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One thing really bothers me about these playtests... they are using a bunch of races and classes that aren't going to be in the game when it is released (and by their own words, haven't really been developed yet). Why can't our official playtest reports be with elements that will actually be...

Hmm... wonder what that means. Could this be some sort of "cleave" for spellcasters, or might it simply mean that blasting an injured foe causes that foe to take extra damage.

I don't mind pointy wiz hats at all if they look cool like this.

LOL :D New rule: you can sense as a free action, but in order to declare what you have felt you must spend a full round action dramatically announcing what you feel. This must be done in an ominous fashion. "I feel a great arcanus in this old crone..."

I like where they are going with the force senses, but I don't like the idea of needing to use a full round action. I imagine it being more like a spot check. You don't need to declare that your character is "spotting" in order to get an opposed roll against the bugbear that is sneaking up on...

Yes, many of these things could be accomplished with Arcane sight, detect magic, detect evil, detect undead, etc... But these are abilities that must be memorized and are used up. In the case of permenancy, it requires high lvl magic. A lvl 1 cleric should be able to sense the presence of...

In novels (even in D&D novels) mages, clerics, and other spellcasters can often sense the power emanating from magical creatures they encounter. This is usually described as a reflex action that the characters were not concentrating on. I find it silly that the rules don't reflect this. When a...

This is fantastic news! In 3E I hated how a first lvl char had the abilities of a hero, but couldn't back it up. 1st Example: lvl 1 fighter is proficient in all martial and simple weapons. That's 30-40 weapons plus training in all types of armor and shields. Does anyone here know someone...