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<blockquote data-quote="EP" data-source="post: 4907132" data-attributes="member: 41744"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Defensive Powers</span></strong></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Green">They say the best offense is a good defense and that applies to combat more than anything else. There are defensives boosts in 4E, but I personally find them few and far between. That changes today.</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Green"></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Green">Build a feat available to any character (you may designate a minimum class level, if you like). This feat must grant the use of a defensive power, which means it must affect the character's AC, Fortitude, Reflex, or Will defense or nullify a condition (such as combat advantage). This feat power must have a secondary attack on the triggering target or any adjacent target inflicting the target with a similar effect. For example, if the triggering target makes a melee attack, your feat power can be an immediate interrupt to block and allow a basic melee attack against the triggering target's same defense. Or you can prevent yourself from falling prone and cause the triggering target to fall prone instead. No at-will powers (that just wouldn't be fair to the DM).</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Green"></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Green">Remember, these feat powers must be available to ALL classes or a group of classes (i.e. those using implements). They may apply to all arcane, divine, psionic, primal, shadow, or martial classes but cannot require a specific power or class feature.</span></span> </em></p><p></p><p><strong>WHAT IS NSFW?</strong></p><p>Work is boring. Gaming is fun. Work should be more like gaming.</p><p></p><p><strong>Not Suitable For Work</strong> is a new addition to <a href="http://www.emeraldpresspdf.com/combatadvantage.html" target="_blank">Combat Advantage</a>, the free 4e series of PDFs from <a href="http://www.emeraldpresspdf.com" target="_blank">Emerald Press PDF Publishing</a>. Every month will have a theme to which any number of brainstorming exercises will be made. Each week or so, we will post a new thread for 4e material utilizing that theme and everyone is open to submit their concepts on EN World. The trick to this game is that you must rely on your memory of the game and cannot use any supplements, core rulebooks, or online references - simply use your innate knowledge of the game to create new material on the fly. Accuracy is not immediately required - these are brainstorms for new ideas, concepts, and add-ons to 4e. Throw in your ideas, no matter how crazy they are because you never know what they may lead to.</p><p></p><p>NSFW is not a contest and is designed solely as a recreational design exercise for those of you stuck at work, school, or anywhere else on your lunch breaks with nothing to do. Waiting for that report to come back from management? Homework? Eww. Check out the theme and post your ideas for this week’s exercise. There’s no voting, no deadlines, or bad ideas. It’s all about having a little bit of fun while the boss isn’t looking. Enough talk!</p><p></p><p>Post your ideas below. Remember these are exercises built for enjoyment and mental exercise of the game. Accuracy is not required on every little detail and some mistakes are forgiveable. (See?) If you'd like to post a revised version of your entry, just be sure to type in which version under Reason for Edits. If you want to post more than one entry, go crazy. It's all just in the name of having fun while you're not supposed to.[/SIZE]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EP, post: 4907132, member: 41744"] [CENTER][B][SIZE="5"]Defensive Powers[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] [I][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Green"]They say the best offense is a good defense and that applies to combat more than anything else. There are defensives boosts in 4E, but I personally find them few and far between. That changes today. Build a feat available to any character (you may designate a minimum class level, if you like). This feat must grant the use of a defensive power, which means it must affect the character's AC, Fortitude, Reflex, or Will defense or nullify a condition (such as combat advantage). This feat power must have a secondary attack on the triggering target or any adjacent target inflicting the target with a similar effect. For example, if the triggering target makes a melee attack, your feat power can be an immediate interrupt to block and allow a basic melee attack against the triggering target's same defense. Or you can prevent yourself from falling prone and cause the triggering target to fall prone instead. No at-will powers (that just wouldn't be fair to the DM). Remember, these feat powers must be available to ALL classes or a group of classes (i.e. those using implements). They may apply to all arcane, divine, psionic, primal, shadow, or martial classes but cannot require a specific power or class feature.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/I] [B]WHAT IS NSFW?[/B] Work is boring. Gaming is fun. Work should be more like gaming. [B]Not Suitable For Work[/B] is a new addition to [URL="http://www.emeraldpresspdf.com/combatadvantage.html"]Combat Advantage[/URL], the free 4e series of PDFs from [URL="http://www.emeraldpresspdf.com"]Emerald Press PDF Publishing[/URL]. Every month will have a theme to which any number of brainstorming exercises will be made. Each week or so, we will post a new thread for 4e material utilizing that theme and everyone is open to submit their concepts on EN World. The trick to this game is that you must rely on your memory of the game and cannot use any supplements, core rulebooks, or online references - simply use your innate knowledge of the game to create new material on the fly. Accuracy is not immediately required - these are brainstorms for new ideas, concepts, and add-ons to 4e. Throw in your ideas, no matter how crazy they are because you never know what they may lead to. NSFW is not a contest and is designed solely as a recreational design exercise for those of you stuck at work, school, or anywhere else on your lunch breaks with nothing to do. Waiting for that report to come back from management? Homework? Eww. Check out the theme and post your ideas for this week’s exercise. There’s no voting, no deadlines, or bad ideas. It’s all about having a little bit of fun while the boss isn’t looking. Enough talk! Post your ideas below. Remember these are exercises built for enjoyment and mental exercise of the game. Accuracy is not required on every little detail and some mistakes are forgiveable. (See?) If you'd like to post a revised version of your entry, just be sure to type in which version under Reason for Edits. If you want to post more than one entry, go crazy. It's all just in the name of having fun while you're not supposed to.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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