Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition from 2008 (includes Essentials)
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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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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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Character wealth by level for 4E?
I know that the DMG addresses this slightly on page 143 by stating that a character's wealth is equal to:
One magic item of character level +1
One magic item of character level
One magic ...
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Measuring complexity in 4e characters?
This google doc contains my current work.
I am working on a set of quantifiers that can reliably compare complexity between two different characters.
At present, I've operationalized 5 factors:
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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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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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When a Stinking Cloud is moved onto a creature, does the creature take damage immediately?
In a recent session of D&D 4e, a Stinking Cloud was moved onto a creature who was outside of it.
Stinking Cloud Effect:
...Creatures that enter the zone or
start their turns there take ...
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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 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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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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Are there any benefits to being a small character?
Small characters face a number of disadvantages. They can't use two-handed weapons, and have to use two hands to wield a versatile weapon DDI.
Further disadvantages include:
The inability to Grab ...
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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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Can a Revenant Assassin be used where a high-damage striker is needed?
The Revenant racials, as a whole, seem to be focused on survivability/durability, granting the ability to stay in the fight even at zero HP. The Assassin class, while technically a Striker, seems to ...
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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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How do I use Passive Perception to have some characters notice parts of the environment?
I'm new to DM'ing and have an issue I'm not sure how to deal with. The situation is this: It's pitch black outside and the PC is walking, with a lantern in hand, toward a building. A bird is ...
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Does cover also grant concealment?
One of the PC who plays in my Encounters session has a power that lets him make a stealth check to hide if he has "concealment." Last night we was behind a hard corner in a room without any other ...
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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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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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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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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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How do I reduce the number of encounters in D&D 4E without reducing the difficulty?
4E is setup very well for long chains of battles, especially in the form of a dungeon crawl. However, sometimes it doesn't make sense to constantly be in chains of combat. Here are but a few examples:
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What is the best way to play D&D via long distance?
I have a few friends in my party that will be heading out once summer break is over for them. One lives in Tucson and the other lives far enough away that he may not want to make the trek to my house ...
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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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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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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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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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'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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How do I Cleave as a Melee Basic Attack?
Numerous powers, and other game actions grant melee basic attacks, or trigger on MBAs. My fighter is going to primarily use Cleave (combined with Deft Hurler and the Warden's First Hunter PP) as his ...
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What does insubstantial mean?
We've seen a few powers that make a creature insubstantial now, but we haven't been able to find out what it means. What does it mean and where can we get a clear definition?
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How does a DM deal with characters leveling up too quickly for the module, due to side-quests/ random encounters?
My group and I are playing the Thunderspire Labryinth adventure for 4th edition, levels 4-6, and our DM added in a lot cool side-quests and random encounters. The only problem is that now we are ...
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Does forced movement provoke OA with polearm gamble?
In DnD 4e, I wield a Glaive with Heavy Blade Opportunity and Polearm Gamble.
If my defender ally slides an enemy adjacent to me on his turn, can I use an at-will attack power on the enemy?
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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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Can D&D Fourth Edition be played effectively in a non-gamist manner?
I'd like to ask a question that's been brewing for a while. A lot of the answers and comments on this site seem to be from people who play 4e and are insistent that the right way/only way/best way to ...
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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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What is a good pdf/excel/app to use to create a computerized character sheet and power cards without the DDI (Dnd Essentials)
I've been searching the net for a way to make a nice looking / easy to read/access character sheet, similar to the ones that are given out at encounters.
I've found a couple, and I'm curious if there ...
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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 are the differences between D&D 3.5 and D&D 4th edition?
I have a small group of players who don't play often and we've been playing D&D 3.5.
I wanted to know if there are any significant differences between D&D 3.5 and D&D 4e? Do they use a ...
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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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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 ...
