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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cignus_pfaccari" data-source="post: 5189808" data-attributes="member: 14557">Addressing in the last quote, below.Staves still count as two implements when wielded two-handed; at least, they haven't fixed it on the Character Builder, which leads me to believe it's OK.  Which vaguely surprises me.  Obviously, I'm not double-counting the item bonus from Staff of Ruin with DIS, that'd be silly.  I can always get a +4 or +5 dagger or something if need be.I honestly fail to see what's good about Thunder Leap, unless you mean that you ignore the secondary attack at the end and keep it as a good "Bang ha ha now you can't get me" power.  As I don't see why you'd leap INTO melee with something.I did commit a bit of a sin, though, by building the character at least partially around the Gifts for the Queen set.  This would be a lot harder coming up from 1, obviously, but I have more than enough cash to buy most of the set at 21 (only missing the ring and staff, and of them, I'll get the ring), and making the at-wills all have lightning tags both adds flexibility and adds damage.Here's the thing.  I saw Bold or Stupid's note earlier about it, and didn't really think too much of it, as I didn't have much in the way of Con.And then when I ran it, I noticed, hey, wait, this is rather disturbingly good.  I'll miss the +4 attack bonus on APs and the +1d6 bonus from Essence Mage, but a +40 damage modifier with everything together is really nice.  Also, I can slide almost anything I hit, which is nifty.Would be nice if the PP powers were tagged as thunder or lightning, though.Brad</blockquote>

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