New Posts For Thread: The doppelganger novice power and traits - a hard questionhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/26648193/The_doppelganger_novice_power_and_traits_-_a_hard_questionHad a question about how the doppelgang novice power works. What I'm wondering is whether the doppelganger they create gets the traits of both origins, the doppelganger origin only, or what. In other words, if it's a doppelganger hawkoid, does the doAs a Gamma World DM, I really don't care. Can it be broken? Sure. But no one I know who plays Gamma World takes it that seriously, so it's never been a problem. And a Doppelganger Demon is just as broken, and it's using an at-will to be broken.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/26648193/The_doppelganger_novice_power_and_traits_-_a_hard_question?post_id=501788733#501788733As a Gamma World DM, I really don't care. Can it be broken? Sure. But no one I know who plays Gamma World takes it that seriously, so it's never been a problem. And a Doppelganger Demon is just as broken, and it's using an at-will to be broken.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:37:28 -0500That character already does dominate--by far.I play it as conservatively as imaginable and it's already the strongest player by far. (PS. Try adding custom alpha decks to a doppleganger--the drawing 2 every time makes it just rediculous.)If your DMhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/26648193/The_doppelganger_novice_power_and_traits_-_a_hard_question?post_id=501702049#501702049That character already does dominate--by far.I play it as conservatively as imaginable and it's already the strongest player by far. (PS. Try adding custom alpha decks to a doppleganger--the drawing 2 every time makes it just rediculous.)If your DMWed, 06 Jul 2011 01:06:41 -0500How is the clone getting to use an encounter power more than once per encounter not a good idea? Yes, it's broken, but unless the character just dominates the game and makes it less fun for the other players, it's an awesome idea.And actually, my DMhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/26648193/The_doppelganger_novice_power_and_traits_-_a_hard_question?post_id=501700833#501700833How is the clone getting to use an encounter power more than once per encounter not a good idea? Yes, it's broken, but unless the character just dominates the game and makes it less fun for the other players, it's an awesome idea.And actually, my DMWed, 06 Jul 2011 00:24:45 -0500I've been DMing and playing the dopple for a while--it's really exploitable and poorly defined. It can already dominate the battlefield so you have to be willing to be a little restrictive.I agree the free should allow you to vanish between beign hihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/26648193/The_doppelganger_novice_power_and_traits_-_a_hard_question?post_id=495766485#495766485I've been DMing and playing the dopple for a while--it's really exploitable and poorly defined. It can already dominate the battlefield so you have to be willing to be a little restrictive.I agree the free should allow you to vanish between beign hiSat, 14 May 2011 20:40:00 -0500This is really a strange character to play and DM (I'm doing both).First of all, I never saw a restriction on a "Free" action saying it can't take place at some times (like between an attack and damage, for instance). Is this actually specified in thttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/26648193/The_doppelganger_novice_power_and_traits_-_a_hard_question?post_id=488025829#488025829This is really a strange character to play and DM (I'm doing both).First of all, I never saw a restriction on a "Free" action saying it can't take place at some times (like between an attack and damage, for instance). Is this actually specified in tFri, 04 Mar 2011 15:38:32 -0600