Discrete abilities of a character, typically but not always associated with combat.
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Sustaining a power and readied actions: what happens?
This came up today at our gaming session. I was sustaining a Wall of Fire with my minor actions. The enemy was out of sight and I readied an action to Thunderwave them into the Wall of Fire if they ...
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Inhuman Strength vs. +5 Might
I have been reading Your Story and Our World, trying to figure certain things out. One of the things I am stumped over is how stats work in this system.
I am not sure if this is intentional or not, ...
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Can a Dungeons and Dragons 4e character take D&D Essentials class powers?
Either by retraining or gaining a level, can a old-school D&D 4e character take the daily, encounter, utility, or at-will powers listed in the Essentials materials?
For example, the Essentials' ...
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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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Are the effects of a power applied in an “atomic” mode?
Are the effects of a power applied in an "atomic" mode, i.e. all at once, or are they sequentially applied ?
So for example, the power says … "does 1W + Int damage and pushes the target one square" ...
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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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Do certain powers gain or lose keywords depending on usage?
Blazing Starfall is a Sorcerer power that, in its power description, includes the Fire keyword. However, the Fire keyword is apparently inherited from a zone effect that is only available when the ...
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Do class and race abilities count against your at-will/encounter powers?
At first level, you know 2 at wills, 1 encounter, and 1 daily power.
Let's say I'm a Tiefling Wizard.
I have an racial power of "Infernal Wrath" which is an encounter power. Wizards can also learn ...
