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Message: <blockquote data-quote="C4" data-source="post: 5643674" data-attributes="member: 93857">So maybe the only simple solution for 4e is "Don't give your PCs lots of items that boost the same shtick."EDIT: I'd like everyone's opinions on what comes next:But I'm a tinkerer at heart, so I'm considering adding this house rule to my <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-fan-creations-house-rules/290015-c4-best-edition-never-published.html" target="_blank">Complete 4th Edition</a>:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ability and enhancement bonuses work as per official RAW.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All other bonus types (including untyped) apply to only a single damage roll per standard action attack. You can choose which damage roll to apply bonuses to after rolling your attack rolls. Extra damage and vulnerabilities are likewise limited to once per standard action attack.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If an attack is any other kind of action, only ability and enhancement bonuses apply. Attacks that are listed as standard actions get all bonuses, even if they're used as a different action type. (Like making a MBA as an OA.)</li> </ul>This severely limits damage stacking on multi, minor and immediate attacks, but leaves all other attacks unaffected. So the rule won't even effect a lot of players. And as for HP bloat, that's easily solved with a bit of trimming as desired by a DM.That said, is my house rule worth the text?Does it do what it's meant to do? (Make sure multi attacks are only a little better than other attacks, damage-wise?)Does it create new balance issues?CB concerns aside, would you enforce it as a DM or want to adhere to it as a player?</blockquote>

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