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<blockquote data-quote="tuxgeo" data-source="post: 6515035" data-attributes="member: 61026"><p>The "Dilletante" racial feature of the Half-Elf appeared in the original 4E PHB; it gives the PC one At-Will power of any different class, but <em>usable only once per Encounter</em>. That makes it basically an Encounter power, not an At-Will. </p><p></p><p>The Essentials book "Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms" supplies a different racial feature for the Half-Elf. It is called "Knack for Success," and it's highly complicated: </p><p>Once an Encounter, Close burst 5, targeting you or an ally in the burst, choose one of four different effects: (1) make a save; (2) shift up to 2 sq. free; (3) +2 power bonus to next attack roll before end of next turn; (4) +4 power bonus to next skill check before end of next turn. </p><p></p><p>I didn't want all that complication for Breet, so in the Character Builder I changed his racial feature from default to Dilletante; Eld. Bla. can use either CHA or CON as its spellcasting ability, so it can work for him.</p><p></p><p>Breet doesn't get any specifically "Daily" attack power; what he gets instead is "Summon Natural Ally" (SNA), which is usable once per day at 1st level. When he would otherwise get a new Daily power, he gets another use of SNA; so it starts being Daily, then changes to twice/day, then thrice/day, etc. </p><p>His "Druid Circle Option: Circle of Renewal" makes him a "Primal Guardian" (per the spec.), so he gets minor animals with his SNA: either "a giant cobra or a desert hawk." </p><p>(At 15th level it becomes either a bulette or a venomous scorpion, and at 29th level it becomes either a blue dragon wyrmling or a desert roc.)</p><p></p><p>I'll work on backstory today. (Before SuperBowl XLIX.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tuxgeo, post: 6515035, member: 61026"] The "Dilletante" racial feature of the Half-Elf appeared in the original 4E PHB; it gives the PC one At-Will power of any different class, but [I]usable only once per Encounter[/I]. That makes it basically an Encounter power, not an At-Will. The Essentials book "Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms" supplies a different racial feature for the Half-Elf. It is called "Knack for Success," and it's highly complicated: Once an Encounter, Close burst 5, targeting you or an ally in the burst, choose one of four different effects: (1) make a save; (2) shift up to 2 sq. free; (3) +2 power bonus to next attack roll before end of next turn; (4) +4 power bonus to next skill check before end of next turn. I didn't want all that complication for Breet, so in the Character Builder I changed his racial feature from default to Dilletante; Eld. Bla. can use either CHA or CON as its spellcasting ability, so it can work for him. Breet doesn't get any specifically "Daily" attack power; what he gets instead is "Summon Natural Ally" (SNA), which is usable once per day at 1st level. When he would otherwise get a new Daily power, he gets another use of SNA; so it starts being Daily, then changes to twice/day, then thrice/day, etc. His "Druid Circle Option: Circle of Renewal" makes him a "Primal Guardian" (per the spec.), so he gets minor animals with his SNA: either "a giant cobra or a desert hawk." (At 15th level it becomes either a bulette or a venomous scorpion, and at 29th level it becomes either a blue dragon wyrmling or a desert roc.) I'll work on backstory today. (Before SuperBowl XLIX.) [/QUOTE]
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