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I don't have the Gamma World rules, but does it explicitly state that if your character is a swarm, you obey the Swarm rules from 4e? On Games Day, there were at least two characters which were Swarms (one of birds IIRC) and they were simply treated as the same as other characters, the "swarm"...

Interesting that neither of the at-wills for Earth domain rely on the user's Con score, making them more useful for warpriests without a big Con. Seems ironic, given that this domain fits dwarves so well! The effects of Earth's Endurance seem to fit Pelor/Sun Domain more than the Sun domain...

And the Essentials Warpriest works nicely in concert with a Knight. The Warpriest will usually be wearing chain + heavy shield, granting good protection against anything in the Knight's aura. Sun Domain Warpriest can give the Knight damage resist, which is helpful given the amount of fire the...

The defenses seem OK to me. For example, a level 4 Slayer with 18 Str wielding a greataxe will have an attack bonus of +4 (Str) +2 (weapon proficiency) +1 (weapon talent class feature) +2 (level) +1 (expertise feat) = +10 and be hitting on 8's. If the Poised Assault stance is used, that's an...

When using melee basic attacks, most weapons are about the same. Axe, +2, 1d12 Sword, +3, 1d10 damage From what I've read, it's generally assumed by the designers that PCs hit about 60% of the time. If we assume that the Waraxe hits on 10 on a d20 (55%), and the Bastard Sword hits on 9...

Well, to beef up AC, start with Int 18 or 20, that will start you off with AC 14 or 15. Take Staff of Defense class feature, that's another +1 AC. Take Unarmored Agility or Leather Armor Proficiency, for +2 AC. So that's as much as AC 18 at lvl 1, as good as plate armour without a shield. Adding...

If it simply obviates the skill challenge, doesn't that mean you get no XP for the challenge? If you sneak past the dragon using Stealth without confronting it, you don't get XP. Seems like Instant Friends is in the same category.

Yes, the Slayer is built only using Essentials. In terms of damage, a Slayer with axe-pertise would beat the heavy bladexpertise slayer. If you're going with a heavy blade expertise Slayer, a better build would seem to be to take utilities and stances that synergise with the +2 to AC vs...

I've been running a party of 5 HotFL characters through H1. So far, the Thief seems like an excellent striker and the Slayer seems... not so good. Part of the problem is probably that the Thief is fairly optimised (Halfling, 18 dex, light blade expertise, shortsword & daggers) with the move...

I'd allow different skills to be appropriate. Endurance: the character is able to help one of the other characters by carrying gear or even the character himself when the character is winded. Athletics: The character is able to run faster or even help the party through difficult terrain. Nature...

Yes, but the material in Essentials isn't completely dumbed down.

"Whatever information it gleans" can mean that "the Invisible Man ended his move over in this square, and then turned invisible, and hasn't moved since, so I think he's in this square here." Without any Perception checks being necessary.

It's not the fall that kills you. That's the impact's job. I believe that there are some published adventures that have pits full of water that monsters/characters can fall into, and it is put into the description of the pit how much damage a character takes when they fall in. So basically DM...

I can see Instant Friends being really useful for situations where the PCs have captured a monster after combat, and want to interrogate it. Perhaps Intimidate isn't working. Instant Friends and blammo! it's co-operative for 1d4 hours. As a DM, I'd allow that. I think that maybe that's what they...

HotFL has "Aggressive Advantage", which gives you CA against all enemies during your first turn of an encounter. Which is actually slightly better than first strike, because it works even if the monster surprised you or had a higher initiative roll than you. OTOH, it costs a feat (it isn't a...

I've noticed that there are some synergies in the Essentials classes that reward clever play. For example, the Sun domain warpriest's Blessing of Battle works well with the Knight's hit-me aura by reducing the amount of damage the Knight will take from all those attacks. The Storm domain...

I noticed that while putting together an elven cleric last night. Put a 16 (before bonus) in Wisdom obviously, but where to put the other points? Strength, for decent opportunity attacks? Charisma, for negotiating? Intelligence, so she doesn't suck at Religion? Using the "balanced" array...

Another solution is to play a very "episodic" campaign, set in the Chaos Scar or somewhere like that. In that situation, it may make more sense for some characters to show up late or miss some adventures. "Hey guys, did I miss anything?" "Lord Borak! How did you find us?" "Oh it was easy, I...

Something that seems to have been ignored is that by RAW, PCs don't buy their magic items at list price, but at list + 10-40%. At least under PHB1/DMG1 rules, I don't know if this rule is in Essentials. Even if the manufacturer's cost is list price, the manufacturer is still making a profit. So...