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Protip: If the point of your post is to say, "I wish WotC would publish something that does [X]", don't phrase it in the hyperbolic terms of "WotC made a huge mistake by not doing [X]". Just because you want something doesn't mean not doing it was a mistake. It's just an additional option you'd...

Again, though-- mechanically boring. Both the Changeling and the Werecarp have absolutely wonderful flavor and potential for awesome roleplay, but on a purely CharOp level, they're both utterly devoid of useful mechanics. There is absolutely no reason for a mechanically-minded player to ever...

I think the Changeling just lost its title as the most mechanically boring player race.

Anybody have a link or book reference to art of a D&D pixie from this edition? I wanna sculpt a mini of one tonight, but I've never seen one in D&D canon so I don't know what to make it look like. Also: what's the most ridiculous melee class you can do well with CHA+INT/DEX? Off the top of my...

Just dropping a quick note that I've added all the commons from Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium to my database. I twiddled my thumbs for about six months waiting for SOMETHING to add, but they finally threw me a bone. :) Common Item Database If anyone's curious (as I was leading up to its...

Dagger sorcs are sadly still SOL. :( These feats are way too specific. 1/5. :(

Static features at most encounter levels, Bladesong gets better at 17 and 27. The static features are all make-more-attacks things, so they do sort of keep your damage up with the lost encounter [W] stackers. Nope, just the three starters. But again-- Magic Missile, and three different really...

In a nutshell: Arcane controller who fights in melee Leather armor, military melee Different skills from stock Wizard. Less thinking, more jumping and wire-fu. Pick a particular heavy or light blade. You gain it as an implement and can treat it as a wand (for the purposes of, say, Wand...

Here's a thought: we all know you "should" have that +1, so just give yourself +1. Who's going to notice? You're not cheating, you're correcting an oversight. Check with your DM if you really feel nervous about it, but I honestly wouldn't even bother, myself. <-- doesn't understand why people...

In combat? Only if a) they have a feat or whatever that allows it, or b) they're willing to accept getting no mechanical benefit from it. Out of combat? That's a roleplaying issue. They can do anything they want that doesn't break the story.

EDIT: Never mind, I misread someone's post. Selganor has it correct.

Wrong. Read the ability again: Swapping Int/Dex out for Con is purely optional-- if you've built a Sentinel that dumps Con for Dex (for some reason), you can always keep using Dex instead of taking advantage of the class feature. So, in summary: 1) Yes, a Sentinel can take Hide Expertise...

I'd probably go with Healing Word just to stay consistent with the other Essentials leaders; the Balladeer could then pick up augmentations to it as level features (maybe in place of one of the Utility slots..?). The two crescendos you choose from are encounter powers. When you fire them...

That isn't really anything like mine, though...

You absolutely can. This was mostly a thought experiment for me, so if anybody else wants to flesh it out a bit more, be my guest. :D