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Honestly, I think that the idea of the "Adventurer" or other jack of all trades defeats the point of having classes in the first place. Assuming that the multiclass rules are more functional in 4e, I think that JoAT can be easily created by strategic multiclassing and no space needs to be used...

That makes it compounded and complex but still linear where on average y = (x * ((d+1)/2) + x * ((c + (x/8) + ((s*4)/2)))) [where y = HP, x = level, d = HD, c = con bonus, and s = number of size categories above medium]. At no point in this do we include an exponent that would create a distinct...

uh...how is 14d8 + 14 (for a d8 HD creature with Con of 13 and 14 HD) an exponential increase compared to 8d8 + 8? I'm not sure what you are referring to here. Also, I can't honestly say I've ever seen a convincing argument that spellcasters are underpowered at high (12+) levels. Let's...

Most interesting thing here for me is explicit confirmation that warlord is a class far more martial than that bard that many feel it is replacing. Since "most warlord powers rely on melee attacks" we clearly have an indicator that (unless cleric is substantially altered) defenders (fighter...

And a pint is a pound all the world round... so a 1 oz (by weight) potion would equate to 1 oz of liquid by volume (16 fluid oz in 1 pint, 16 oz in 1 pound - British measurements aren't all obtuse). Of course, this assumes water but presumably a suspension or solution would be HEAVIER by...

If Warlock = controller then they are as good as saying that the only controllers are arcane and that arcane only equals controllers (or defender once spellsword comes out). Of course, even if this is true and warlocks are controllers, that still leaves us with 2-2-2-2 and there is no...

I don't believe that it is fair to categorize the Warlord as a fighter variant. We have no evidence of this and its role as a "leader" would make it more akin to cleric or (perhaps) rogue. This idea of "fighter", "cleric", "wizard", and "rogue" types is a little off IMO anyway, based on the...

No...that is not how I see it. I controller as manipulating (controlling) the battlefield, which can be accomplished in a number of ways: ** artillery strikes ("fireball" like area attacks) ** debuff (weakening the opponent) ** summoning (adding combatants) ** charm / compulsion (literal...

I actually think that it will be nice to have more reason to play a non-magical character. In the 3e PHB, 6 out of 10 classes are spellcasters (with about 60 to 80% overlap in the spells they can cast). Only 4 have no spells and only 3 (barbarian, fighter, rogue) have no truly supernatural...

That is because WoW does the imagining for you...all you need to do is click....and omit any semblance of a social life if you actually want to progress...people don't like to imagine...it's hard :( And before I get flamed, I will admit, I have never played the game or any other online game...

This works out to about a 20th level item, equivalent overall to a +7 weapon, ring of regeneration, or a book of ability increase +3. This seems more in line with a high level character's signature weapon (especially one that so deeply hates elves). DC

Yes...in theory they have enough money, but that is the equivalent of saying that because the average person will earn $40k x 40 years = $1.6M that they would have the capital to buy a million dollar house. They would not. Why? Because the vast majority of that $1.6M goes to paying for the...

My question is why does the produce flame effect deal twice the normal damage of the spell? Never mind, I see...though I am not sure how that came about. +4 levels is maximize not double... Overall, they seem so expensive that the math may as well be right...we're talking something that no one...

I don't think this is the meaning of Leader in the context of the party roles since it is actually the category of support. "Leader" seems to be the better choice when one thinks of the other option as Supporter which doesn't sound fun (but describes perfectly what both cleric and bard WERE)...

Valdamar books by Mercedes Lackey. Certainly not the highest-quality series ever written but it is pure fantasy and powers that can only be describe as psionics (mind magic) are a central feature. Fetching / Firestarting - Psychokinesis / Psychoportation Mindspeach / Empathy - Telepathy...

I love psionics and pray every day (okay...maybe not *every* day, but most days) that they NEVER again get relegated to the ghetto that is their own book to be alternately ignored and twinked out. Fortunately, a comment from one of the designers (you'll need to ask someone else which designer...

Except how would your represent below average? If the "average" person has a +3 bonus, doesn't that just mean that the "average" of everything else would need to be raised by 3. An average difficulty skill check would be DC 13 rather than 10? Negatives aren't complicated and they better reflect...

I like the new system as well. The idea that physical attacks are determined by aggressor roll and static defense and magical / special attacks are determined by defender roll and fixed attack has always been strange to me. Choose 1 or the other. I personally, would not want to play in a game...

PCs are the "heroes"; the main characters of the story. I am fine with the idea of character death but I do not like the idea of save or die abilities as a player or DM for the simple fact that they are binary, sink or swim, win or lose. In 3e As a player, if I have three spells that I could...

Maybe 4e will make it a TO HURT role. Or bring back THAC0 only it will be To Hurt AC 0 lol. Actually, I totally agree. In any edition "to hit" is actually "to hurt" DC