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Hail 4th Edition - the edition that renewed my group's interest and joy in playing D&D specifically, and medieval fantasy in general!

You could perhaps turn the Stances/Aspects into standard At-Will attacks? Except for the ones that simply add damage without any cost. Because the Hunter's Shots aren't true At-Wills, they're class features disguised as At-Wills for ease of use.

Brainstorming some new ideas: Battle Reaver: Once per turn when you hit with a melee basic attack, two enemies (three at 11th level, four at 21st level) adjacent to you other than the target take 2d6 damage (or 2d8 damage if you are wielding a two-handed weapon). (Would this lower the...

First of all, many thanks for the comments! :-) Well, the idea behind a "raging bear" is that YOU SIMPLY CAN'T STOP the monster! :-D But perhaps it could be changed to this: Aspect of the Raging Bear (Fighter Utility) - At-Will; Primal, Stance; Minor Action; Personal. Effect: Until the stance...

Perhaps something like this? Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Melee, Military Melee. (Removed Simple Ranged) Class Skills: Athletics (STR), Endurance (CON), Heal (WIS), Intimidate (CHA), Religion (INT). (Removed Streetwise) Battle Reaver: Once per turn when you hit with a melee basic attack, one...

Hum... I wanted to differentiate the Berserker from the Slayer in the following characteristics: 1) Lower AC, higher Hit Points. 2) Less emphasis on using weapons (notice how the Slayer's abilities always specify "with a weapon", while the Berserker's don't?), but a greater focus on melee...

Hello again! Sorry for posting again so soon, but I had some ideas on alternate effects for some of the new Fighter Stances. Also, I was worried about the Berserker's damage output (that is, would he be comparable as a Striker to the Barbarian?), and so revised Battle Rage accordingly. Fighter...

Hi there! Please, feel free to critique! All comments are much appreciated. :-) BERSERKER CLASS TRAITS: Role: Striker. Power Source: Martial/Primal. Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, Leather, Hide, Chainmail. Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Melee, Military Melee, Simple Ranged. Bonus to Defense: +2...

I am completely in agreement with the OP's sentiments.

I know versatile Bards have several good options - that's why they're versatile, after all. :) But personally, I think Melee Bards are woefully unsupported (though obviously not to the extent of the Battle Cleric or the Bestmaster Ranger, and others), which I think is a shame, not only because...

Thanks for all the answers, guys. :)

Hmmm... Perhaps I should have been clearer? I am not asking whether you think the Bard class is good or not, nor am I asking you to compare it to other Classes; I am asking if you also feel the Bard's Melee Weapon powers - and only his Melee Weapon powers - are noticeably weaker, for the most...

Hello there, everyone! So, quick and dirty: does anyone else agree most of the Bard's Melee Weapon powers are sorely lacking in relation to his Implement/Ranged Weapon powers? And if so, do you also think that's a problem?

Not to belabor the point others have made, but both iconic Dwarf Fighter concepts (axe/hammer-and-shield and two-handed axe/hammer) were viable right off the gate with PHB1. With STR 16, CON 16 and WIS 16 (easily doable thanks to his racial modifiers), he was the best "I'm standing right here...

Well, we stopped playing for almost a year and only recently started playing again, so we're still only level 6. As for how many THP, it's hard to say, really; it all depends on how many monsters the DM puts against us, and since our group is large (6 players), we tend to face quite a number of...