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I think that in 4E terms the Gray Mouser would be a Rogue with the Ritual Casting feat. He does not need to have Wizard levels or the Arcane Initiate feat, because in Nehwon all magic is basically what 4E calls Rituals - spells take time to cast, and no one lobs around magic missiles or...

Are enchantment effects and mind control really so foreign to your campaign setting?

Abso-frickin'-lutely.

Yes please! Although having thri-kreens as Large creatures is problematic in certain situations, I still prefer the more insectoid appearance in 2E to the biped thri-kreens in 3rd Edition. I wonder how a truly quadruped design would work. Sure, thri-kreens would lose multiweapon fighting...

Looking through the tentacly goodness of his Call of Cthulhu illustrations makes me crave for a full blown picture of Demogorgon by Komarck. Wizards should totally hire him to do the covers for next year's batch of the three core books. It would be sweet to see Demogorgon grace the cover of...

I've wanted to see that happen ever since I saw those gorgeous full-page works of his in Player's Handbook II!

Gnolls: http://www.komarckart.com/new17.html Dwarf: http://www.komarckart.com/new19.html Edit: ninja'd!

Actually, I think Leader and Controller are the two roles that make the most sense for psionic classes given the narrowed focus of psychic powers in 4E. I believe it was Races & Classes where it was said that the Psi power source would consist mostly of enchantment effects and mental control. I...

Komarck <3 Damn, Matt Cavotta's efreeti posted by mhacdebhandia is totally sweet. Definitely beats the 4E art.

I don't know. The monster design in Sam Wood's line drawing may be more unique than in the 4E image, but overall I think it looks comical rather than threatening. Generic design or not, the new tarrasque pic is one of my favorite 4E monster images (along with the pit fiend and the trio of...

I too like the idea of defiling as a natural "implement". If a wizard wishes to preserve, she will need a suitable object to help with her spellcasting, and perhaps only materials that are both scarce and expensive are powerful enough to serve as implements. If, for example, preservers need...

I pretty much agree, although that 4E illustration of the beast is actually (and for the first time ever) really neat.

That panel had me rolling on the floor. The punchline at the end was almost as good, though. Fantastic little strip!

I don't know, I like the idea that defiling is a) tempting, and b) something that all arcane magic users have to deal with in some way.

Defiling could add extra die of the appropriate type on damage rolls with spells (where applicable). Perhaps something like one extra die at Heroic levels, two at Paragon levels, and three (or even four) at Epic levels. This would make defilers truly heavy hitters, and defiling a tempting option...

Neat stuff! Hmm. I know aarakocras are not a player race in the original boxed set, and so probably do not interest a lot of people, but I wonder how viable they would be as player characters in 4E. Aarakocras should basically have unlimited flight at 1st level, and at first glance that does...

It's from Dungeonscape.

Demogorgon is pretty much the quintessential demon - not only is he at war with all of Creation, but also himself (themselves?). Sepulchrave's take on Demogorgon is also fascinating.

Also known as the Dude Factor.

I think it would not be out of line to suggest that Bloodied marks a condition where first blood has been drawn. The wound need not be a large gash, simply a cut or a nick that nevertheless causes the tactics of both the attacker and the defender to shift. You see this all the time in both books...