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Hopefully the Martial Power book will add other builds to the ranger and to the rogue so you can have a two weapon fighting rogue and a spear or one-sword fighting ranger, etc. Also, I hope that multiclassing will allow effective combination of rogue and ranger in order to create a two-weapon...

I agree with the OP. My guess is that the druid's hybrid nature will be as follows: when wildshape the druid is a defender or striker (one only, I just don't know which they'll pick while designing it). When not wildshaped, the druid will be a controller by casting spells. At any given time...

I don't think parties will truly need a controller to be effective (even though parties with a controller might be ideal). On the other hand, in previous editions, parties really did need a cleric or were very substandard. I am very pleased that clerics are not so critical any more.

One of the things I find really annoying about the fluff changes to demons and devils is that the 4E designers seem to have gone out of their way to make it hard for people to continue to use the D&D hitorical approach to these monsters. For example, why couldn't they create a "pleasure devil"...

It sounds like this is very good news. Of course, that depends on what specific limitations, if any, apply to the GSL in terms of what type of products can be done with it. I hope the GSL is sufficiently nonrestrictive that Paizo would still be willing to produce adventure paths and a...

My one biggest complaint with 4E had been with the relative black out on preview info. This week really changed things. I am so happy with the current pace of previews that I can't even be objective about the substantive info. I 've perceived all the news about 4E this week with great joy and...

Now that is what I'm talking about. That is real information, and we are now told when we can expect yet more real information. I am pleased.

I really liked the new vrock (much better than the one from Archfiends). And there were also a few other nice minis in the set. But overall I agree with the OP's assessment that this was definitely a step backward in quality. The worst offenders for me were the grick, the elf archer and the...

Well that was disappointing and pointless, similar to the last "preview article". Truly, the non-marketing plan for 4E is very puzzling. It is all I can do to keep feeling optimistic about 4E when faced with such anticlimactic anti-marketing from WOTC.

So far I really like the healing surge mechanic. One thing that had always really bugged me about previous editions of D&D is that you needed a divine spellcaster to have a decent party. Many players don't like playing religion based characters. Now if you happen to have a group of players...

If Pelor is the standard 4E god of the sun, how come the D&D Experience pregen cleric had Power of Amaunator as one of his feats? In any case, I prefer Pelor to Amaunator, because at least the players will be able to pronounce the name.

Achiles (fighter) Hector (fighter/warlord) Hercules (fighter) Odysseus (warlord) Ajax (fighter) the various knights of the round table (fighters, though some are probably paladins) Tarzan (ranger/monk/druid?) Korak (ranger) Gimli (fighter) Legolas (ranger?) Eoden (warlord/fighter) Hurin...

I think a good way to add spell components back in is to treat them as magic items. You could have certain rare components which, when found as valuable treasure or purchased for a high price, can be used (single use) to give a particular spell or type of spell a boost. For example, specially...

Sunrisekid, do you actually know if the backstabber feat will increase sneak attack damage to a d8? That seems pretty powerful for a feat. However, I don't think the total damage here is a problem. Torturous Strike is an encounter power, so it can only be used once per encounter. The first...

Are there any good sound files available out there (free or for purchase) for such sounds as kobold barks, goblin warcries, orc warcries, dragon roars, etc.? There have been so many D&D and D&D-type video games made, each with so many great soundclips. I would think that someone would have...

I pretty much assumed the warlock class is the same thing as witch, and they just went with the male form as the name of the class. It has all the traditional elements associated with modern view of medieval withcraft, where the witch gains supernatural power as a result of a pact with dark...

I just posted this on the maxminis site, but I wanted to get input from ENWorld as well: I just bought some Dungeon Tiles (produced by Wizards of the Coast) on amazon.com, and was pretty impressed with the quality of the cardstock and the potential usefulness of the tiles for playing out D&D...

I liked this one better than the others. I didn't like the others.

I got the tiles I ordered on Amazon and I liked them. The material is nice and sturdy. I am probably going to get some duplicate sets to increase the variety of set ups I can do with the tiles. Now I would like to see them make a set of tiles for city streets, alleyways and rooftops to use when...

For Wizards to go back and reject open gaming licenses will drastically diminish my interest in 4E, and I have been a very strong supporter of 4E on these forums. If Wizards announces they are scrapping the GSL, I will be paying even more close attention to Paizo and will consider going with...