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4 years ago ::
May 18, 2009 - 2:24PM
#21
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Date Joined:
Jan 29, 2005
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A warlock is a striker too, but it doesn't focus on damage so much as status effects and basically screwing with the target. The term striker has definitely widened since the PHB1, but I like the direction it's going. Nothing but damage can get boring fast. The monk kinda looks like it is returning to what it was wonderful at in 3e: Caster killing. With high NADs (especially human monks), and crazy mobility. Can really mess with them.
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4 years ago ::
May 19, 2009 - 11:17AM
#22
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Date Joined:
May 28, 2001
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Caster killing. With high NADs (especially human monks), and crazy mobility. Can really mess with them.
I do find it interesting that Monks are Dex based and not Wis based like I thought they would be.
That makes halfling monks actually viable.
Watch out! Halfling monks will punch you in your NADs.
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4 years ago ::
May 19, 2009 - 1:53PM
#23
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Date Joined:
Jul 16, 2002
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The term striker has definitely widened since the PHB1, but I like the direction it's going. Nothing but damage can get boring fast.
Says you.  I luvs me meh barbarian.
Sorry WOTC, you lost me with Essentials. So where I used to buy every book that came out, now I will be very choosy about what I buy. Can we just get back to real 4e? Check out the 4e Conversion Wiki. 1. Wizards fight dirty. They hit their enemies in the NADs. -- Dragon9 2. A barbarian hits people with his axe. A warlord hits people with his barbarian. 3. Boo-freakin'-hoo, ya light-slingin' finger-wigglers. -- MrCelcius in response to the Cleric's Healer's Lore nerf
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4 years ago ::
May 19, 2009 - 4:13PM
#24
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Date Joined:
Jan 29, 2005
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I do find it interesting that Monks are Dex based and not Wis based like I thought they would be.
That makes halfling monks actually viable.
Watch out! Halfling monks will punch you in your NADs.
Halfling monk does sound interesting. It's actually real nice for exploiting Dancing Cobra a bit. especially if you can squeeze in defensive mobility (haven't seen too many monk optimization builds and waiting for the CB update to do my own). Human for the extra defenses to make for some caster killing goodness. The hamster wheel is definitely turning!
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4 years ago ::
May 19, 2009 - 4:33PM
#25
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Date Joined:
Mar 29, 2001
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Halfling monks are even a part of FR lore. Go look up "Way of the Hin Fist" if you don't believe me. -karma
LFR Characters:
Lady Tiana Elinden Kobori Silverwane - Drow Control Wizard
Kro'tak Warscream - Orc Bard
Fulcrum of Gond - Warforged Laser Cleric
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4 years ago ::
May 19, 2009 - 5:40PM
#26
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Date Joined:
Jul 16, 2002
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(haven't seen too many monk optimization builds and waiting for the CB update to do my own)
Pfft... optimization was done long before the character builder existed... whippersnapper... 
Sorry WOTC, you lost me with Essentials. So where I used to buy every book that came out, now I will be very choosy about what I buy. Can we just get back to real 4e? Check out the 4e Conversion Wiki. 1. Wizards fight dirty. They hit their enemies in the NADs. -- Dragon9 2. A barbarian hits people with his axe. A warlord hits people with his barbarian. 3. Boo-freakin'-hoo, ya light-slingin' finger-wigglers. -- MrCelcius in response to the Cleric's Healer's Lore nerf
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4 years ago ::
May 20, 2009 - 2:34AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 19, 2008
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I do find it interesting that Monks are Dex based and not Wis based like I thought they would be.
That makes halfling monks actually viable.
Watch out! Halfling monks will punch you in your NADs.
Too many Wis based classes as it is =P Dex only really has Rogues and half of the rangers out there, wis already has cleric avenger druid invoker and shaman.
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4 years ago ::
May 20, 2009 - 2:15PM
#28
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Date Joined:
Jan 29, 2005
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Pfft... optimization was done long before the character builder existed... whippersnapper...
Yeah, but the CB has made me horribly lazy I've been kinda putting it off hoping someone else would do it. I was quite amazed that the CharOp boards weren't jumping all over it to be honest. Amazed and disappointed. Now you all have got me racking my brain over halfling or human!
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4 years ago ::
May 21, 2009 - 11:08AM
#29
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Date Joined:
Jul 16, 2002
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Or Gnoll.
Sorry WOTC, you lost me with Essentials. So where I used to buy every book that came out, now I will be very choosy about what I buy. Can we just get back to real 4e? Check out the 4e Conversion Wiki. 1. Wizards fight dirty. They hit their enemies in the NADs. -- Dragon9 2. A barbarian hits people with his axe. A warlord hits people with his barbarian. 3. Boo-freakin'-hoo, ya light-slingin' finger-wigglers. -- MrCelcius in response to the Cleric's Healer's Lore nerf
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4 years ago ::
May 21, 2009 - 5:55PM
#30
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Pfft... optimization was done long before the character builder existed... whippersnapper...
Although it was a bit tricker when your only options were Fighting Man, Magic-User and Cleric... the power creep got totally out of line with the broken munchkin class that they called "Elf." I swear, this whole "Dungeons & Dragons" thing has ruined the game. Dumbing it down for the kids. THAC0? What was wrong with the chart, hmm? Man, they don't even trust you enough to have you color in your own dice. 
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