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<blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 4497450" data-attributes="member: 71571">Not with more than one stat below nine you're not.They were correct.&nbsp; p285.&nbsp; You have to be the one flanking in order to get Combat Advantage.And if you're flanking, that means someone -else- is also getting the Combat Advantage from flanking.Wizards don't tend to target 18 defenses at level 1.&nbsp; Those that target AC do, but wizards tend to be targetting defenses closer to 12, depending on power selection.&nbsp; That would mean he'd need an 8 to hit in that situation.&nbsp; And his wisdom stat is irrelevant, he's a damn wizard, so he uses Intellegence to attack with.&nbsp; +4 to hit the non-AC defenses of monsters you're facing at level 1 is more than fair.&nbsp; Sounds to me like this group, including the DM, doesn't have a clue what they are doing with this system.&nbsp; This is not the sort of group that should be busting out roll-for-stats houserules and setting parties against level 8 monsters, because the DM doesn't have the experience with the system to know how problematic that would be.Rolling for stats in D&amp;D4 is like rolling for stats in Whitewolf.&nbsp; It makes no sense to do so, and just because you -can- doesn't mean you -should-.Always try the system before you houserule the system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DracoSuave, post: 4497450, member: 71571"] Not with more than one stat below nine you're not. They were correct. p285. You have to be the one flanking in order to get Combat Advantage. And if you're flanking, that means someone -else- is also getting the Combat Advantage from flanking. Wizards don't tend to target 18 defenses at level 1. Those that target AC do, but wizards tend to be targetting defenses closer to 12, depending on power selection. That would mean he'd need an 8 to hit in that situation. And his wisdom stat is irrelevant, he's a damn wizard, so he uses Intellegence to attack with. +4 to hit the non-AC defenses of monsters you're facing at level 1 is more than fair. Sounds to me like this group, including the DM, doesn't have a clue what they are doing with this system. This is not the sort of group that should be busting out roll-for-stats houserules and setting parties against level 8 monsters, because the DM doesn't have the experience with the system to know how problematic that would be. Rolling for stats in D&D4 is like rolling for stats in Whitewolf. It makes no sense to do so, and just because you -can- doesn't mean you -should-. Always try the system before you houserule the system. [/QUOTE]

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