Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition from 2008 (includes Essentials)
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How does the Goliath's “Natural Intimidator” interact with skill challenges where the use of intimidate automatically fails?
If a goliath takes "Natural Intimidator" which notes that they only fail intimidate rolls if they fail by more than 5, and tries to intimidate someone in a skill challenge where intimidation ...
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Is it possible to Shift through opponents?
If a creature can shift more than one square, can it move through opponents?
(This matters with abilities like Tumble or creatures that can shift more than 1 square.)
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If you're blinded, can you ready an attack for when you can see?
If you start your turn save-ends blinded, can you ready an attack with the trigger "when I can see and X happens" and then attack later during the round, on someone else's turn, after having saved ...
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Multiclassing Shaman/Invoker
I'm playing an Eagle Shaman that took the 'acolyte of divine secrets'-feat to multiclass to Invoker.
Acolyte of Divine Secrets [Multiclass Invoker]
Prerequisite: Wis 13
Benefit: You ...
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Is there a core campaign setting for DnD 4e?
I'm completely new to RPGs in general, so I apologize in advance if this is an odd question. There's such an overwhelming abundance of lore on all the different campaign settings for DnD that I've ...
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Is the turn when a readied action goes off, considered a different turn from the one when the ready action took place in?
Is the turn when a readied action goes off, considered a different turn from the one when the ready action took place in?
I'm specifically looking at the Warlock Curse power "per turn"
The Rules ...
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Would someone sustaining a spell effect negate their Stealth?
Would someone sustaining a spell effect negate their Hidden status acquired by a successful Stealth roll?
I've checked the Essentials, and it mentions Keep Quiet under the requirements for Remaining ...
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Encounter templates
A standard encounter for a five man party is determined by the formula n + (2/4)
What I don't understand is what I'm supposed to do when the party I'm making the encounter for is level 1.
Let's take ...
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Which fey beast companion is best for a kalashtar Prescient bard? [closed]
Which fey beast companion is best for a kalashtar Prescient bard with the Fey Beast Master theme? The party is:
gnome rogue
vampire volokia
goliath cleric
dragonborn sorcerer
human ?
human monk
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Does Battle Song Expertise work with Moment of Escape?
The additional effect from the Battle Song Expertise feat reads:
You also gain a +1 feat bonus to the number of squares that you can
pull, push, or slide creatures with your bard attacks and ...
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When do you need to call a Disruptive Strike?
Immediate Interrupt; Trigger: You or an ally is attacked by a
creature.
Does a ranger need to call this interrupt before the attack roll, before the damage roll or can he do it whenever he ...
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When does a character start to fall?
When does a character start to fall? Can a character use a power or ability mid-air before falling?
Example:
An Eladrin Fey Pact Warlock is standing on the edge of a chasm and kills a cursed enemy. ...
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Does making an opportunity attack with a ranged weapon provoke an opportunity attack?
If I make an opportunity attack with a ranged weapon (e.g., a crossbow) against an adjacent enemy, does it provoke an opportunity attack as well?
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Ray of Frost versus Stone Blood - is it redundant?
Is Ray of Frost [ddi] now redundant when Stone Blood [ddi] is available?
So we have Ray of Frost hitting a single creature:
At-Will Arcane, Cold, ...
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Does the Orb of Imposition's alternative effect affect more than one creature?
Does the alternative effect of a wizard's Orb of Imposition [ddi], i.e. the extension of a duration, also only affect one creature?
A player is wondering if the Slow effect of Stone Blood [ddi] could ...
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Does Punishing Eye count as an attack?
The last time I played my Artificer I used Punishing Eye and Spike Wire on a boss and waited for my ally's attack.
First, my ally's attack got my Wis modifier for an attack, then the Eye triggered ...
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Is a sustained ranged or area attack, still a ranged / area attack on subsequent rounds?
Is a sustained ranged or area attack, still a ranged / area attack on subsequent rounds?
A player is asking whether the 'Shield of Deflection' [ddi] would work against the effects of a sustained ...
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Help understanding the Half-Orc Shock Trooper charger rogue build
I'm going to make my second ever character in D&D 4e. Based on few questions I asked erlier here I decided to make a charger rogue Half-Orc Shock Trooper. Not everything is clear to me in this ...
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How can a rogue take the Shock Trooper Paragon Path?
I found a build I like, the Half-Orc Shock Trooper, but I don't understand how a rogue (is that what is meant by "thief"?) can choose the Shock Trooper PP when you have to be a fighter to choose it.
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Where do I find the sources of these feats and powers?
I found a build I like, it's called Half-Orc Shock Trooper.
There is a list of feats and powers but with no description or source. Where can I find out in which book or magazine are their ...
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How should I respond to a DM who unfairly plays the “rules-lawyer” card?
My question: How would you, experienced role-player, deal with this situation?
I was recently invited to join a 4e startup goup. I've RP'd a fair bit in my day, but not in decades, and never D&D. ...
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How do attack bonuses interact with double rolls?
A half-elf uses Knack for Success on a Ranger, who then uses Split the Tree:
Knack for Success: The target gains a +2 power bonus to his next
attack roll [...]"
Split the Tree: Make two ...
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Do powers/feats/features that buff a character's healing work with Skald's Aura?
