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No problem! That's like half the fun of D&D, picturing all of these situations playing out. Thanks for getting my imagination going.

I would actually be more in favor of +2 Int to Dwarves over Str. They're already assisted plenty with feats to get around Strength issues, and Intelligence is very befitting of craftsmen, filling a gap of an unused stat combo with the exception of Githyanki. It would also give them a bonus to...

Lvl 3 or 4 should be able to handle a Young White Dragon well enough. How big is the party?

Think of it this way: you're not able to swing as well, getting that -2, but you're attacking a more delicate target on most enemies. Their ankles, knees, groin.... not very well protected with most armor, as it makes mobility improbable. The damage is still done, you just don't have that...

When I thought "lumberjack skill challenge", I immediately thought caber tossing and balancing on spinning logs.

Indeed. If I was the DM, and I retroactively made it magical, I would simply say that the sword needed a little time to learn to respect you, and until that happened, it wasn't inclined to allow you access to its power.

This would come in handy to know for a ranger/cleric who fires needles out of a crossbow for acupuncture.

One player impressed me so much, I gave him an ogre as a mount. Granted, it also fit in the context of the story, but he was very pleased.

A Talenta or Xen'drick weapon user would be a pretty dandy Marauder, given their Weapon Training feats can give them profiency with a mundane boomerang(that returns, of course) at level 1 with a +2 to the damage roll, all with one feat. Granted, the Talenta one is only 1d4, and the Xen'drick one...

Also, the Seeker can throw even mundane throwing weapons and have them return(with a +1 to the attack roll, no less!) if they are Spiritbond Seekers. The Eberron setting includes two boomerang-like weapons with this same ability. The only restriction is that they must be weapons you are...

This is a good approach. Not something to bring up during the game session itself, more something to think about to bring up with them later on.

I don't know if I myself would outright no longer play with them, but I would be a little offended as the DM. I prescribe to the belief that there remains a boundary between the players and the DM, and that it's rude to demand to see the DM's dice rolls, etc. It implies a lack of trust. I don't...

DDI apparently just had a "Winning Races" article on Elves that gave some good benefits to mount combat, scimitars, etc. Good news for both Elves and Half Elves, as they can use Elf feats.

Indeed. If you don't mind that it's only a secondary role, Elves as Avengers can be Defender-ish.

If magic is so rare, incredibly tough monsters ought to be, too. If you're facing, say, an Elder dragon and no one has any decent magic weapons, your DM might need to rethink their argument to something a little less flimsy.

You could try a whip, though that would probably smash the chips or tear the bag open. :(

Now, are we talking Elf only, or any "elven" style race? Eladrin, Drow, Half-Elf, like that? Helps determine good candidates.

This is also true, but to be fair, most Dwarf fighters don't go for swords, anyway, so the +1 proficiency bonus wouldn't usually be there. DWT does give free Craghammer, Mordencrad, and Executioner's Axe availaility, after all. Only heavy blade weapon I can picture most of them giving the time...

It should be noted that there are some feats that can make stuff like Acid Orb or Magic Missile into Ranged or Melee, and therefore usable for that sort of thing. that, and maybe he's houseruling it: Magic Missile is really not much more powerful than a Falchion or a Glaive from a foe, so him...

Yeah, unless you're really wanting the assassin flavor, it seems to be a bit weak, with the exception of if your DM readily makes poison darts or something available to you, or subterfuge is required.