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How good is this analogy? Cars need new parts to operate, so if the company stops producing re-placement parts for the existing car, it will become worthless as soon as it has a problem that cannot be fixed without the new parts. So, you have a situation where the companies' decision caused...

Wow! Thanks. :) So, some more questions still left for me: a) what ages might a PC Kreen likely be? Less than 4? How much older? b) do Kreen only select mates at age 4? In other words, might older Kreen still be looking for a mate? Do they divorce? Do they re-marry? I know, lots of...

Yeah, unfortunately, the announced that they will be pushing the CB update back because of all the new material from Dark Sun and Essentials (not mentioned: Psionic Power). They said they hope to have it out in Early October, but they didn't list a date. There was an announcement and apology...

Put me down in the "I like my game to have periodic improvements" camp. It'd be nice if WotC could somehow magically produce the perfect game all at once and never need to change it, but in the world of tabletop RPGs, which is only about a generation old, there is still lots of neat innovation...

There will always be stuff for the forums to rage over, because whatever happens, certain posters will hate it. For example, coming soon: people rage that the Assassin is no longer DDi exclusive because it is available in Heroes of Shadow, OR ALTERNATELY, posters complain that Assassin is...

You should make sure that whatever punishment/curse/aftereffect you apply, it goes away after some time (3 milestones is probably a good length). If the PCs come out of the resurrection with some permanent penalty that makes them weaker than other PCs of the same level, expect your player to...

I was thinking about how in 4e, most threats scale with level. Thus a terrain hazard will do more damage in paragon than heroic, and more in epic than paragon. However, falling damage is an exception to this. Falling damage is fixed at 1d10 per 10', which is a holdover from earlier editions...

Seems like another nice choice: http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/294059-essentials-treasure-parcels-analyzed.html Does the math on the new treasure parcel system, and discovers it is pretty much identical to the old one. Not neccesarily the hardest math project, but good to see done...

I think the useful question for you to answer is: why do you want your Wizard to use a longsword? If it is just for flavor, do what other posters have suggested, and re-flavor a staff implement. Then, all you need is melee training. If it is for some kind of mechanical benefit, what benefit...

Quick: I need info about the role that Gender plays for the Thri-Kreen of Athas (or anywhere else in D&D). Discretion appreciated, thanks in advance. --- FWIW, the racial entry for Thri-Kreen in the Dark Sun Campaign Setting book doesn't say much besides noting that male and female names are...

Yeah, this is the effect on me. We're going to start a two-session adventure with new 16th level characters in my regular campaign to give a player the chance to DM. I loved Psionic Power and wanted to try an Eladrin Iron Soul monk (Samurai Jack). Now I won't be able to do it with the CB...

It's best to re-flavor without changing mechanics whereever possible. There are so many options using the rules right now, that you can usually get close to what you want without changing mechanics much. I.E. there are several options for changing the damage types of your attacks, plus enough...

Certainly, if the Unearthed Arcana pushed out the universally applicable material, that would be a bad idea. But if it is just an addition, that's not a problem in and of itself. Unearthed Arcana isn't going out in the "guise" of being unofficial. It's unofficial and they are upfront about...

Are you referring here to the Unearthed Arcana material? They aren't playtesting/balancing that material because it isn't meant to be balanced -- it is meant to be experimental options which won't be in the character builder, stuff like gunpowder weapons, elaborate semi-permanent curses, and...

Swordmages and Valor Bards do get the poor end of the change. Of course, Weapon Focus is usually a pretty low priority for them. It's really more a result of a different flaw -- limited numbers of feats mean that you are heavily encourage to stick to a single attack type, since you don't want...

You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! I appreciate that WotC has finally delivered. Edit: Nookiemonster is right [see below], only half way there, WotC!!!

Couple quick comments: Hmm... only 4 1/2 pages, I thought it was going to be longer. Sneak attack is once per turn, instead of once per round. Was that already previewed somewhere? Rogues are really going to want melee training and granted attacks from a leader. Rapier is a military weapon...

Oh no, the sky is falling, the sky is falling! Run for your lives!!!

I had a great experience with this sheet last weekend at the FLGS. My group was missing a player, and we needed a defender. The DM said I could play a second defender, b/c he knew I had written up and printed a Battlemind from the CB in anticipation of a later session. I went through my notes...

+1 on the polite response to my somewhat snarky advice. ;) You are looking at some good feats already. If you raise Cha, you might not need Bardic Dilettante to improve you healing if you instead take the feat that adds Cha to your heals (that exists, right? I'm not checking the books)...