Questions tagged [implements]
Spellcaster counterpart to weapons, used to channel magic, particular to D&D 4e.
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Questions related to the wizard's "Arcane Implement Mastery" and the "Staff of Defense"
In D&D 4e Player's Handbook 1, at page 157, there's a section about "Arcane Implement Mastery" for the wizard. It says the following: You specialize in the use of one kind of implement ...
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Can a Panoply Savant have multiple implements of one school
The Pathfinder Occultist class is a class introduced in Occult Adventures that draws its magic from trinkets into which the character invest their "mental focus". One such trinket is known ...
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Heavy thrown implement for Invoker
I have this idea of a hybrid Fighter|Invoker, using Cleave and Deft Hurler to throw Divine Bolts. Deft Hurler (Dr 368) lets you use a ranged basic attack after Cleave: Cleave: You can forgo dealing ...
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Resonant powers for occultists who take the same implement twice
Under the Implements class ability for Occultists, it says the following: An occultist can select an implement school more than once in order to learn additional spells from the associated school. ...
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Staff as implement: one hand or two?
Staves count as both an implement and as a weapon (a “weapliment” in common parlance). When used as a weapon, they are treated as quarterstaves, a two-handed weapon, so undoubtedly when used to make ...
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How do ki foci work?
I have a few questions since I don't fully understand ki foci. If I have, say, an accurate superior ki focus, can you enchant it to be a +1 magic accurate ki focus (+2 to attack rolls and +1 to ...
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bonuses from implements to effect besides dmg?
I was wondering if implement bonuses also apply to temporary hit points gained from a power's effect. So for example I do an attack that does 1d8 + [ability] damage (so 1d8 + [ability modifier] + [...
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How can a cleric use a staff for implement powers?
I'm trying to make a Balanced Cleric who uses a staff both as a weapon and an implement. Can it be done? I'm Human. I know that, at least, multiclass feats for caster classes often provide ...
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Is there any exisiting feature similar to this (poorly worded?) homebrew?
I'm working with an homebrew artifact from this file, page 34, but the way its (poorly worded?) powers work baffles me. The artifact is a morning star, but it has an attack without the Weapon keyword ...
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Frost weapon and implement attacks
I want to use Wintertouched + Lasting Frost as a sorcerer, but I don't like many of the Cold Sorcerer powers. Can I make my Implement attacks do cold damage with a Frost dagger? Or does that only work ...
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How can I add psychic damage to wizard powers?
If I want to add the psychic keyword to my wizard powers, the only thing I can come up with is to get heavy blades as an implement, and use a Githyanki Silver Sword. Are there any other ways to get it?...
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Can Dragon Shards augment implements?
I'm used to dragon shards being used on weapons and I'm feeling that they should, but nothing in the dragon shard item descriptions says one way or another and their does not seem to be an appropriate ...
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Do magic weapon/Implement bonuses affect extra damage?
I'm going over my monk character and moving him into the Fight Club iPhone app and one thing I noticed was that the implement damage bonus from my Cascading Strikes Ki Focus was being added to my ...
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Can my Cleric with the Primordial Adept theme use his holy symbol for theme powers?
The Primordial Adept theme, which gives rod proficiency and has Implement-keyword powers, mentions no restrictions or caveats to its powers' implement use. Do only rods work for Primordial Adept ...
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What kinds of enchantments can be put onto orbs?
I've searched everywhere online and can't find the answers I'm looking for about Magic Orbs for my Wizard character for D&D - 4th Ed., so I'll ask them here. What kinds of enchantments can be ...