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From my point of view, of course it's D&D. It plays the same, just better. I was wondering how so many people could believe that it wasn't, then I saw posts from several people saying that they hadn't actually played yet, and that could indeed explain some of the votes against. Not all, of...

I'm glad to see some names on the list that I suspected would be there, but had deliberately avoided asking. There's some really good players on that list, and some really analytical players too. Some are even both! :) --Penn

I've preordered from my LGS. It's a new store, and I'd like to see them survive to cultivate a client base. Heck, I figure with a little encouragement, they might even start stocking actual gaming books beyond one shelf! I usually get stuff from online retailers, but I'm willing to give this new...

I suspect that the dominated condition deliberately excludes using up limited resources, because if it doesn't it severely warps character tactics if facing something that has the dominate ability. It would mean you'd always use your most potent abilities as fast as possible, so you couldn't be...

I'd wait for the full rules before making pronouncements like this. Maybe what you are describing is possible with a more potent power? There may be other things we don't know about. As an addendum, I just dropped by my FLGS, and they had the preview copy too. I couldn't stop to examine it...

I have only one complaint. Only 5 characters? I guess two of my players are doubling up, as I have 6 players ready to go as soon as I get my hands on this. --Penn

I suggest some time actually marking out 5' squares in a big room, and see just how much extra space there really is in a 5' corridor. It's enlightening. 5' is a lot of space to move around in, and if you coordinate I have no problem with the 4e cover rules (although I also have no problem with...

I think one of the most telling points in the multiclassing preview was the point that 3e multiclassing constrained class design. When someone can take the 1st level of several classes, that 1st level can't be too good in any of them.. just look at Barbarian, almost all melee fighters have a...

Define 'Wizard' in Elric's world? It doesn't seem to include much on-the-fly spellcasting at all. Sure he can be the greatest at rituals there has ever been, but presumably that can be accomplished with skills and feats. He doesn't do combat magic, therefore he isn't a wizard. He might not even...

Like the illusionist I posted, your playstyle is controlling without damaging. With only one controller in the PHB, I don't know yet if this will be possible. If it isn't, you are probably waiting for an Illusionist class, or something like one. I suspect that that'll fit your character a lot...

I fear that people won't give 4e a chance. I fear that they'll compare it to 3.5, and the current breadth of product available, and complain about not enough choices. I fear that the game won't catch on like 3.0 and 3.5 did, sweeping up 95+% of D&D players. I don't fear any of these things very...

Barbarian isn't a class, it's a culture and a fighting style. The fighting style is covered by fighter, the skills are covered by ranger. I'd like to see barbarian covered as a third build for ranger, focussing on two-handed weapons. Really, that's all a barbarian is, in combat style: a striker...

LotR: Aragorn: Ranger. Sure others follow him into battle, but does he actually grant them bonuses? I don't think so. Might have some Fighter. Gimli: Fighter. Classic 4e fighter, no question. Legolas: Ranger. Classic 4e ranger, no question. Boromir: Fighter Gandalf: NPC with whatever abilities...

I agree. Figure out how your character contributes to combat, and everything will fall into place from that. The stuff you do out of combat doesn't necessarily have much to do with your class. Examples from characters I play currently: Dwarven tank, heavy armor plug: Classic 4e dwarven fighter...

I'd convert it as you go along, to whatever level your characters are at. Don't feel that you have to force them to be any given level, and see what level they are when the campaign finishes. It looks like 4e monsters are way easier to power up and down, so this should be pretty easy. --Penn

I vaguely recall that the 'close' part means it's centered on the caster. --Penn

What about it put you off? I don't understand this comment. I could try to rebut, but I don't know what exactly you are complaining about. Too fast? Too slow? Existence of magic items at all? Of slots? --Penn

If you don't want to change the rules, redefine death. Say that, at Epic level, you can hang on a few extra rounds after you should have died, so that the instant-raise powers still work. Give the PCs the 'Blessing of the Death God', that Death grants some leeway before collecting their souls...

Yeah, but if it included both class features and feats that you can mix and match as you choose, that's the best of both worlds. You get new class builds like Brawny, but you also just get more options. --Penn

There problem there is that Barbarian isn't a class, it's a culture. None of the other classes in the game are a specific culture (although some are tied to one, like samurai or ninja). If you want to make a classic barbarian, go with ranger. If you want to make Conan, go with... fighter, rogue...