I’ve been tooling around with ideas in my head about what to call these things, and from now on, daily posts are called the “The Daily Punch” and my Monday dumps will be called “The Weekly Combo”.  I might start doing some small things throughout the week, and I’ve got some ideas about that.

So for the first Punch, let’s look at the Drow and what I saw last night.  How about using feats in 4e to replace some powers with others, a la channel divinity?

Clinging Darkness-Feat-Required a arcane or divine power source-In stead of your cloud of darkness, you may instead use the Clinging Darkness power

Clinging Darkness

Darkness clings to your enemy and prevents them from seeing you while allowing you and your allies to move in for the kill.

Encounter;  Arcane or Divine; implement

Minor Action

Target: One creature in burst 1

Highest ability vs. REF

Hit: target is blinded (save ends)

Ok gang, thoughts?

Its time for another post and today has to deal with hybrids….

Cross training-Feat:  Select one power you know; that power becomes a power for another class as well as the class it was originally part of, but does not change the power source of the power.  This feat may be taken multiple times.

There are some great combos out there that are limited by the class a power comes from.  Thoughts?

Here is a feat I saw was needed over the weekend for 4e…

Back to basics; Feat:  Choose one at-will power you know; that power counts as a basic melee or ranged attack in addition to any of its other effects.

It’s that time again!  This goes out to my ranged ranger Beastmasters out there…

Ranged Hunter

Beast Action (11th Level): When you spend an action point to take an extra action, your beast companion marks one enemy in burst 5.

Hunters Targeting (11th Level): When your beast companion hits an enemy that you attacked with a range attack this turn or last turn, your beast companion does +2 damage (+4 at 21st level).

Beast Lure (16th level): When you make a ranged attack against an enemy marked by your beast companion, you gain a +1 bonus to your attack roll (+2 at 21st level).

Owlbear trap!

Encounter beast, martial

Immediate Interrupt;  Melee 1

Trigger: An enemy moves adjacent to your character

Primary Attack:  Reflex+4 (+6 at 21st level) vs. AC

Hit: 1d10 and target immobilized (save end).  Beast may shift up to speed to move adjacent to the triggering enemy.  you may shift your speed.

Beast Dodge

Daily Beast, martial

Free Action

Effect: Attacks against your beast companion from marked enemies take a -2 penalty until the end of the encounter.

Hunter’s Assault

Daily Beast, martial, weapon

Standard Action

Effect: Your beast companion marks an adjacent enemy until the end of the encounter, and you make a ranged basic attack against an enemy.  If you hit, your beast companion makes a basic attack against an enemy.  This second attack need not be against the same enemy.  If your beast hits, you make a basic ranged attack against an enemy.  This repeats until one of you miss or both you and your beast make five attacks.