Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition from 2008 (includes Essentials)
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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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Question about the Assassin (Executioner) Ninja Build
I'm just getting into 4e D&D, and when I wanted to make an Assassin (Executioner) because of his ability to use poisons, I saw the "Way of the Ninja" as a guild choice, looked at it and loved the ...
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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) ...
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Does undirected damage require line of sight/effect?
Certain powers cause damage without specifying any conditions about how that damage is dealt. Consider, for example, the following Barbarian Rage Daily Powers:
Earthquake Dragon's Rage
Effect: ...
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Can a Dancing Weapon be thrown, and does it trigger an Opportunity Attack?
The Dancing Weapon magical enchantment from Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium can be applied to any melee weapon, including weapons with the Light Thrown or Heavy Thrown properties.
Scenario: ...
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What striker builds let you play a secondary defender role?
I'm going to play D&D 4e on the PC side of the screen for the first time soon, and it looks like the best way to fill the party's needs is by taking up a striker that can also defend a bit. ...
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How can a friend and I play two complementary characters effectively as a duo?
In 2 weeks I'll be participating in a new campaign at level 1. A friend and I want to play Eladrin twins as mobile, preferably stealthy, characters with complementary skills and abilities, and be ...
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Stupidity in DnD 4th edition - how low stats does a fool have and how it should change gameplay?
One of my players want to play an extremely stupid Orc fighter (yes, I know, a classic one). How stupid is as fool? What stats govern this and how low should they be? How do I get them that low ...
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Do I get the Class Feats at level 1 in D&D 4E?
I'm a bit confused about Class Feats. PHB says characters gain one Feat on first level. However, it seems reasonable for me that characters get these on first level. So, do I get them then, or do I ...
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Adventures related to Sigil, the city of doors?
Are there premade campaigns/adventures that take place at least partially in Sigil - City of Doors and where can I find them?
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Attack Power and Attack Roll
Let's say I use an Attack Power that runs the Attack Roll on Strength vs AC (with the key word Weapon) which if hit then does 1 [W]+Strength Modifier.
Since I also have proficiency with the weapon, ...
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What class does the most damage overall?
I'm new to D&D 4e and I am an illusionist Wizard. We have 3 PCs playing, but one of our players should do a lot of damage.
Which class does the most damage?
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D&D4E monster stat block templates for Google Docs
I'm getting back to D&D with a new group after an extended hiatus and I'm trying to write up a set of delves. I want to include monster stat blocks that looks as much like the published/online ...
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Can characters with the Guardian theme choose powerful ranged characters as their bonded charge?
The Guardian character theme level 10 feature states that
Generally speaking, you can’t designate someone as a bonded charge
whose melee combat skills equal or exceed your own
The warden in my ...
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Monster resource from Cthulu Mythos adjusted for D&D
I want to introduce some monsters from Cthulu Mythos in my campaign, but I have problems finding a good resource on them. I am looking for suggested abilities, general information and art of them. It ...
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Does a target affected by font of radiance get to save before it takes damage?
Font of Radiance
Epic Tier
Prerequisite: 21st level
Benefit: When you score a critical hit with a power that has the radiant keyword, the target begins to glow brightly (save ends).
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How do current D&D 4e DMs deal with loot? [closed]
I've been playing since the system was released. I've been a fan of the design changes, except the loot. I loved random loot that allowed my players to be surprised by something awesome, and then ...
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My group's misunderstood opportunity attacks for years; what to do now I know this?
So, it turns out that my group has been doing shifting/OAs wrong for the 2½ years and the four campaigns we've played 4.0.
We've always assumed that non-shift movement was safe, as long as it was ...
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What are the requirements for sustaining a zone?
I am playing a new character that uses a lot of sustained zones, and I'd like to understand exactly how they work. In the compendium for "Sustained Durations" the only restriction it lists is:
The ...
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Attacks of Opportunity from moving within a threatened area?
I'm curious about moving in threatened squares, say I'm a fighter and I'm already in a square fighting a monster with normal melee range and I move to the opposite side of him so that an ally can move ...
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How to go from a humorous campaign to a more serious one?
I am currently running a D&D 4E game. The game started off kind of goofy (we have a thrikreen rogue with glowing blonde hair, an ale-obsessed dwarf battlemind, a ditzy human wizard, and a dwarf ...
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Can half-shifted Were-Druids use all their powers?
Normally, Druids can only use powers without the Beast Form keyword when in humanoid form, and only use powers with the Beast Form keyword when they use Wild Shape to transform into a beast. However, ...
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GM attacking a recently stabilized ally: is this allowed?
The title pretty much sums up my question.
I was playing the Scales of War campaign with a group of friends, and my character was getting absolutely destroyed in an encounter.
I had failed two death ...
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Non-magical encounter suggestions
I'm once again turning to the good folks at Stack Exchange for help regarding my non-magical campaign. I've written several encounters in which the PCs fight the main bad guys and their followers ...
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Which level 30 character built with only PHB1 can defeat Orcus solo?
After today's D&D session I had an argument with one of our players. He insisted that a single level 30 wizard or ranger can defeat Orcus solo. Another player and I strongly disagreed with that ...
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As a DM, what is the best way to create custom weapons and armor for your PCs?
