Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition from 2008 (includes Essentials)
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How does resist work VS 1 attack that deals 2 separate damage types?
"Resist 1 all" applies to all damage types, reducing the damage by 1 point. The "all" includes even untyped damage. Does that mean that an attack with 2 separate and distinct damage types is resisted ...
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Is there any way for a Bard to take the Blackstaff Apprentice theme?
Blackstaff Apprentice has the following requirement:
Prerequisite: Wizard. You must be able to prepare spells from a spellbook (such as with the Arcanist’s Spellbook, Bladesinger’s Spellbook, or ...
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Rogue Coup de' Grace, sneak attack, and Two Fisted Shooter [closed]
Facts:
KO'ed Targets get -5 to all defenses
You automatically score a critical hit when you deal a coup de grace (page 288).
So I use a knockout daily on a target; it's KO'ed. I get to CDG it and I ...
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Do Sly Flourish and Night Stalker stack?
Two-part question, roughly in the same category.
Since Guild Training is a Hybrid feat for Rogue/Assassins, is it legal or fair to take both Guild Training abilities burning two feats?
Sly Flourish ...
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Playing D&D 4e with two players
I was thinking of starting a D&D 4e campaign with two of my friends. I will DM, and they will play. They are both quite new to RPGs, and I'm not very experienced as a DM. However, 2 players does ...
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What Assassin's class feature should have “hybrid” tag if I were to hybrid it with another class? [closed]
1) What Assassin's class feature/s should have "hybrid" tag if I were to hybrid it with another class?
Assassin’s shroud
Guild Training,
Shade Form
Shadow Step.
2) Assume the following has:
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How do I get as many enemies as possible to attack me in 1 round from a distance?
On my ranged rogue I have the Daring Gamble utility power, which, once activated, gives me CA for the rest of the encounter on any enemies that attack me before the start of my next turn.
How can I ...
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Do AOE attacks deal Sneak Attack damage to all targets?
There are attacks that target an area (bursts, blasts, etc.); if I use an AOE attack and hit multiple enemies that I have combat advantage against, do I deal sneak attack damage to all of them?
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Can a beastmaster have a beast and a minion at level 1? (4e D&D)
A friend of mine made a multiclass ranger (beastmaster) / cleric. I'm pretty sure in order to multiclass, you need to feat for it. Is it possible for a beastmaster to control a beast companion AND a ...
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Is having multiple Power Jewels overpowered?
I found a Potion Bandoleer (Holds 6 pots and use them as minor act) in our game and had enough gold to buy 6 Power Jewels. Can I use this bandoleer with the Power Jewels? Is having more than one Power ...
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What Book is “Everything in the Book” power from?
Please see above. I think it's a daily that make an attack on all of a targets defenses AC, Fort Ref and Will?
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Does Melee Training affect the secondary attack of Riposte Strike?
Melee Training Feat from Heroes of the Fallen Lands, say you can sub another Ability mod for your melee attack bonus and half that Ability mod for damage bonus. PC chooses Dexterity.
Riposte has, If ...
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Do Duelist's Flurry and Sneak Attack stack?
Duelist's Flurry:
Hit: Dexterity modifier damage, slide the target 1 square, and you shift 1 square. You may use your sneak attack damage even if you do not have combat advantage with this attack.
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Does Versatile Duelist allow sneak attacks without combat advantage?
Versatile Duelist
Benefit: You gain proficiency with all one-handed, military heavy blades. If a rogue power
requires you to wield a light blade, you can use that power with a one-handed ...
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Does a mundane weapon thrown with a magic ki focus return?
For the classes proficient with them, the rules for the ki focus are as follows:
Ki Focuses and Weapon Attacks: If you use a magic ki focus, you can add its enhancement bonus to the attack rolls ...
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Does a weapon thrown with Giantkind Gloves gain weapon benefits?
Giantkind Gloves possess the following power:
Power (Standard Action)
Strength + 2 vs. AC; ranged 6/12; you throw an object 30 lb. or less; 2d6 + Strength modifier ...
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Can a demon lord read minds?
Can demon lords read minds in D&D 4th edition?
If they cannot, would it be a stretch to say Graz'zt (a demon lord I'm depending on heavily in my campaign) can perform this feat?
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What can you make a dominated creature do?
According to the glossary, creatures get saving throws when the Dominated effect compels them to enter hindering terrain or throw themselves into a pit.
Is the saving throw rule limited to just these ...
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When does a power count as an attack?
I thought it was pretty simple: a power's an attack if it says Attack in the top right. Apparently, it's not that simple. I keep hearing there are other conditions a power must fulfil to count ...
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Does Staff of Provocation allow enemy attack himself?
Suppose two players are fighting, and one of them has the Staff of Provocation (PHB2):
Power (Daily ✦Charm):Free Action.
Trigger: You hit an enemy with an attack power using this staff.
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Does the Direct The Strike power provoke OA?
Does using the Warlord's Direct The Strike power provoke opportunity attacks?
It is a Ranged 5 power with only the Martial keyword (not an Implement or Weapon attack). It seems to me like it should ...
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What happens to a dying Revenant in the Stunning Palm stance?
Unnatural Vitality: When you drop to 0 hit points or fewer and are subjected to the dying condition, you can choose to be dazed, instead of falling unconscious. You make death saving throws as ...
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When determining initiative bonus for PCs, is it dex + 1/2 level or dex mod + 1/2 level?
Title says it all, my group has been using our ability score instead of ability mod and I've noticed that none of the creatures in the Monster Manual get such a high initiative bonus so early.
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Difference between Ranged Sorcerers Attack and Ranged Basic Attack
The attack Dragonfrost (PHB2 pg 139) is a Sorcerer at will attack that is Ranged 10. How ever it also has a special section stating "This power can be used as a ranged basic attack". What difference ...
