New Posts For Thread: Switching to a Superior Implementhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22668253/Switching_to_a_Superior_ImplementWhat are the rules for turning an existing implement into a superior implement?  Do you just pay the cost for a superior implement, or do you need to use the Transfer Enchantment ritual to move the enchantment?Look at it from their perspective when they pick up a PHB I, II, III, Adventurer's Vault I, II, or read issues of Dragon they see page after page of weapons and when they look for implements there are just a handful of pages for all 8 differhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22668253/Switching_to_a_Superior_Implement?post_id=408548605#408548605Look at it from their perspective when they pick up a PHB I, II, III, Adventurer's Vault I, II, or read issues of Dragon they see page after page of weapons and when they look for implements there are just a handful of pages for all 8 differFri, 02 Apr 2010 01:26:55 -0500There is no doubt that newer monsters have better balanced defenses and stats and attacks, but the averages are heavily skewed by the first monster manual still, and unless a future version actively tries to balance out the old existing monsters stathttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22668253/Switching_to_a_Superior_Implement?post_id=408400945#408400945There is no doubt that newer monsters have better balanced defenses and stats and attacks, but the averages are heavily skewed by the first monster manual still, and unless a future version actively tries to balance out the old existing monsters statWed, 31 Mar 2010 19:57:19 -0500Since I happen to have a list of monster defenses handy, just to get the numbers on the table, here's the breakdown of the difference between Fort and Ref for MM1 monsters:11: 19: 28: 87: 66: 185: 404: 363: 592: 691: 570: 29-1: 51-2: 62-3: 26-4: 11-5http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22668253/Switching_to_a_Superior_Implement?post_id=407065877#407065877Since I happen to have a list of monster defenses handy, just to get the numbers on the table, here's the breakdown of the difference between Fort and Ref for MM1 monsters:11: 19: 28: 87: 66: 185: 404: 363: 592: 691: 570: 29-1: 51-2: 62-3: 26-4: 11-5Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:22:02 -0500You're still doing theory only, and not giving any practical examples. It is simply not true that a storm sorcerer will always target fort, or that a cosmic sorcerer will never target fort, or that the former is "boned" as a result.No, it is not. Thahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22668253/Switching_to_a_Superior_Implement?post_id=407063861#407063861You're still doing theory only, and not giving any practical examples. It is simply not true that a storm sorcerer will always target fort, or that a cosmic sorcerer will never target fort, or that the former is "boned" as a result.No, it is not. ThaWed, 31 Mar 2010 07:49:53 -0500No, it is not. That's because when you make twenty-three attacks, it comes up once. That means you can and will go through several combats without this making any difference.Look, I'm not a big fan of the charop boards, but let's at least get the mathttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22668253/Switching_to_a_Superior_Implement?post_id=407063601#407063601No, it is not. That's because when you make twenty-three attacks, it comes up once. That means you can and will go through several combats without this making any difference.Look, I'm not a big fan of the charop boards, but let's at least get the matWed, 31 Mar 2010 07:46:00 -0500