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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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What can a player do to force down a flying creature?
Dakeyras' answer in this thread got me thinking about how a player would/could counter an enemy that used hovering flight to its full advantage.
What specific items/powers/etc. can a character use to ...
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How do you destroy a battle standard?
AV states that Battle Standards have resist 50 all when deployed, but it says nothing about their total health. Can an enemy destroy them by picking them up out of the ground and breaking them in ...
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Role-play enhancing items
For my D&D 4E character, I would like to have some sort of role-play enhancing item, something that gives me more options for role-playing.
For example, my previous character had an armor shard ...
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How does one use the Character Builder Magic Items in conjunction with Inherent Bonuses?
(Related to How many magic items or magic item equivalents should I give out alongside inherent bonuses in D&D 4e? )
I'm about to start my another 4th edition game, and I want to use Inherent ...
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Magic weapon that can change into another weapon?
I got an item last session from my GM and lost my char sheet and am now trying to find the weapon in the compendium.
What magic weapon has the ability to change into any other weapon and to be ...
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Rules for a 5th Level Arcane Ballista?
Looking for rules on how to run a semi sentient Arcane Ballista that can be used as a monster and equipment. Any ideas where I can find rules for this or does someone have rules they can share?
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Is it possible to inscribe Undead Ward on an item?
Is it possible to inscribe Undead Ward on an item, and if so what would the effect actually be? For example, inscribing it along the edge of a shield, around a belt, or around the outside of a helmet ...
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Do the Onyx Dog's temporary hit points disappear when the party takes a short rest?
Do the Temporary Hit Points[ddi] granted to an Onyx Dog [ddi] disappear when the party takes a short rest?
Power (Conjuration) Daily (Standard Action)
Use this figurine to conjure a black ...
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How do masterwork armours work (e.g. Feyleather, Starleather)?
In D&D 4e, there are superior "masterwork" versions of armour types, like "feyleather" for leather armour or "wyrmscale" for scale armour. They have a higher armour bonus, but a minimum ...
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Do summoned creatures get any bonuses to attack from the summoner?
Do summoned creatures get any bonuses from their summoner? I'm wondering if they use the summoner's item enhancement bonuses or get any other bonus to attack and damage rolls.
Our artificer has ...
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Can you enchant a plain +1 item to a +1 with property?
Can you enchant a plain +1 item to a +1 with property?
The Enchant Magic Item [ddi] says ... Alternatively, you can use the ritual to upgrade a common, uncommon, or rare item to a more powerful ...
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Can you have a Magical Accurate Orb +1?
Can you have a Magical Accurate Orb +1 ?
And what would it's attack plus be ?
The wizard has to take the Superior Implement Training feat [ddi] and select Orb as the implement. They can then buy ...
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If you lose healing surges, will they count for Strongheart Tattoo
The Strongheart Tattoo DDI has the benefit ... When you spend a healing surge, you regain extra hit points equal to the number of healing surges you have spent since your last extended rest.
Will ...
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Can a character with the Alchemist feat make Assassin poisons?
Is the assassin poison considered an alchemical item? As I read alchemist(Eberron) it states poison as an alchemical item.
Can someone with the alchemist feat make assassin poisons?
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What happens if you wear armor that you don't have a feat for?
In Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium, there are a bunch of new armor and armor types.
It says that to wear these armors, you need to take special feats.
What happens if a PC finds this armor as a ...
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What do the effects of these potions mean?
In Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium there are a few healing potions. However, the text on their power is downright confusing, contradictory, and poorly written.
Here is Potion of Cure Light ...
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What qualifies as a “ranged attack?”
My level 15 Dreadnought Fighter recently found a Shield of Deflection, which has "Property: Gain resist 5 to damage from all ranged attacks." I know that a crossbow attack or magic missile would be a ...
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Does Augmenting Whetstone work on a magical item?
A while back I was browsing the old (downloadable) dnd4e character generator, and I found an item called Augmenting Whetstone. When used as a minor action, it grants your weapon "a +2 enhancement ...
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Can Swiftpad boots be used in a vertical jump?
