Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition from 2008 (includes Essentials)
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The Undying Deva
Can a player continually play the same Deva character according to RAW?
The reason I ask is because according to the PHB2, the deva are simply continually reincarnated to a deva shrine or holy place ...
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Using Encounter Power twice per round?
Can you use the same encounter power twice in one round if you use power jewel to recharge and then an action point to use it again?
I am looking to use Diabolic Strategm, power jewel, action point, ...
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How exactly does lighting affect combat?
I understand that there are different types of lighting (dim, bright, complete darkness), but I haven't been able to find anywhere in the DMH or PHB that specifically describes how these different ...
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What build is best for my Bravura Warlord?
I'm Bravura Warlord lvl 7, and I'm making my future build. What's best for me: my Frost Weapon build below, or just a Vanguard Weapon, saving those two feat slots for something else?
My Frost Weapon ...
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How much control does a Ranger have over what triggers “disruptive strike” and how it is used?
4e Rangers have access to an Encounter Power called Disruptive Strike. The power is triggered by an enemy attacking the PC or an ally of the PC. The power gives a -5 penalty on the attack roll of the ...
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Can you have an Undead Bane and Disruption on the same item for extra damage?
I was thinking of a good weapon vs undead, namely Skeletons, obviously a Mace of Disruption came to mind. Then I began wondering if you could also have a Bane of Undead on there as well to stack or ...
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Designing my own D&D Adventure
Currently I am part of a my first campaign of D&D(4E) as a player and been having fun.
Sometime in the near future I would like to host my own game of D&D with my own adventure. So far I ...
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The “Enters” Trigger of Zones
There are many actions that create persistent zones and have a trigger for their effect of among others: "...enters the zone..." What are the things that qualify as entering the zone?
Things that ...
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House rules for flanking
I am currently considering house ruling flanking to be:
If two or more enemies are adjacent to you, you are considered flanked.
I do this because I want to break up the conga line of death that ...
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Can the Pixie's Teleport Trick make you invincible?
Pixie Teleport Trick (Heroes of the Feywild page 33)
Daily: Teleportation
Minor Action, Personal
Effect: Until the end of the encounter, whenever an enemy attacks you, you can use an ...
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Can Divine Sanction damage kill minions?
Lets say that I use Valorous Smite to mark a bunch of minions, and lets say they attack other members of my party except me. Because of Divine Sanction they'll take 8 damage (3 plus charisma modifier ...
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Can you move diagonally past someone or something?
In D&D 4e, can you move diagonally past:
A solid object, like a wall?
An enemy creature?
For example, can you move around a creature to the opposite side in two diagonal steps?
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Opportunity attacks and immediate interupts per round [duplicate]
I read this in an online article, which sounded incorrect to me.
The Fighter takes his free attack and gets all the additional bonuses that come with Combat Superiority. Needless to say, my ...
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Does a charge provoke an opportunity attack from the target? [duplicate]
If I charge an enemy, when I move adjacent to it do I provoke an OA from him? (the target himself that is)
In my first game in a new group my friends an me are making, we thought that it does not.
I ...
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Does an immediate interrupt trap stop an action?
My question is simply this: does a trap with an immediate interrupt property stop an action?
If I was moving and triggered a trap that fires a crossbow at me, does it interrupt my movement? Does it ...
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Max distance a character can move while slowed factoring in anything
I have heard mixed information on this and I am now looking for clarification as it will affect the effectiveness of a build I'm currently working on. When a creature is slowed at the start of his ...
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How do attack penalties stack?
I'm looking for the exact number of "-to hit", if attacking one of my allies, that would be applied. I'm creating a Psion/Swordmage hybrid and I'm wondering what my collective debuffs would be under ...
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Paragon tier wizards 'rocket jumping'?
I've seen/heard quite a lot about Wizards in the Paragon tier effectively 'Rocket Jumping' with use of the Thunderwave power and the Arcane Reach feat. How would this work? Both mechanically and ...
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Are Divine Sanction and Divine Challenge the same thing?
I have a level 5 paladin. My paladin has a couple of powers that subject enemies to my Divine Sanction. I also have divine Challenge. As far as I can tell these are almost the same thing.
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How do I kidnap my characters without bending the rules?
I'm about to start a new arc with my characters and I'd really like it to begin by having them be kidnapped. It would be easy for me to just do this by fiat and say that "You are knocked unconscious ...
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What is the best two handed weapon in 4th edition?
There are several options available for two-handed weapons in 4e.
Ignoring build, is there a qualified best option? Analysis in each category would be welcome. What are the best options for Simple ...
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Does the combination of Blinded and Deafened statuses make other creatures hidden?
If an item and or attack power in 4e gives a creature both the blinded and deafened status effects and the creature has no alternative senses (blind sight, tremor sight) is it reasonable to treat all ...
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Converting a 3.5e Campaign (Shackled City) to a 4e Campaign
I've played D&D on and off for a number of years and I thought that it would finally be time to try my hand at DM'ing.
A little while ago, a friend bought me the Shackled City Adventure Path and ...
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When Multi-Classing, do you gain all class benefits?
For Example: If a Cleric multi-classes into a warlock, does the cleric gain +1 to his Will and Reflex defenses due to the warlock's "bonus to defense"?
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How do I use the damage workspace on 4e character sheets?
Just looking for clarification on this. I'm DM and all my player's just leveled up so I'm making sure they did this properly. When using the character sheet's damage workspace, is this just for basic ...
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Ideal group composition
I play in a 5 person group and we are level 13 going on 14. Presently we have a hybrid defender/leader, a hybrid defender/striker, 2x pure strikers, and a pure controller. We have only played a few ...
