to strike again. At-Will ♦ Martial, Weapon Standard Action -- Melee weapon Attack: Strength vs. AC Hit: 1[W] + Strength modifier damage. Until the end of the target's next turn...

Unless I'm massively underestimating the value of the free shift, Bloodstorm seems awfully weaksauce for a 25th-level daily--I'd probably even rather have the 5th-level Two-Wolf Pounce, to say nothing of most of the 15th- or 19th-level dailies. Here's a revised version that I think is more...

The basic idea is that characters with certain races can spend a feat to substitute one ability (generally one they get a racial bonus to) for another one for purposes of a particular class. Thus, the following are heroic-tier feats designed to either (a) enable race/class combinations that...

Why not make the rapier a military weapon, rather than a superior one? It'd be nice for fighters or rangers who dipped into rogue (or heroic-tier fighters who wanted to use rain of blows with a sword), though it wouldn't make a difference for rogues, who wouldn't get free proficiency with it...

Question: Joe Ranger uses Wounding Whirlwind (a 19th level daily) to hit enemy A twice and enemy B once. He's currently using his Follow-Up Attack stance (a 29th-level daily), which lets him use his off-hand weapon to "make a melee basic attack at a -2 penalty against each enemy [he] hit[s]...

I know these are a dime a dozen right now, but I'd be really grateful for feedback on a multiclassing fix I'm really happy with. It involves two basic ideas. All three Heroic-tier power swap feats, required as a prerequisite, are enough to balance out swapping an at-will from a second class...

Mods: please delete? I didn't mean to fork the thread! I guess I pressed the wrong button?

This grows out of my earlier attempt to design a fighter power that did more damage but created extra risks for attackers. I want powers that feel like defender powers, not striker powers. Here's one that's Dexterity-oriented but might fit the bill. Swordsman's Gambit -- Fighter Attack 1 You...

The basic idea is that I'd like to design an at-will for fighters that (a) is more damaging than other attacks, but (b) gives them a big defense penalty. That way, they could use the power both as a risky but high-payoff attack (or to finish off weak, low-AC, or otherwise vulnerable enemies) or...

I don't have anything close to a solid sense of balance for the 4e rules yet, so I have no idea whether this would be nifty or broken. Here's the thing. Conceptually I find replacing powers as you get more experienced to be a bit weird, but know it would be bad to give more experienced...

Am I missing something, or is Shadow Wasp Strike really weak for a 3rd-level encounter power? It looks like it does less than lots of 3rd or even 1st level encounter powers: plain old Str/Dex vs. AC, and plain old 2[W] + Str/Dex damage--AND it's limited to your quarry! I really can't think of...

Blade Cascade, of course, is a cool ranger Daily 15th power that lets you keep attacking a target, with alternating weapons, until you miss. My question is: given some n-out-of-20 chance of missing (assuming n is the same for either weapon), how many Blade Cascade attacks can a ranger...

So, do 30th-level archmages get all their daily spells functioning as encounter spells? After all, if Shape Magic is an arcane power, it's a spell. Since it's daily, it's a daily spell. If it's a daily spell, then archmages can pick it with Archspell. Then, whenever they can recover an...