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You've made it pretty clear you don't want to change your stats, which to most players will appear glaringly sub-optimal. So what do you want advice on? Stats are the most obvious thing to give advice one. Power selection and feats can be changed very easily, so their is less useful advice to...

Nothing heavily mathematical, but a nice analysis of the impact of new stat options: http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/293395-analysis-new-stat-pairs-elf-eladrin-dwarf-halfling.html

I like these changes in general. Especially the Eladrin, for whom this opens up many of the "mind-bending" Int/Cha options that fit well for them. It also supports the Int/Cha shaper psion build in Psionic Power, which fits eladrin well fluff-wise, b/c of the new-agey/reality-bending feel to...

I played a shielding swordmage in a campaign from 1st through 4th level, and we were never suffering from a weak defender (if I do say so myself). I've often heard that the assault and ensnaring builds are weak, but I'm not so sure from reading them. I haven't seen them enough to say one way...

So yeah, if it wasn't clear, I was joking in my earlier posts. I thought the idea of Essentials somehow interfering with the ECG (a DM book that is 95% flavor, 5% monster stat blocks) would be inherently ridiculous enough that my sarcasm would be obvious. But I guess the 4.5 crowd is so...

The original Battlerager had places where it got to stack temp hp, in contravention of the usual rule that temp hp don't stack. Post errata, they no longer have stacking temp hp in certain situations. Their temp hp just work like everyone else. ...unless I'm misremembering. I haven't read...

Griznuq, I think there may be some confusion here because, based on your link, you are trying to create an NPC, not a PC. Specifically, you are stat-ing famous Arthurian character Merlin as an NPC. 4e has a big change here from earlier editions -- monsters use different rules than PCs...

I think this is excellent advice for players worried about the impact of Essentials on 4e. Without steps like these, how else can we protect our books from Essentials warpriests and slayers? I've heard that WotC named the slayer build after their propensity to materialize out the the book (as...

I also really love "The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea." How will essentials destroy that? There've been a lot of posters saying essentials will make my 4e books useless, but I really like the flavor in the various DM books (well, Manual of the Planes is kinda weak, but the point still...

Very interesting. However, I thought the hexblade was going to be a new class using the Shadow power source in the Heroes of Shadow book?

So, the Eberron Campaign Guide (ECG) is my favorite 4e book. Well written, great overview, etc. First D&D book I may have every read literally cover to cover. Anyway, I'm hearing from some posters how Essentials (aka "4.5") is going to make my 4e books worthless. I'm willing to lose 4e...

There are no obvious interaction problems from what has been previewed. Although the general rules have been getting / are getting some updates errata around the same time as Essentials, that applies to every game, whether or not you use Essentials builds. I seem to remember reading that the...

A big part of this that should be mentioned is the threatening reach. That quality alone can give a monster a lot of extra attacks in a round (often one per melee PC, especially if the monster can move around a lot or move the PCs around a lot!). Threatening reach turns almost any monster...

Adrastus is a semi-historical figure described by the classical greek historian Herodotus. He was extremely honorable, but as unfortunate as it gets. He kept accidentally killing people close too him (well his brother, and then a prince he was bodyguarding). Others kept forgiving him for his...

Yes, I think the main limitation for 3PP is the fact that player options don't show up in the Character Builder. Most players I know use the CB (I was a grognard hold-out much longer than my fellow players, in fact). If the option is in a book, but not in the CB, then it is a hassle to...

Aw man, this thread makes me feel sad. Was kinda thinking of picking up the book, b/c I'm interested in the Nentir Vale fluff. I had an experience picking up an Eberron books for the same reason, and never finishing it b/c it just didn't seem to work for me. I feel kinda bad for Bill S. or...

In my game, we don't need to have every updated rule at hand at every moment. Mostly, we know the rules from playing the game so much. If there is a question, we look it up in the book, or if we know there is errata, we use the errata we know. It is not as if someone if forcing you to use...

Neat, I love how similar the backs look. :)

One question: When you opened the red box, did it release trained rats with tiny scissors who cut all your previous 4e books to ribbons?

I just can't figure how this could seem alarming? :hmm: Encounters isn't home-games. It isn't LFR. It's a ~six month old, 1-hour-a-week (max!) advertising and recruiting program which has two tasks: advertise new products, and recruit new players. How does limiting this advertising and...