Skald's Aura: [...] you or any ally in the aura can use a minor action to spend a healing surge
and regain 1 d6 additional hit points. Alternatively, you or any ally
can use a minor action to ...
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What happens to the rider if a mount dies?
Does he fall prone or is he simply placed in an adjacent square?
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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 a defender counter on a multiple attack power where only one attack includes her as a target? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do marks interact with dual attacks?
Defenders usually have a power with a trigger like:
Trigger: An enemy marked by you makes an attack that does not include ...
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How does Blind, Dominate and Stun affect a Mount
The Rules Compendium p.252 mentions Dazed, but how are statuses like Blinded, Dominated and Stunned handled ?
Are there any references to the handling of these effects ?
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Do attack powers that have an effect of marking a target use the class's defender mark or some other version of a mark?
Do attack powers that have an effect of marking a target use the class's defender mark (e.g. Aegis of Assault) or some other version of a mark?
Powers like Swordmage: Dual Lightning Strike, lvl 3 ...
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Is there a way to get extra immediate actions?
In 4.0, are there any items, feats, powers, etc. that allow you to take more than one immediate action per round?
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What game system centered around Mafia or Organized Crime could be best used as a template to enhance an evil-pc D&D 4E game?
That's quite the mouthful. I'm DMing a D&D 4E game where the players desire to build an empire and trap heroes and more-or-less be the villains that D&D heroes normally are fighting against. ...
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Are there any large monsters with a small corpse? [closed]
I want to carry around a small corpse, and then raise a large monster during battle with "Raise the Dead". Are there any such creatures?
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Assassin or Rogue for high DPS?
I'm making my second-ever character in D&D 4e and I want him to be a not-so-good guy (my first character being a Dragonborn Fighter who worships Bahamut) that can do a ton of single-target damage. ...
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What is the best weapon for night stalker assassin?
Recently I read about an Assassin class, and I'm intrigued. I'm not very familiar with it yet, but I'm wondering what weapon best suits an Assassin? I mean, from a roleplaying point of view I would ...
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What happens to a Giant Toad with a Lightning Staff?
If I'm playing a druid who has taken a Lightning Staff for Mark of Storm cheese, and I summon a giant toad, is its tongue electrified such that I can benefit from mark of storm from its attacks?
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Does the Saint Epic Destiny and Mark of Healing stack?
The Saint epic destiny has a feature that indicates
When you enable a creature adjacent to you to spend a healing surge, the recipient can also make a saving throw. When you grant a saving throw ...
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What is the name of this specific, online DM (4e) tool?
I used this tool, albeit briefly, maybe a year ago. Now, I can't for the life of me remember what it was called.
First, it was an online/web based tool, not something you download. Everything was set ...
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Does standing on a moving platform provoke opportunity attacks?
I have a situation where players stand on 3x3 platforms and they move around the room and the players have to hop from one to the other to get across. The platforms have their own turn in the ...
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How can I grapple someone?
I was reading the Player's Handbook I of D&D 4e and couldn't find any mention of grapple.
How does grapple work, if at all? Please give examples.
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Can I have more than 1 aura active at the same time?
Can I have more than 1 aura active at the same time?
Example, can one character have both:
Aura of Peace (peace of messenger paragon path lvl 16)
Skald's Aura (bard utility)
active?
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Are magic missiles (generically) affected by the wind?
Are ranged attacks by spells affected by the wind? In the amended 4E rules for Magic Missile, the spell always hits, so I suppose we can take the answer for that spell to be that no, the cover and ...
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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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How do you make 4th Edition Rituals more accessible?
So here’s the situation: Rituals should be awesome. They’re typically a little bit open-ended, they’re not direct combat actions, they’re ripe for interesting roleplaying, and they’re fairly ...
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What are the major differences between Pathfinder and D&D 4e?
I'm really only familiar with D&D 4e. Could someone give me a rundown of the major things that would be different if I were to DM Pathfinder? (I gather it is more similar to 3.5e, but I only know ...
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Post MM3 adventures [closed]
I'm aware there has been a big shift in monster stats with MM3 and all the adventures that have been published before have weak encounters in them.
Can you provide me with a list of D&D adventure ...
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Good starting levels for a one-shot?
My friends and I have a tendency to do one-time sessions that can last anywhere form 3–10+ hours. The difficulty I have when I'm going to be the DM is deciding what level to start everyone at. ...
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When to use scarce resources in combat?
How does one choose when to use scarce resources (e.g. powers you can only use once per day or encounter) in combat? I am particularly concerned with D&D, but I believe the concept carries over ...
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Can I replace a Paragon Power?
Can I replace Kensei encounter attack power Masterstroke at level 13 or higher? I mean replacing, not retraining.
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How does Chainmail Agility work?
Can a chainmail speed penalty be more than -1? If not, isn't Chainmail Agility inferior to the Fleet-Footed feat (+1 feat bonus to your speed)? Do these feats stack?
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Do Improved Initiative & Superior Initiative stack?
Does Improved Initiative (initiative +4 on initiative checks) stacks with Superior initiative (initiative +8 on initiative checks)? Is it possible (if its a good idea) to retrain Improved initiative ...
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Passing an item from one player to another
So, I'm kind of trumped right now, and I need to know what the rules are in terms of the type of action required for one player to pass an item to another player during combat.
You see, my friend has ...
