Questions tagged [dnd-4e]
For questions about the 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons, published in 2008. This tag also covers the D&D Essentials line that debuted in September 2010.
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Does Draji Palatial Practice require a hit?
Does Draji Palatial Practice (4e) apply regardless of whether the attack hits or misses? The phrasing is "when you use", not "when you hit".
From Dark Sun Campaign Setting, page ...
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How does Pathfinder 2e compare with D&D 4e?
I am one of those rare players that strongly prefers 4th edition D&D to all other editions. I love the lack of ambiguity in combat rules, I love playing on a grid, I love the balance between ...
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Superior Will vs Auras that daze/stun, or: Order of Operations for Start of Turn effects
Monsters that have auras often have text that says "If a creature starts their turn within the aura, then {something happens}." In this case, the monster's aura dazes or stuns anyone who ...
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How can I introduce twists to a heist when the dice always succeed?
I think it's pretty well known that the best heists are those where the party gathers information, makes plans, gets their gear together, and then in the middle of executing the plan something happens ...
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Which D&D board game is best for beginners and can I create custom hero? [closed]
as the question says, I am considering buying the D&D board game. I can't decide which game to buy, but I've narrowed it down to The Legend of Drizzt, Wrath of Ashardalon, Temple of Elemental Evil,...
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When did the Dungeons and Dragons Insider exist?
Back in 2010, 4th Edition D&D was the main deal in D&D-land, and Wizards of the Coast did offer the Dungeons and Dragons Insider service, which was (on the stack) described as:
[...] the ...
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What magic items would best make a (corrupt) city guard competitive with Paragon tier heroes?
The Problem
Assuming that the guards in and of themselves are not worthy of being Paragon-tier, what magic items would best justify giving them Paragon-tier stats, narratively? I want to convey the ...
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Ways to count as bloodied earlier [duplicate]
Are there any feats, items, even powers that will make it so that you count as bloodied being over 1/2 HP?
I ask because I have a couple of characters who have abilities that would be useful to have ...
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Does the feat Unnatural Mantle keep this servitor in the fight?
The cleric prayer Servitude in Death has as its effect
The first time the target dies before the end of the encounter, it rises at the start of its next turn as an undead creature allied with you and ...
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What's the order of operations when multiple game elements check that a monster's dropped to 0 hp?
I'm considering for my PC the epic destiny Keeper of the Everflow, in part, because of the level 30 epic destiny feature turning the wheel that, among others, grants the following ability:
When you ...
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Does multi-classing provides weapon proficiency of the guest class?
As a Wizard, multi-classing into Fighter (through Multi-class Feat), would the Fighter multi-class provide the weapon proficiencies that the Fighter otherwise gains from its class?
I found no evidence ...
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What happens when a race skill and a class skill is the same?
In D&D 4th edition, the PC of
class Assassin gets training in Stealth,
race Shade gets training in Stealth (Heroes of Shadow, page 121, "Practiced Sneak: You have training in Stealth.")....
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How to handle when a player wants to frequently rebuild her existing character?
I'm a DM. One of my players like to frequently reimagine/develop her character in D&D 4th edition as follows:
Change the ability scores (swap them) between levels to better optimize the character ...
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Does the Duergar race have racial feats available in D&D 4th edition?
Duergar has been introduced as a PC race in Monster's Manual 3 if I'm correct. I have found no sight of additional Duergar rules if any other book for D&D 4th edition. I was wondering if Duergar ...
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Does the Ninth Legion Style contradict itself?
The Ninth Legion Style provides benefits to a setup, wherein
one hand there is a pick or spear,
the other hand, there is a shield.
The Lesser Style is sound with this approach.
However, the Greater ...
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