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Ok. What skill bonuses or noncombat bennies would an alchemist get? OTOH, as a theme, alchemists would probably get to mix chemicals and use them in game, the same way the healer them lets you make healer's kits and potions. Commoner is a background. Look at the rogue pregen. That means...

Because humans have cultural tendencies just like other races. Do you think dwarves have a genetic predisposition to wielding hammers? In most settings, dwarf societies teach the able-bodied how to wield a weapon, so they have proficiency or an affinity for the warhammer, like the Moradin...

We don't know exactly what race is doing for us, so it's hard to say if it's doing enough. Does the human have racial features? There aren't any listed, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

The rogue should be able to use his dex mod to attack with the dagger. See Finesse weapons, pg 17

"Can I consider myself to have advantage on this roll?" "Consider me to have said yes."

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Eldritch Strike is made of awesome. Staff Expertise is also made of awesome and solves a similar problem. If you don't take Eldritch strike, use Staff Expertise and Dire radiance to punish monsters that peal off the front line. Even Dire Radiance on an adjacent monster + shift will trigger...

What the carp, the horrific mobile version is the only one I can find a link to. Seriously, it's bad.

Wait... Dragon 408 had... let's see... one theme, something like 4 boons, and a handful of utility powers. And it took them from February to the latter half of April to get it in the Compendium? What?

What level are you starting at? Remember that you get feats at level 1 and even levels. You obviously need either axe or hammer expertise. Superior Will is great for a guy that runs on minor actions. For your powers, I would say to start out with Virtuous Strike (for OAs and playing nice with...

Finding secret doors is fun, but niche. Nothing dooms an item to obscurity like giving it a horrifically narrow ability and nothing else. I would give it a bonus to perception checks with an improved bonus to find secret doors. Then, to underscore the secret-door-findyness, I could see it...

You could look at the Fey Beast Tamer theme and use those pets to inform the power level it should be at. In paragon, you might want to look at the power level of Vidalis Griffon Master. You might be able to refluff/hack that to suit your purposes.

The DM has the final say on what items you get, so, yes, if she feels you've requested too many rares, then she will trim some.

I remember this question coming up, but I don't have a source for this answer, but I recall the technical answer being that you only have one Monk Unarmed Strike. Regardless of how logical this is especially for a race with 4 arms...), the Character Builder only gives you one, so you can't duel...

Bonus XP for no one playing a wizard doesn't sound like fun. Whatever shape this system would take, it would have to be above and beyond normal powe--[i]sigh/[i]... class abilities and spells. I think this could work really well as a kind of central campaign plot. The party is under a curse...

I think every class should have a role that it fills--no more 3E monks or bards. No class should be a mish-mash of abilities that might be useful if you work hard at it. Similarly, Some classes should not get orders of magnitude more influence on the game than others. No casting open-ended...

In 3.5, full-BAB classes had a large advantage over everyone else at high levels. Monster ACs were set so that fighters et. al. would sometimes miss, but that meant 3/4 BAB melee classes like monks, rogues, bards, and fighter/caster multiclass types had to make up the difference somehow. Thus...

"Real D&D players"? There is no One True Way. Other people's playstyles are just as valid and no less "real". As for the poll, I voted '4'. There's already a game that I have fun playing. If D&D Next requires rule re-writing, or module swapping, or a drastic social contract to be fun, then...

You are the DM. As the referee and storyteller, you can say that this choice would push the character optimization too far and detract from the game. Politely explain your reasons and work with the player to find an ED that's more a flavor match. It's not practical to just add resist cold to...

With the caveat that at the default amount of treasure, it's going to take you a long time of saving up to even afford something of your level. Still, it can be useful for filling out your secondary items with lower-level stuff.