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Besides, I got the impression that elves are semi-nomadic at best, on the whole. Ancient tree cities sending out long-term, far-ranging "tree hugging" adventurers.

Typical human blather. ;)

Yeah, I should remember this. It's a reminder for me to think about what the stakes are for something before I roll (or ask for a roll). If nothing is at stake, then no need to roll. Of course, there very well could be something at stake, if someone wanted it so.... :) But, anyway, thinking...

I actually think it's only difficult if you think some hedge cases are enough to cause endless bickering in your group. This may be true for some. I'm not overly worried about it, but then I also assume there will be a general recharge time instead.

You got me there. Still, hiding in the middle of combat was rare in my games, and I rarely even bothered to try finding invisible opponents with spot/listen checks. Edit: As for line of sight and single-file situations...I admit that I'd just dump some handwavium on it (i.e., just...

I could see it if it was a bonus that had much use IN combat, but perception is more of a "travel mode" or "exploration mode" skill, in which case you can just assume everyone gets it unless someone mentions a reason why they wouldn't be with the rest of the group.

It sounds to me kind of like determining when you can take 10 or not.

Hah! I like the cut of your jib. :)

Well, we actually don't know what the Elf and Eladrin can get later on with racial feats and powers. Heck, we don't even know what the Eladrin start with, yet.

The mods have told us not to talk about the whole BMI thing. Anyway, yeah, it's hard to say what these stats mean without context. But I do like the look of the Accuracy power. It's generally useful to any class, but still seems to fit the Elven style. I wonder how many feats and acquired...

I like the idea, as long as one side has something to roll. If something is merely hard to find instead of hidden, it would seem a little strange to roll for it as the DM. I would be fine with it, but it might be too weird for D&D.

Actually, you're counting the Wisdom bonus twice. An elf with a Wisdom 16 personally has a +5, and the bonus from Group Awareness actually shrinks the comparative difference between party members....

No, I just don't think that makes sense because why would non-elves benefit vastly more than elves? I can understand a +1 because elves get a racial bonus of +2 already. I can see sharing half of that bonus with a non-elf. -- Anyway, I'm trying to remember where I saw it, but I remember hearing...

Why force? I don't think it would be out of line to decline the bonus. It's like offered advice. You don't need to follow it, but in this case it's good advice.

So I guess you didn't enjoy the latest cartoon? ;)

Well, the thing about the epic rules was that they were crappy. The sweet spot wasn't about a perceived level of "badassness" that felt right. It was about the numbers. At the low and high levels, things (i.e., gameplay) got wonky. This only goes doubly so for the Epic rules. In fact, I'm sure...

What if the elf is instinctually directing those nearby to focus on their surroundings in a more general sense, or coordinating the vision and hearing angles of the party?

Power creep is something that happens within editions not between them. Besides, I don't think the comparisons are meaningful. How could you condense the epic level rules, that reach to infinity, into ten levels meaningfully? They are different systems with different parameters. It seems like...

Every weapon attack with one sort of weapon. One nice thing about this accuracy ability is that it will likely find use for every kind of attack one can make. And I don't see why we should automatically assume that there is no way to use this racial ability more than once in an encounter. There...

"Shifting" sounds like what you do when you take five-foot steps.