Phase of the Stars Overpowered?

[Nifft]

IMHO, the archer scenario highlights a weakness of the Stars phase, rather than a strength. Against a bunch of multi-attack melee dudes, you could run away (negating a second, third, etc. attack), but what do you do against archers? "Great, now I'm a pincushion three squares back."

Compare against a Wizard, who says: "Oh, you hit my AC? Well now it's +4 higher, so you missed. And it's staying +4 higher until the end of my next turn."

Cheers, -- N

 

[Ryujin]

Of course it doesn't affect area attacks, those aren't ranged attacks. That's a very correct interpretation.

Mind you, use more lurkers and skirmishers, and the cloak does nothing.

I gave mine up in favour of a Safewing Amulet because the big baddies just kept dropping depth charges and the lessers closed the distance.