D&D 4e starter box questions?

Question

I recently got the starter box and some things have been confusing me.

1. What does this mean?
ATTACK: ___ (intelligence) vs. reflex
Is it your intel. Modifier plus your reflex modifier for your attack?

2. Do different powers require different weapons? If so, can "spell" count as an implement because my wizard never obtained an implement.

3. Am I correct on how to attack?
Start with picking a weapon or power on your character sheet. Lets say if I choose "spell." I roll a 20 sided die and and that to my weapon/power bonus which is +4. If I get higher than the monsters ac, I then move onto calculating damage on my at will power.

4. For a cleric it says I get a sword and an implement. On the next page I get a mace. Do I replace the mace with a sword?

I know that these are a lot of questions but thank you for reading.

Answer 1

1. Attack vs. reflex means you roll your attack (with the intelligence modifier) versus, or against, the target's reflex save. If your total roll (spell or weapons plus INT modifier) is higher than the target's reflex save, you hit. If not, you miss.



2. A spell is not an implement. You need an implement to use certain powers.



3. Weapons and spells are not the same thing. For a weapon, you choose your weapon, roll 1d20 using your "to hit" bonuses and any bonus the weapon has. Roll higher than the target's Armor Class (AC), you hit. For spells, pick the spell and cast. You may have to roll a d20 plus INT modifier or another modifier against (vs.) the target's AC or another defense (Reflex, Fortitude or Will). If your total is higher than their defense, your spell does its full damage. If your total does not beat the target's defense, there may still be some effect such as half damage - check your spell description.



4. Reread the cleric description. I haven't read the starter box set, but the full rules state that clerics get a weapon linked to their god. So some would have maces, some would have swords, and some have something else entirely. The god your cleric serves determines what weapon you would have.

Answer 2

1. Nope. What that reads is Attack Bonus + Stat modifier + Built in power bonus (if any) vs Specific defense. Basically you will take your Intelligence Modifier, add a d20 roll and compare it against the targets Reflex defense. If you match or beat it you hit, anything else is a miss.



2. No power 'requires' an weapon, technically. Melee attacks need a melee weapon, ranged attacks require something ranged to attack with. What kind of weapon doesn't matter, as long as it is melee or ranged when you use it. You could always punch for melee and throw something for ranged, but real weapons will almost always have greater range, be more accurate, and do more damage. Implement powers do *not* require an implement. Instead implements just impart their bonus (if any) to attacks with the implement keyword.



Incidentally, odds are better than good that the wizard has an implement. Most implements can't be used as ordinary weapons so they don't show up in the weapon bocks. Look for a Wand, Rod, Orb, Tome, or Staff somewhere on his stat block.



3. You are essentially correct. When using basic attacks you check AC, when using other powers you use whatever the power says to use. Real spells (attacks with the implement keyword) don't get a proficiency bonus though. You also only need to tie the target number, which comes up more frequently than you would think.



4. Odds are that is a typo. Just pick whichever you prefer.

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