After quests have been completed, or during the course of completing them, your Player Characters might pick up new armor or weapons that you have put placeholders in for. What is the best way to ...
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Counting milestones for the death penalty
When a character is resurrected using the Raise Dead ritual, she gets a death penalty:
The subject returns with a death penalty: –1 to all attack rolls, skill checks, saving throws, and ability ...
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Does the Monk's Flurry of Blows trigger mark retribution?
Scenario:
Monk is marked by Fighter.
Monk attacks Fighter.
Monk uses Flurry of Blows on a different creature.
Does the Fighter get to use Combat Challenge to attack the Monk?
UPDATE: I found this ...
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Average experience per encounter for a two person party?
I have been playing Dungeons and Dragons for a while now as a player. I've recently started up a new game that I am DMing. I am going to run the Kobold Hall adventure for starters. The problem I have ...
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Cool Feats for a Hexblade in 4e [closed]
I was wondering if there were any really good feats that would work well with a Fey-pact hexblade. My character deals mostly ice and fire damage and has some fey powers on the side so any side ...
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Are 4e monsters compatible/level equivalent without adjustment in Gamma World?
I plan on running a brief Gamma World campaign with my group, and I am wondering if 4E monsters are compatible between systems without any sort of level adjustment? From a quick perusal, it seems like ...
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How can I make diseases non-trivial?
As noted here, diseases in 4e seem more trivial than I think they were intended: they rarely last more than one increment!
What rules can I make/break, or what actions can I take, so that contracting ...
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How does the disease recovery mechanic work?
Currently DMing a campaign - I set up an easy encounter with a twist: a creature that could infect the players with the Abyssal plague. I was planning for the 4th level characters to struggle to deal ...
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Is there a Ravenloft Campaign Setting for 4E that ISN'T the board game?
I've searched far and wide for a 4E Ravenloft setting. I played it once in 3.5's "Return to Castle Ravenloft" and fell in love with Barovia and the setting (even though Strahd was a total pushover in ...
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How can I convert monsters from 4e back to 3.5?
For Christmas this year, I got the Monster Manual Three. Only problem is, this one is for 4e and I play almost exclusive 3.5. However, I started flipping through the pages anyway out of curiosity.
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Does movement whilst hidden provoke opportunity attacks?
Playing a rogue in my first two D&D Sessions ever thanks to online tabletop (a god send, really!)
However, I've come to learn that it's not an easy task (however, my healer has kept me from death ...
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What is the difference between “partial cover” and “cover”?
Degrees of cover and concealment are defined in the Player's Handbook (pp 280-281). There it discusses cover, superior cover, concealment, and total concealment.
However, many powers and features ...
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Do cover providing powers provide cover from adjacent melee attacks?
My Warden just acquired the level 2 Utility Daily: Nature's Abundance which creates a Zone which provides Cover in a Burst 3 for me and my allies (AWESOME!). To make sure that I fully understand the ...
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Which publications list alchemical items?
My character has just taken the Alchemist theme and can now make an item of his level or lower for free using a case of chemicals that costs 50gp (IMO, this theme is the only way to play anything like ...
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Does it always cost an action to spend a healing surge?
The Warlord ability Inspiring Word states that it allows a target to use a healing surge - does it require the target to use a minor action to use such healing surge? Or is it basically the ...
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Increasing experience gain in session
I want to increase the experience gain per game season for several reasons:
My group does not play too often, something like once a month, therefore some players seem to loose sense of achievement ...
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How do I gain access to Perception training as a Hexblade MC Rogue in early Heroic?
I am currently about to start playing as a 1st level fey-pact Hexblade stiker and I'm acting as the rogue (traps, locks, and so on) in a small party. I am currently planning to take the multi-class ...
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Are there any stat-boosting backgrounds?
My DM is asking us to use a 22-point-buy for my main stats but this isn't quite enough to make the character I really want to play. Are there any themes, backgrounds or feats I can take in Heroic Tier ...
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Does a hidden creature trigger powers from those it's hidden from?
Of what I searched in, I haven't found a clear indication as to the answer of this question: When a creature is Hidden from another creature, let's call them "Heidie" and "Attacky" respectively, does ...
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Can I move and shift as a single move action in D&D 4E?
Let's suppose my character is in the middle of combat, and that he can move right in front of an opponent without using all his movement points (let's say he has 5 speed and he moves 4 squares). Can ...
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Why does Double Move have to be the same move action?
I only just noticed this particular rule in PHB p. 284:
Same Move Action: To double move, you have to
take the same move action twice in a row on the
same turn.
What is the reason for this ...
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Can you double move a stinking cloud?
In D&D 4e, a creature can perform a move action instead of a standard action, allowing them to perform two move actions in a turn.
Stinking Cloud allows you to create a zone and furthermore says: ...
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Does the errata-ed Magic missile always kill a minion?
As many know, magic missile does not have a hit section anymore, just an effect:
Effect: 2 + Intelligence modifier force damage.
Does that mean that a minion is auto-killed by magic missile?
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Can a Wizard use Magic Missile against an Enemy she cannot see?
If an Enemy is shrouded in total darkness that blocks line-of-sight, but the Enemy is not Hidden, can the Wizard attack that Enemy with Magic Missile?
From the Errata on Magic Missile[PDF]:
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