I just found some Swiftpad boots as treasure in the 4e game I play in.
Power (Daily): Move Action. You jump a number of squares equal to your Strength modifier.
The power doesn't define whether the ...
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What “party” items are worth getting during character creation?
Details on the formation of this question can be found in this chat.
During character creation you are allowed 3 "uncommon" items. What items are beneficial enough to the party as a whole to warrant ...
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What magic items are there to capture or restrain someone?
I'm looking for items to specifically address the strengths and weaknesses of the PC's.
For example, our wizard who has lots of teleport spells will be restrained with Dimensional Shackles.
How can ...
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Will magic items with raw stats break game balance in DnD4e?
I, and all the players in my campaign, are all experienced WoW players. (Multiple 85s, reminiscences of 40-man raids when your class — no matter who you were — sucked but was somehow better, etc.…) I ...
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Grasping Weapon with reach and effects
Grasping Weapon
You can use this weapon to grab targets, adding
the weapon's enhancement bonus to your grab attack.
You can still use this weapon to attack a target
you’ve grabbed with ...
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Beacon of Erathis, or What boons does an Implement grant a non-cleric?
Our group found a Beacon of ErathisDDI an Implement (Holy Symbol) which grants:
Enhancement: +1 attack rolls and damage rolls
Critical: +1d8 fire damage
Power (At-Will): Minor Action. ...
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Uses for a 4e Portable Hole?
I was slightly shocked to read the 4e version of a portable hole:
Power (At-Will): Standard Action. Place a portable hole on a wall, a floor, or a ceiling. (The surface must be flat for the item ...
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Does the Manifester Weapon allows a psionic character to have more power points than max?
Power (Daily): Minor Action. You gain
1 power point until the end of your
next turn. You can use this power
point only to augment a psionic attack
power.
Does that mean if a character ...
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Tenser's Circular Shield
Tenser's Circular Shield: The item says it's an optional focus for the Tenser's Floating Disk ritual. Does that mean one can perform the ritual free of component costs (10gp)?
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Reliable ways of generating cover/concealment at range
Are there any magical items that can be used in order to reliably generate concealment at range, but do not impair/effect the user? Take the case of, say, an archer-archetype character. They may ...
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What magic items and feats improve a Monk's attack bonus?
The Stone Fist Monk character in my group has a relatively low attack bonus because she didn't get a really high main ability score.
I'm wondering what feats and magic items, other than magic ...
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Do these Healing items for the cleric stack when she uses her healing powers?
One of my players came to me with his ultimate wish-list for the cleric he found on the internet. But I'm wondering do all these healing powers stack, here's the list of items:
Healer's Brooch (AV ...
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What happened to scrolls in 4e?
I'm still learning the 4e system, and I'm trying to find out what happened to scrolls. I loved scrolls back in my 1e days because it let players experiment with spells they normally wouldn't want to ...
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Can players use crafting to improve beloved magic items instead of churning gear?
I'm all about the story, and as such, I've always been a fan of long-term attachment between players/characters and their special (usually magic) items. But with D&D 4th edition, it seems the ...
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Are there any magic items that greatly improve insight, or allow a character to discern lies?
I'm trying to plan a module where the players have to get an artifact to tell if someone is lying, like once per day.
But ones that just improves insight by 10 would be nice.
Does anyone know of ...
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How can I do signature items?
What is the best way to introduce a signature item to a player? By signature I mean a weapon that stays with them as they progress levels and is associated with who they are and not ...
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Mechanics for implementing Earthdawn magic items in D&D 4e
I'm a big fan of the Earthdawn take on magic items. When you find a magic item, in order to use it you need to learn some of it's history, and spend legend points (Eathdawn XP) to bind it to you.
As ...
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Fair replacement rule for D&D 4e item creation?
My group is very dissatisfied with the item creation rule in D&D 4e. Specifically the fact that it costs exactly as much to create an item as it does to buy it.
The problem is:
The economics ...
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What has Essentials done to improve upon Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition treatment of Magic items?
What exactly does Essentials do different with magic items, in comparison to the original core rules of 4th edition?
