Arcane Power questions ahead of time

[twilsemail]

From what I've seen elswhere (I don't have the book, so working on secondhand information) I beleive the eladrin feat allows the longsword to count as a wand for Implement Mastery.

Same here. This was in another thread on another forum. I'll look for a link.

 

[evilbob]

Ah ok - so the Eladrin longsword feat gives extra bonuses to the dex-based wizard path (which makes sense, since they're a +dex race). Can anyone confirm this?

If so, that means that Eladrin got a pretty decent racial feat - but it still doesn't make wand wizards a better choice than staff/orb (or presumably, tome). It just makes them less of a bad choice for one race. (I still wouldn't be a wand wizard, even then.)

Also, it would completely blow the top off the whole "cunning weapon" debate: all wizards could definitely pick up a cunning dagger for an additional -2 to -4 to saves, and keep an orb in their off-hand to use that implement power (if they want). They can apparently even get the enhancement bonus of their orb to their damage using another feat.

Or, they can just go Staff of Ruin in the off-hand and get double enhancement bonus to their damage. Considering you can now have -9 to all saves (vs. a Will attack) without even using an orb, that's not a bad option.

 

[mach1.9pants]

Hey could you clear up a bit of a debate on one of the new Wiz at wills:
Storm Pillar:
Does it only target enemies? Or all creatures.
Does it only target enemies that move into the zone or also targets enemies that start in the zone?
Thanks
M1.9P

 

[Dice4Hire]

Any special feats for eladrin swordmages?

Heroic:
Eladrin Swordmage Advance: Use fey step to teleport adjacent and get a free basic attack.

 

[Dice4Hire]

From what I've seen elswhere (I don't have the book, so working on secondhand information) I beleive the eladrin feat allows the longsword to count as a wand for Implement Mastery.

Yes, it does, but only for wizard wand abilities.

 

[Dice4Hire]

Hey could you clear up a bit of a debate on one of the new Wiz at wills:
Storm Pillar:
Does it only target enemies? Or all creatures.
Does it only target enemies that move into the zone or also targets enemies that start in the zone?
Thanks
M1.9P

Storm Pillar is enemies, not all creatures
Storm pillar affects creatures moving into a square adjacent to .....

So, if they start in an adjacent square and move away, they are safe.

 

[Dice4Hire]

Also, it would completely blow the top off the whole "cunning weapon" debate: all wizards could definitely pick up a cunning dagger for an additional -2 to -4 to saves, and keep an orb in their off-hand to use that implement power (if they want). They can apparently even get the enhancement bonus of their orb to their damage using another feat.

That is very true.

Cunning dagger in one hand, and tome, staff, or whatever in the other, as a new WOTC answer psecifies hat the staff is two handed as a weapon and one handed as an implement.

And yes, the Dual Implemend Spellcster is gold if you are not using a shield. Twin daggers are very nice for sorcerers.

 

[deleteme123456]

I'll just take a +1 mage's parrying dagger in my off-hand. Or a +1 mage's spiked shield if I pick up light shield proficiency (dragon sorc). It's pretty cheap to just keep a generic mage's weapon around, even if it does wind up behind by +1 at some point.

 

[mrphoenix]

Can you give us the text of the "Dual Implement Spellcaster" feat?
Is it really as good as it sounds? is the damage bonus a feat bonus? can you hold the second implement together with a shield in your offhand?

Thank you for sharing!

 

[AntlerDruid]

Learned pellcaster Int, wis 13 Gain training in your choice of three skills and ritual caster.

Is the ritual caster part of it act as the normal ritual caster feat or the wizard version where you get the bonus known rituals?