Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition from 2008 (includes Essentials)
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What books should I start D&D 4e with? [duplicate]
I am starting to play D&D and have bought the Players Handbook, the Monsters Manual and the DM guide!
Now, with what did you started playing? Where do you find all of the pertinent information to ...
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Is the Dark Light ritual an invisibility cloak?
You create a source of dim light that allows you and those around you
to see without your being seen because of your light source.
Does the "without your being seen" part mean that the players ...
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How many Encounter Powers can I use during an Encounter?
So, I have a lvl. 1 cleric! I have 1 Encounter power + the power of my deity + Healing Word.
But how do encounter powers work?
Either you can only use ONE power from the whole 'encounter' category ...
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What is a good way to handle a merchant / snake oil salesman PC?
I recently started running a 4e game where a character is playing an unaligned merchant bard who is also a bit of a snake oil salesman.
What is a good way to play up the merchant / snake oil salesman ...
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What benefits or powers does a cleric gain from choosing a deity?
Is there any benefit from choosing a god? What are they? Do they change per level? Is it available to use at all times? Do they involve rituals? What are the prerequisites?
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Which ability modifiers apply to which Defenses?
I'm creating a level 1 character. When I got to the 'filling out the character sheet' part I really didn't understand what modifiers there were for Defenses or how they were applied. I am new to ...
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Declaring an interrupt during a multitarget attack
Suppose I have an immediate interrupt power that triggers when I am hit, and the effect is to push the creature out of range, invalidating the attack.
Example:
A monster attacks with a close burst ...
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Is the Rapier a Superior or Military weapon?
I keep seeing the Gritty Sergeant and Noble Bred for War backgrounds mentioned as ways to gain proficiency with rapier. However rapier is listed in PHB as a superior weapon, and GS/NBfW grant ...
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Do items that trigger off of “x basic attack” work with powers “used as” basic attacks?
For instance, I'm building a Level 4 Seeker (Ranged Arcane Archer-esque class) who has an At Will attack (Biting Swarm) that can be used "as a" ranged basic attack. I also have a couple of items that ...
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How much of a large's creature's space must be above a pit before they fall?
Scenario: The party encounters large skeletons. The combat map has a lot of squares marked as (possibly) bottomless pits. Each skeleton takes up four squares. If they are forced towards the edge, how ...
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Resolving triggers arising during a move action
I recently designed a Centered Breath Monk, lvl16 that, according to the current build, has an event that triggers when I am missed by a melee attack:
Ghostwalker, Of Two Worlds (11th level) ...
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Resolving simultaneous triggers
I have a general concepts (see title) that I would like to run by the rules experts. I recently designed a Centered Breath Monk, lvl16 that, according to the current build, has two events that trigger ...
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Does a Half-Orcs furious assault affect non damaging attacks?
A question came up in todays session. If a Half-Orc uses an attack power that doesn't do any damage (for example, Song Of Discord, Bard 5) can they still apply the damage granted from their Furious ...
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Are the powers listed only in the Red Box available to use or deliberately removed?
I don't see Poised Strike and Stone Blood in any books other than the 4e Red Box. I believe there are quite a few others (listed below). Why weren't these added into the 4e PHB or other 'essentials' ...
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How Does Forced Movement Work With Corners?
How does forced movement (in this specific case, a push) interact with corners? I have a situation that is as follows:
A uses a power that has a push 1. By how I'm interpreting the rules, B cannot ...
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How should a DM recover from major player plot derailment? [duplicate]
Raj Got Stuck in the Crystal
I’m a relatively new DM, and I ran into an issue with my group recently that I think I could have handled better. For our campaign, I designed a world where the continent ...
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Can eladrin be affected by the 'sleep' spell?
As eladrin/drow have the "trance" ability, making them not need to sleep to rest, but instead enter a meditative state, are they affected by any kind of spell that induces sleep?
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Newbie starting first D&D campaign
My friends want to play D&D and they expect me to be the GM; since none of us has ever played before, their wanting to keep playing or not pretty much depends on me. I have bought the Player's ...
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Are there any magic items to crash a wall?
My character is a Level 4 Barbarian. And simply put, he doesn't like hidden doors.
I wonder if there is some Alchemist Fire, or Magical Pickaxe or Disintegrating Hand Grenade to make a good big hole ...
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How can I fix the Slaying Stone's premise?
I'd like to know how people have fixed the Slaying Stone premise hole: You have to go find a stone in a town overrun with orcs, goblins and a dragon, but:
It only works near Gorizbadd
It ...
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When a power makes a zone, what squares does it affect?
Some powers create zones, and most of them just say it, "zone", but what exactly is it? I mean, whats the size? For they just mention the range of where I can put the "core" of the zone!
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Can I use more than one implement at once?
If I'm a Cleric with the Student of Artifice feat, and I have a staff and a holy symbol, will my powers with the implement keyword receive both enhancements?
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What would the effect be of zeroing your exp after every level?
Inspired by this question, what would the effect of setting your exp to zero after levelling be? Obviously, each level would take longer. Would there be any other effects?
Note: As BESW points out, ...
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Do I reset XP to zero on a new level?
In the D&D group I play with one of the players insists that when you reach a new level you have to zero your experience. However when I checked the PHB1 there is no reference to this. PHB1 uses ...
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How do you gain “Implement” added to your class feature list without going hybrid? [closed]
Most classes have Implements in their class feature. How does one add Implements to their class feature without going hybrid?
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Implement usage [closed]
I'm still new to implements, so far all I know is that it could be anything so long as you have it with you (meaning it does not have to be equipped) and you use its bonuses for attacks and damage ...
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Trying to understand stacking defense bonuses from Racial / Feat / Items in DND4e?
I am a relatively new player to DND (4e). I've tried to look this information up and have found tidbits but I am still unclear. This is a multi-part question though the core of it is understanding if ...
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What kind of penalty does moving over furniture incur?
In a previous encounter I filled a room with a bunch of chairs and tables with the intent of players run around or over them to escape a difficult creature. I wasn't sure what the penalties were so I ...
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How can I optimize this Slayer?
I am Creating a 5th level Charge Happy Slayer. Should I choose to do an extra 1d8+3 damage on each charge or knock the enemy prone on every attack? Our party is Cleric, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue & ...
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How does resist all apply to an attack that deals two types of (non-combined) damage?
Resist all applies to all damage types (including untyped damage), reducing the damage by the resist amount. What happens when a single attack deals two different kinds of damage? Not combined damage, ...
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In D&D, A PC became king. How do I keep him in check?
I'm running a D&D 4e campaign. There, a player has worked very hard and somehow tricked me into becoming a king of an evil kingdom (the population is 100,000+). Good for him; he deserves it. ...
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How does Phasing interact with the Z-axis?
The glossary entry for Phasing is rather sparse, and doesn't seem to address any specific issues that could arise while phasing.
Phasing: While a creature is phasing, it ignores difficult terrain, ...
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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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What benefits do I get from sneak attacking a knocked out enemy with two-fisted shooter?
After having successfully knocked out a target, I use Coup de grace1 with Sly Flourish on the target. I hit, and automatically critical.
How much damage do I do?
I have the two-fisted shooter feat. ...
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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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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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