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Intimidation in D&D 4e - What can it be used for and what are the consequences for doing so?
I'm a Halfling Warlock with a +17 to my rolls in Intimidation. As such I want to be able to make use of this as much as I can. So far I've only really used it to force bloodied targets to surrender. ...
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Ending combat: should I “kill” monsters prematurely?
Out of time constraints (my group can generally only meet for 3-4 hours every other week), as a GM I frequently find myself prematurely "killing" off monsters when it seems clear to me that the ...
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How fast is the Exploration Speed of a Greater Flying Carpet with two riders?
Straight to the references:
Greater Flying Carpet (Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium p85)
A greater flying carpet carries creatures and objects at a speed of fly 6 and can hover. A character on ...
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Can I double move or use a standard action after using Scion of Arkhosia's Overland Flight?
In combat, can my Dragonborn Barbarian use the Scion of Arkhosia's overland flight 12 in combat, move the 12 squares given by the overland flight from the paragon path, land, then use a standard ...
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Making epic combat interesting and challenging but not complicated
I'm running up on the tail end of a year-and-a-half 4e campaign, and epic levels are exhausting to GM. Everyone has more weird powers than you can shake a dragon at, and that includes the NPCs ...
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Challenging pre-made campaign for veteran players but easy on new GMs
I just decided to start GMing. I have never done it before, but I have played lots of RPGs as a player. The group I have is a min/maxing group who knows what to do and I want to give them something to ...
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'From the class skills list below, choose four more trained skills at'
Example (Rogue):
Trained Skills: Stealth and Thievery. From the class skills list below, choose four more trained skills at 1st level.
Class Skills: Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Bluff ...
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What is the significance of a Basic Attack vs. any other sort of attack?
On the one hand, this is a pretty newb question: I’m not familiar with 4e and do not actually know what a Basic Attack is. That sort of question, however, I could answer by simply opening the ...
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Can you strike an enemy in melee with an implement?
The warlock in my group fell off a ladder and lost an arm. Where he used to have both a dagger and an implement, he can hold only his implement (rod) now.
Can he, both mechanically and realistically ...
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How to encourage a player's creativity without breaking the game?
I've just started a new D&D 4e campaign with a new group of players. One of my players came straight from 2nd edition, and has never played 4e before. She doesn't seem to grasp the layer of ...
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Does Word of Life interrupt and heal a dying ally before they fall unconscious?
The Bard level 10 utility power Word of Lifeddi states:
Immediate Reaction Close burst 20
Trigger: An enemy attack reduces an ally within 20 squares of you to 0 hit points or fewer
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How do players learn about traits and auras with monster knowledge rolls?
The PHB establishes the following DCs for monster knowledge rolls:
15 - Name, type and keywords
20 - Powers
25 - Resistances and vulnerabilities
Where do you list auras and traits? Do you treat them ...
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What exactly counts as “within X squares” in DnD 4e
The cleric attack Blessing of Wrath is a melee attack, but it also allows one ally within 5 squares of me to get a power bonus to their next damage roll against the target.
What counts as "within 5 ...
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Staff of Resilence, do I lose the THP if I get disarmed or put away the staff?
I'm reading Adventurer's Vault 2 and the Staff of Resilience says:
Power (Daily). Minor Action. You spend a Healing Surge but regain no hit points. Instead, you gain temporary hit points equal to ...
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Is resistance/vulnerability applied before damage is transferred with Nusemnee's Atonement?
Situation: level 16 Dragonborn Sorcerer with Paladin Multiclass, Ancient Soul, Nusemnee's Atonement, Radiant Breath, Morninglord paragon path, and Fey Beast Tamer theme.
Whenever she breathes, she ...
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When does a creature “Deal Damage”?
When does a creature deal damage? A number of powers mention "deals damage" and a number mention "takes damage" and a comprehensive understanding when, exactly, "dealing damage" happens would be ...
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How do I turn a daily into an encounter?
I'm looking for something that shifts a daily power into an encounter power. I want to take the Demigod Epic Path so I can use Blade Cascade whenever I want. Ideas?
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How would an Unaligned Vecna worshiper refrain from being/becoming Evil
I have a Tiefling Warlock character that I think I would like to worship Vecna, to uncover more secrets of her pact and unlock more power. How would a character like this refrain from falling from ...
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Attack Power and Heavy Throw
If an Attack Power is say Dex vs. AC, but you're using a Heavy Throw weapon (which is then based on Strength) does the Power still count from Dex?
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Can a Summoner Wizard theoretically fill the Defender role?
I'm DMing a 4e dnd game. The party is level 2 and contains a Dragonborn Warlord, Shifter Ranger (Two-Blade) and a Dwarf Summoner Wizard. As you can see, no defender. I'm aware that the Warlord is ...
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Where do Avandra and Melora reside?
Reading through the descriptions of the different planes in the Manual of the Planes, I couldn't help but notice that these two goddesses were completely unmentioned. Kord, Moradin and Bahamut reside ...
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Forced movement - PUSH
When I use a power that allow me to push a target X squares, can I choose the direction the target will be pushed to?
For example: can I push a target in front of me to the diagonal or it must be ...
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Does a monster that saves against effect that gets reapplied by Dark Reach of Xevut get to save again?
In response to a monster saving against a dominate effect at the end of its turn, I successfully hit with Dark Reach of Xevut and chose to apply the dominate back to the same monster as an immediate ...
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Desert Wind Rage
Desert Wind Rage's passive effect is that you deal 5 + Strength modifier damage to all enemies within 5 squares at the start of each of my turns. If I have the feat Deadly Rage (Player's Handbook 2) ...