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How can we heal HP while infected with Filth Fever?
My party is trying get back to civilization alive (a city five days travel away), but we have two characters in the final stages of Filth Fever*: a 5th-level Paladin of Pelor and a 4th-level Rogue.
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What 4e character options allow a player to substitute ability scores? [closed]
There are a number of D&D 4e character creation options that allow players to substitute one ability score in place of another under certain conditions. Here are some examples:
Auspicious ...
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Can a druid use powers from other classes while in beast form?
I'm a first-level Druid, and I'm thinking of using my next feat to multiclass into Paladin (specifically to be able to take some helpful Encounter powers later on). Regardless of how smart this is, or ...
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How can I make a daily power an encounter power? [duplicate]
Is there a way to make a Daily Power to an Encounter Power?
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Do travel bonuses from the Shadow Walk and the Phantom Steed rituals stack?
The Phantom Steeds can have a speed of up to 20, and the Shadow Walk ritual multiplies overland travel speed by 5. This means a party of adventurers can potentially travel overland at a speed of up to ...
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Use Predator's Flurry on a charge?
Are there any ways to allow a druid to use Predator's Flurry on a charge?
Is there a page out there that documents ways to use powers as part of a charge (or as a MBA etc)?
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How do passive skills work? [duplicate]
How does passive insight/perception skills work? I've read about it and asked people but I keep getting different answers. Any help?
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Where are a monster's skills?
If you grab a goblin for example, and the goblin test to escape it says to have it make an acrobatics or athletics check but I can't seem to find where it says there skills? Any help?
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How do I read these attacks?
Attack: Ranged 10 (one creature); +9 vs. Fortitude
Attack: Melee 2 (one creature); +9 vs. AC
Attack: Ranged 5/10 (one creature); +6
Can anybody break these down for me?
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Rolling Echo's size after an AP?
See the Voice of Thunder PP here.
Rolling Echo allows you to repeat the attack the following round. If you use an AP to make the Rolling Echo attack, it goes from Close Burst 2 to Close Burst 3.
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What do you do when a player intimidates your campaign boss to surrender?
So my players recently fought a big bad campaign boss. The (custom made) boss was a kind of solo beserker king, and the encounter difficulty was designed to be fairly moderate until the boss became ...
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Are there rules for making Class specific Custom Powers?
Please see above.
I'd like to make a Rogue encounter power akin to "One Two Punch" but for ranged attacks. This will be for those Two Fisted shooters and thrown weapons savants. Basically I made this ...
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Two-Fisted Shooter Style optimization for Rogue (Thief) [closed]
OK, I'm building a Changeling ranged DPS Rogue (Thief) for a standard 4e game starting us off at level five.
I have the following feat chain:
Two-Fisted Shooter + Distant Advantage + Quick Draw
I ...
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How can I make PDFs of Character Sheets from the Character Builder?
I'd like to be able to see/share my character via PDF or something similar, instead of having to go through whole process of logging and loading. Anyone know a way to capture the pages?
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Writing rules and guidelines for a 3.Xe, 4e mashup system and campaign [closed]
Recently I've taken on the project of creating my own campaign and system that i hope to be combination of 4e and 3e, but distinct from each. Could anyone give me suggestions as to how to write the ...
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Retrain languages in the 4e character builder?
Is it possible to retrain languages? How does one do this in the 4e Character Builder?
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What is an example of an optimized Ranger|Cleric build in D&D 4E?
I am totally new to D&D 4E. I have read that Ranger|Cleric is generally better than Ranger. Can someone give me an example build for Ranger|Cleric that goes up to level 30?
EDIT:
No house rules. ...
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Do thieves get extra encounters and dailies?
I'd like to to build a good thief but something's bugging me. I hope you guys could lend a hand.
I'm building a Lv5 thief. In the Players Handbook 1 pg 29 in Character Advancement Chart, a 5th level ...
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Do Backstab and Sneak Attack stack?
Dose the Back-stab Rogue Utility (from Heroes of the Fallen Lands) and Sneak Attack Rogue Class feature damage stack? If so, does Back-stab also get the die boost from the feat Back Stabber?
If so, ...
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I need help with a 3e-4e merger homebrew system (specifically fighters)
I am trying to create my own RPG system, similar to 4e and 3e, and hopefully a happy merger of both.
For casting classes, there are 4 tiers of spells per 10 levels, totaling 12 tiers of spells ...
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How to discourage players from roleplaying out of their alignment when using a 3.5e alignment system in a 4e game?
My GM would like to implement the 3.5e grid-based alignment system in his 4th edition game. He would also like to implement better penalties for not playing within your alignment.
I understand that ...
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How could I get more from sneak attacks?
With Preparatory Shot power and Back Stabber feat, Heroic level PCs could constantly deal Dex mod + Int mod + 2d8 damage every round to targeted creature till they die? Are there better ways of ...
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How Can I Play A Fighter Dual-Wielding Shields In DnD 4e
I'm rolling my very first DnD character. I'm trying to play a tank-type role in my group as a Dwarf Fighter. While looking through some forums I came across an image of an African warrior wielding 2 ...
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How can I take advantage of intentionally going prone?
Being in the prone position has some advantages. You're harder to hit with melee and ranged attacks. But what is considered prone for D&D 4th ed. My rogue uses hand cross-bows. So could he go ...
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How do I play D&D 4e gridless (but still on tabletop)?
A friend told me that he would like to try playing a gridless game next - still on tabletop, but without the gridlines. Is there any difference in the game except for movement? There are some things I ...
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What power sources exist in D&D and what influence do they have on their heroes?
D&D seems to have many different power sources. Is there a complete list somewhere? What flavour is attached to them?
Also, how do the classes relate to the power sources?
Are power sources ...
