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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Can a flying creature with an altitude limit stop over water?
My group is playing a fourth edition game because it's full of engineers. I'm a pixie (from Heroes of the Feywild), and I have a fly speed of 6, altitude limit 1. How does that apply over water? What ...
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Is there a Warlock (multiclass Bard) or Tiefling equivalent of Enter The Crucible or StoneSkin?
Both of those powers seem to allow you to "tank" 10 of damages, every turn. Our contact fighters have had Enter The Crucible for a while, and our mage just had StoneSkin appear as an option ...
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Can half-Elves interbreed with half-Orcs?
Can half-elves and half-Orcs interbreed with each other and who will be born in this case?
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Is there something in the lore that prevents my tiefling from having this skin color?
I'm planning on painting a portrait of my tiefling, so I want to confirm the color I imagine for his skin is possible in the reality dnd 4 is in.
The "base" of his skin would be a pale ...
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How are monster’s skills calculated?
For example, I’m looking at the Goblin Hex Hurler found in the Monster Vault. Its skills are Stealth +10, Thievery +10. The Monster Vault states:
The skills section of a monster’s statistics block ...
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Can you use a Sustain action on the same turn you cast it?
Many spells in DnD 4e take a Standard action to cast, and then have a Sustain Minor for additional effects (e.g. Crown of Madness, Bigby's Icy Grasp). Is it possible to cast the spell as a Standard ...
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What is my "fell might"?
I'm looking at the Scornful Denial feat and it tells me that "when you regain your fell might, you can make a saving throw against an effect that a save can end."
What is my fell might? The ...
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What could attract the attention of hostile creatures? [closed]
So in my game of D&D 4e, the PCs are going to travel through the woods and the swamps, and an idea I have for this section, is that there's a type of creature in there that is more agressive than ...
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What kind of bonuses add up?
I'm trying to plan my character ahead of time.
I've read that some bonuses add up and some do not (so you chose the highest). I'm not clear on what it depends on.
Is it origin (racial/class/feat/power ...
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Does Hordemaster epic destiny perk trigger once per ally or once overall?
I want to understand exactly how Dark Sun's "Hordemaster" Level 30 feature works (Dark Sun Campaign Setting, page 100).
Horde Attack (30th level): Once per encounter, when you or an ally ...
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When did Wizards of the Coast purge the 4th Edition content from its website?
It is a fact that Wizards of the Coast did at some point remove all content for 4th edition D&D from its site when 5th Edition had come around. Since then, there is no mention of 4th edition on ...
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Can this Pact Hag power make the target move?
So in D&D 4e, Monster Manual 3, there's the Pact Hag (p.108).
One of their attacks is the Compelling staff.
The description says this:
"Hit: 1d6 + 5 damage, and the target makes a melee basic ...
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What happens when a character with the Immanence Destiny takes Dual-Type damage?
A character with the Immanence Epic Destiny has the following ability:
Immanence Variable Resistance (21st level): After the first time you take damage of a particular type during an encounter, you ...
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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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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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When did the Dungeons and Dragons Insider service 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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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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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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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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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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How to handle when a player wants the DM to hard-bend the story for his/her epic idea of outcome?
I'm a DM. My level 11 player, at the first stepping stone of a Paragon Tier, started to fantasize, moreover, insist on a particular outcome for him for level 21 (Epic Tier). In short: he wants to die ...
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Does a horse come with the wagon or need to be purchased separately?
In the Player's Handbook, you're given the option to buy a cart/wagon. Do you need to buy a horse as well or does it come with a horse?
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Where can I find info on World Axis (4e) Sorrowsworn and Nightwalkers?
To the best of my knowledge, in 4th edition, Sorrowsworn were defined as powerful psychopomps who maintain the preservation of the cycle of death and rebirth, and/or as Exarches of the Raven Queen, ...
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Slaying the Target Outright
In Dungeons and Dragons 4th edition's Player's Handbook I. on page 288 states:
Under "Coup De Grace," there is the rule "Slaying the Target Outright": "If you deal damage ...
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How to make monsters stat blocks?
Is there a way that I can turn a character sheet into a monster stat block? I am trying to make some monsters, but there are sections for class and paragon path that are obviously meant for a PC. I ...
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