4e: Sample Combat with pictures

**Vortling** · 2008-05-23, 10:32 AM (ISO 8601)

I found this thread over on rpg.net Sample combat. I found it full of useful information since I haven't played any of the test drives of 4e yet.

**SamTheCleric** · 2008-05-23, 11:55 AM (ISO 8601)

Thanks for that, was a good read... and.... it looks like D&D to me

**Overlard** · 2008-05-23, 12:43 PM (ISO 8601)

Wow, it really wasn't that fighter's combat was it?

Interesting that magic missile requires an attack roll now - I wasn't aware of that.

And on a sidenote, I discovered that misspelling rogue gets even more annoying multiple times in a long post.

**SamTheCleric** · 2008-05-23, 12:45 PM (ISO 8601)

Maybe I should bring my digital camera with me to tonight's session... my first foray into 4e... they're past the first kobold encounter... so I'll be able to give my account of a combat AFTER that from the perspective as the dagger throwin' halfing with a heart of gold.

**Edea** · 2008-05-23, 01:16 PM (ISO 8601)

Boy, that "Miss...but did a little damage anyway!" mechanic for the Fighter's Reaping Strike seemed to save their asses.

**Da King** · 2008-05-23, 02:47 PM (ISO 8601)

Looks like that was a really tough challenge. Amusing how fast the rogue took the dragonshield #2 down.

**Lapak** · 2008-05-23, 03:36 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Da King

Looks like that was a really tough challenge. Amusing how fast the rogue took the dragonshield #2 down.

Indeed. They seemed to mean it when they said that the 'Striker' role deals very high single-target damage.

Thanks for the link, Vortling!

**Reel On, Love** · 2008-05-23, 03:40 PM (ISO 8601)

Dragonshield: "Ha! Now I have y--AUUUGH! Oh, gods, that was my kidney! It... AHHHH! My kidney and... my spleen... are one organ! With HOLES in it! *ded*"

**Trog** · 2008-05-23, 04:09 PM (ISO 8601)

Was the fire supposed to damage the fighter twice in each round? I think that might be a DM error. Ongoing effects are at the end of the round I thought. Not the beginning and the end.

**ahammer** · 2008-05-23, 04:17 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Trog

Was the fire supposed to damage the fighter twice in each round? I think that might be a DM error. Ongoing effects are at the end of the round I thought. Not the beginning and the end.

I beleave they damage at the beginning and
save to end on the end..

**tyckspoon** · 2008-05-23, 04:18 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Trog

Was the fire supposed to damage the fighter twice in each round? I think that might be a DM error. Ongoing effects are at the end of the round I thought. Not the beginning and the end.

It didn't damage him twice each round. It looked like the damage happened at the start of the Fighter's initiative. At the end of the round he then makes a save against the effect. That's not to see whether or not he takes damage from it on that round, he already took the damage; he's saving against the next round's damage.

**Xefas** · 2008-05-23, 05:33 PM (ISO 8601)

Damn, and I was hoping this was going to be a preview of the second season of World of Warcraft: The Stand Alone Complex where Arthas finally finishes charging up his Frostmourne to defeat the cyborg catgirl paladins of the Silver Hand before the Gnomechikoma respawns and gets aggro on him.

But it's just D&D. Oh well.

**tyckspoon** · 2008-05-23, 06:27 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Xefas

Damn, and I was hoping this was going to be a preview of the second season of World of Warcraft: The Stand Alone Complex where Arthas finally finishes charging up his Frostmourne to defeat the cyborg catgirl paladins of the Silver Hand before the Gnomechikoma respawns and gets aggro on him.

But it's just D&D. Oh well.

This non-contributing post bought to you to say: I'd watch it.

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