Re: Out of Character Board
Thanks Willa! Yes, saving throws are hard, its one of the few mechanics in 4th ed that I personally like alot because it doesn't ever scale up or down and you REALLY have to specialize in order to increase your own saving throw chances or decrease and enemy's. On that subject, something I and Jubei discussed last night before I cast my consciousness into the Etheric Realm was this. Conditions (ala blind, dazed, stunned, etc.) do not stack - just like how ongoing damage of the same type doesn't stack only the one with the highest value applies - instead the version with the greatest duration (save ends trumps end of next turn) applies or if it is part of an effect which produces two or more conditions with one (or more) matching your existing condition(s) applies in its stead.
As for the -1 to your next damage roll, I'd rule that it applies to the FIRST instance mentioned in your the power description. Though I will say -1 to damage is a pretty crappy effect, if it was -3 or -5 that would be a bit more annoying.