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I like racial modifiers, and in fact I think they're necessary to retain the flavor of the game. You can make a really good half-orc wizard, but when it comes down to it, even the best half-orc wizard will not be as good as the best eladrin wizard. This is how it is supposed to be in the game...

Let's see then... I suppose this will be a longtooth shifter guardian fighter. That's right, 4th edition.

This is also fun, as well as starting with epic destinies in mind. I made just such a character recently. I was going to be part of a seafaring campaign (keyword was), so I wanted the paragon path in the Forgotten Realms Player's Guide, Sword Coast Corsair. But the requirement of "any martial...

Sandbox Games Yes, this is not always the case, and yes, neither style is inherently better. But neither style is better because, as you say yourself, this is not always the case. This is why I said: Some players, however, are not amenable to sandbox games. They don't have the...

You All Start in a Tavern...Again... We are all familiar with the fantasy adventure trope of starting the story in an inn or tavern. It's before the adventure has started, maybe even before the characters have met. From there, they begin their character development from scratch, and they can...

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Maybe that's why humans are mentioned again in Kingdoms. They will then introduce the bonus at-will into essentials (for those who only use essentials and not the PHB).

I've done exactly this myself! I can't remember what characters I've come up with, but I do remember my method. I'd roll a random race. Completely random. Then I'd randomly calculate ability scores (usually adjusting it so they were point buy). I'd look at the two highest ability scores...

Sounds much more like a defender.

In general, is forced movement more useful when you use it on enemies or when you use it on allies?

Have the PCs trek through a forest, where they have to find out why there have been recent disappearances or some other strange creepy introduction. They find a cottage and are attacked by seven dwarves. After eliminating the dwarves and going into the cottage, they find Snow White who says...

Here's one building off the idea of specializations. SWASHBUCKLER BUILDING A SWASHBUCKLER SWASHBUCKLER TRAITS - Secondary Role: Defender - Power Source: Martial - Granted Power: You gain the taunting lure power. SWASHBUCKLER POWERS The following powers are available to any character...

I would like to see guns in the normal game, actually. Now that we have psionics, it's practically the only thing left for a 4e Star Wars game. =D

How do they handle cone of cold? Is it simply a blast, or did they do something creative (but probably stupid)?

I think what I'd do is use this sheet for "pregens" when I'm teaching someone new the game (by pregens, I mean a character I created based on what they describe to me). Then they can upgrade to the real character sheet after they grasp the basic rules.

At first, I thought that it said "Tikkchik Fen Tikktikk's Ultimate (Edible!) Character Sheet. Mmmm, character sheets. =)

I like this update, but for the implement feats and item rarities, they really could've organized that better. I had to flip through multiple books before I could find the right item, and some I couldn't find at all. Besides that format complaint, I am pleased with this! Scribble, thanks for...

I recently came to the conclusion that each individual player should have as much control over the story as the DM. However, when I try putting that in practise (by telling my players that they can suggest plot changes at any time), I find that many players would rather sit back and let the DM...

Very true; this is for a theme I'm making, so while there are a bunch of other powers, I need something all-encompassing for the feature power. The Rattling keyword sounds like it would be good to use for some other powers.

Would you oppose to this 4e power being the poster power of pirates? (Say that 10 times fast.) Ignore the lame/lack of fluff for now. Pirate Strike - Pirate Feature Encounter * Martial, Weapon Standard Action - Melee or Ranged weapon Target: One creature Attack: Ability score vs. AC Hit: 1[W]...