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I'm pretty sure this error has been around a while. I printed out some Deep Goblin Wretches for an adventure late last year, and they had the same absurdly high defenses for their level. I think it is just a typo they've missed. It couldn't be purely errata, because their defenses are some 10...

Yet another, "I gave her book to my wife and she loved it" vote. That's probably a big part of why I came in to defender her earlier. But also, I just don't think it is appropriate to have a thread in a D&D forum criticizing her on mechanical grounds when that isn't her job anyway. Really...

Thanks! Could you explain a little more? Specifically, class features do they have/not have compared to fighter weapon talent fighters? What weapons/armor do they usually use (i.e. one-handed weapons, two-handed, two-weapons, shields, or some mix)? What makes them controller-y? I mean...

What is the arena fighter build like? Does it lean heavily towards controller as secondary? With all this mishegas we've been hearing about how Essentials is going to kill the previous builds, is arena fighter a "normal" fighter or an Essentials-style basic attacker? And, thanks! :)

The low attack bonus is because [1] they lack fighter weapon talent (+1 attack), [2] spiked gauntlets "only" have a +2 proficiency bonus, and [3] if you want to stick to hide armor, you can only afford a 16 strength, pre-racial (-1 attack compared to 18). So if you compared spiked gauntlets...

I really don't think we should be having a thread for picking on a specific person. Especially someone who isn't a game designer. Ms. Mazzanoble is more active in the flavor area, and more specifically, in bringing new players (including more female players) into the fold. She isn't a...

These are fair considerations. Another factor to consider is that a brawler may have a low attack bonus, based on how you build it. The bladeling brawler I've seen for several sessions has a very low attack bonus. 16 Strength and 18 Dex (the bladelings don't get a strength bonus) and a +2...

Making a mistake (or mistakes) does not mean they are merely practicing guesswork. It means they made a mistake (or mistakes). 4e has a pretty robust and balanced series of mathematical assumptions as foundation. PHB1 era maths don't properly apply those maths all of the time. They've been...

Essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials, essentials... There, I got two weeks of end essential...

Hey, your money and your game, of course, but I'd think it might be a better idea to wait longer to see what the complete options look like before declaring you flat out won't buy it. What if you like the final version? What if your fellow players do?

Hmm... you are right. Likely a typo -- either accidentally including Power Strike, ...or accidentally excluding it from the level progression chart! The language implies it might be a universal or nearly universal martial power. But you are right that this preview presents it in a way that...

This may be the same "Power Strike" from the Knight preview. Both have the same flavor text: "Power strike is a quintessential exploit. This power is usable with a wide range of tactics and a variety of weapons. The exploit ensures that your weapon has a devastating effect on your foe." The...

Sure looks simple, that's for sure. Like the Knight, you almost only make basic attacks. Instead of the Knight's stances which modify the basic attacks, the Thief sets "tricks" which so far all seem to be move actions that do something extra (or less) than a normal move, and then often give...

Yeah, don't feel bad about it. This is a very common mistake. Another one I've seen is characters with "brutal" weapons assuming that brutal applies to something other than dice rolled for each [W]. I.E. rogues thinking brutal 1 weapons allow them to re-roll 1's on their sneak attack dice.

Felon, I think you think I am trying to argue with you. I am not. I agree that many other classes have powers that look like controller powers (especially leaders). I think it is possible to somehow differentiate a proper controlling power from a non-controlling power, and one way to do so is...

I think "intentions" wasn't quite the right word to use, but what DracoSuave is describing shouldn't be that complicated or controversial. What he is saying is that a proper "controller" spells provides a lot of freedom in how you can apply a condition, whereas proper defender, striker, and...

If you start with an 18 Dex (easy with a dex-boosting race) you can wear hide armor and have the same AC, and faster movement, than scale. Although you can't get rid of the -1 armor check penalty, you can otherwise describe your hide armor as being, say, a thick belt, trunks, and a luchador...

There is a brawler fighter build in Martial Power 2. It envisions you either fighting with a weapon and a fist, or a spiked guantlet and a fist. You could re-fluff the spiked guantlet as a bare fist, or you could even just use a bare fist (it gives a bonus for that). The build uses lots of...

Based on what we actually know (and not rumors from some Magic: The Gathering website) there will be plenty of material, post-Essentials, which is only from PHB1, etc. The warlord is a excellent example, but there are also plenty of fighters floating around using the PHB1 rules and working...

Well, it sounds like you have invested role-players, which is a good start! Beyond that, try to talk to and work with the players to make sure they are making decisions which balance advancing a concept of their character, with advancing the goals of the campaign (which likely include party...