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"Changlings were mentioned heavily during Gen Con, then not again." - I hadn't realised that. I'm still sticking by my original forecast - and like some others here, I think the Changeling would fit in very well with the new planar setup. Mind you, I think Kenku are an excellent and original...

Changeling? I've played one of these. Very rewarding in roleplaying terms, though I found the racial characteristics a little underwhelming: the rules on changing shape were blurry and, once you cut through the blurriness, pretty restrictive ("so I can be 1' taller or shorter, and only of the...

"Azarias - 'Gameplay' in the sense how the game works mechanically cannot be 4E's sole rules consideration. Animal companions are loved by players, and enhance the game on a great number of levels. Shapeshifting, similarly, is something players love. Removing either of these things outright...

"Most of the Druid problems you list aren't concerns if you base the Druid on the shifter variant from PHB II." - Agreed: the class plays much more smoothly with both PHBII abilities. In other words, the redesign is already partway done, and works well already - so why not finish the job in the...

Leaders: Cleric & Warlord Defenders: Fighter & Paladin Strikers: Ranger & Rogue Controllers: Wizard & Warlock ** Have these all been confirmed? I think it's been mentioned that there will be 8 classes, and I'm pretty sure the above have all been referenced repeatedly - so often that it would...

Sitting back and watching can be fun, but having a class enforce that situation on a player isn't great design. There are enough druid-in-black-tentacles moments in the game when the action forces one into that role without class design protracting the situation. I'm coming out of lurking mode...

Doesn't really bother me. It's just semantics... though it's worth noting that unlike, say, Loki, Asmodeus is still a malicious deity or demon in a thriving real-world religion - Zoroastrianism, which is where he originally hails from (and from whence all the other monotheisms picked up him and...