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Some of the throw attacks in Setting Sun were what struck me as particularly "non-western," though I don't really view that as a bad thing. I think a lot of the feel ends up from a combination of the flavor and how the flavor gets played. My Swordsage, for example, used both Desert Wind and...

I presume you're talking about the Desert Wind and Setting Sun styles? Those do seem to be the most "non-western" of the set, true. I found the most fun style, at least from a pure RP perspective, was Shadow Hand, simply due to the Child of Shadow stance. I mean really, if you're going to...

For one, crib the best parts of Eberron airship mechanics and integrate them into the Spelljamming ships. I also agree with making it a separate setting; it should work within its own logic and not try to impose a metaverse feel on other settings.

I find it interesting that there seems to be a default assumption going on here (at least among those against the static check) that detecting a trap is tantamount to identifying a trap. I don't think that's a valid assumption; I know for a fact that when I DM in 3.x, I usually make rogues do...

Well, at least per the interview with the Beholder, it's a "Solo" (read: boss) type monster that's fully capable of taking on an entire party of adventurers by itself, which shoots down the 2nd list's "Boss=2pcs" idea. I also believe in the Death Knight article they mentioned it's an Elite...

Of course this is an iconic town: it's just been shortened from its more familiar name, Falcon Crest.... (I'm a BAAAAAAD boy....)

There's something I've noticed thru my many perusals of R&C, something that may have been overlooked due to the whole "dragonborn with boobs" controversy.... Of all the females depicted in the book, only the Elves, Eladrin & Halflings are truly slender. The human women actually have a quite...

Based on the pic, I'd tend to lean towards Primal Blaster being more akin to either Ranger/Warlock or maybe Ranger/Sorcerer (the latter meaning that it wouldn't be in the first PHB, most likely). R&C does make mention (in passing) of the Arcane Archer, so I think that's more than likely the...

From the art gallery in the back, you can add: "Primal Blaster" (p.94). If I hadda guess, it's a Paragon Path.

And that is not a bad thing at all, really. I'm just glad you didn't bring up references to Grace Jones in "Conan the Destroyer" which.... I.... just.... did. Gah. Off to scrub my brain with a brillo pad again....

There's a very interesting concept sketch at the back of R&C of what's labelled an "Elf Primal Blaster" -- rather rangerish dude with a bow about to fire some sort of glowing bolt of.... something. My eyebrows went so high that for a second there, I was no longer balding on top....

If you browse thru the new Races & Classes book, there's a timeline of 4th Ed development right in the very front. From looking at that, most of the really heavy work was already done by the time the August announcement hit, and now is just refinement and tweaking. I don't think June is at all...

*twitch* *blink* *twitch* No, I don't have a tic, why do you ask? (accursed teasers!)

I think you got that last one a tad wrong, as it's clearly: Scott, or Sue? Is there something you're not telling us, sir.... or should I say, madam? :p

As I have the book, here's a description that should help: They're heavily scaled (scales seem thick and distinct), muscular humanoids: digitigrade legs, heads and facial features quite draconic (sorta remind me of 3.x copper dragons as far as faces go), arms and torsos perhaps a bit more...

Now you're just Rabble Rouse-ing....

Except, he DID post constructive answers -- reread the first page of the thread. He gave quite a bit of nice, helpful info well before that post.

I, for one, welcome our new lacto-reptilian overlords!

I can see components being kept and made more distinct in the case of Rituals, but for the everyday spells and powers, they'll probably be minimized.

....Elminster. There. We'd have both of 'em on the cover AND everyone would be happy, yes? :p