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I'd build him as a Slayer with high strength and dexterity, but that's neither here nor there :). That being said, you don't need a high wisdom to be a good fighter. There are good Str/Con, Str/Dex, etc. builds. The wisdom-based bonus is just the option presented in the PHB; if you want support...

Actually, the Compendium thing has to do with updating the SQL Server version :). That said, I'm hoping they sneak attack us with a CB update complete with Essentials and everything.

Oh, please. First of all, you don't need 3 good stats to be a decent fighter. A high strength is required, yes, because you're trying to hit people with large bits of steel. But putting anything higher than a mid-value in constitution is actually detrimental for most fighters, as the HP gain...

Last word from one of the developers: yes. I can't give you an actual quote, but the only word on this has been that Humans taking one of the essential classes without at-will powers (slayer, knight, the new ranger subclasses) can choose either Heroic Effort, or an at-will from their 'base'...

It looks interesting. It fixes some of the fiddlyness of the old warlock, but at the same time, being able to curse was very flavourful. The summon looks awesome; not because it seems powerful, but it does look very cool :). Except this is pretty much the suggested flavour in the PHB: I...

Read closer :). Getting the correct PP with a good encounter power, or simply using Reserve Maneuver (usually for Rain of Blows) gives them all the nova-potential they need. Of course, that's by poaching encounter-powers anyway, but the discussion is about lack of daily resources. Either way...

Considering every one of the Warpriest powers are 'Cleric attack X', I believe you absolutely can select cleric powers, although there is some debate on the matter. It's mostly centered around the "you gain powers from class features which only give you access to your domain" argument, similar...

Good graces on the internet are always appreciated, good sir. :) And I've been thinking about single or off-stat slayers ever since the mechanics behind them were revealed. I think the idea is awesome, and the amount of possible archetypes the class opens up is surprising; it was just the...

Of course the single-stat Slayer offers an answer for a straightforward implementation of certain archetypes. But at least for myself, I was responding to the following statement in the OP: Now, while the single-stat slayer is viable, and in a mild, non-heavily optimized environment (meaning...

Check out the Charop boards if you wanna know if this is broken or not. In fact, there already is a Slayer optimization guide being made right here. Short answer: single stat dependency is nice, but loses out in the long run, what with feats that depend on stats (in the gouge's case, there's...

Rangers were always more about skill than brute strength to me, so for me that works perfectly. How is a slayer good at two-weapon fighting in any way? They get bonuses for two-handed weapons, and none of their powers or abilities require or enhance dual-wielding. Unless you're gonna half-elf...

Nah. A few powers, some of the class features, and the table with proficiencies, surges, etc. seems to be the standard approach. Pity, cause I'd really like to see the Cavalier's punishment mechanic. As to the preview itself, it looks interesting, and I'm wondering how it'll hold up to the...

While some of the Essentials classes have been simplified, that's not the case for all of them. Take the Mage, for instance, who is every bit as complex as the Wizard, if not more so. As for the feats, two things: First off, they're not 'all' rated gold, not by far. Most Charop guides only rate...

Says you. I'm loving the new Mage subclass for my Wizard (I'm gonna be respeccing him), and my cleric|invoker is poaching a whole bunch of powers off the Warpriest. There's also the Essentials Assassin playtest, which looks to be great fun, and tactically interesting.

There is nothing in the rules that says this, and the clarification on weapon damage rolls does not mean that the attack does not count as a weapon attack. There are other weapon attack powers without a [W] damage roll (off the top of my head: Knockdown Assault). That doesn't mean anything for...

I'm not sure where you're looking, but I can see it just fine on my fighter's character sheet. Maybe try the "Restore hidden power cards" option?

A paladin has no use for immediate actions outside of powers, so an immediate would be perfectly fine. And yeah, this is exactly the same as in the PHB. I would've thought some kind of upgrade would be nice - most of its specialness concerning serving as an implement and weapon is gone by now...

My own cleric recently dropped Steam of Life because of the surgeless healing nerfs. It's still a good power, though. The only real remaining way that I'm familiar with is to use magic items that boost healing, without requiring a surge. These are: Healer's Armor, Weapon of Healing and...

I'd say look at some existing MM3 or later monsters as examples. The formula helps to determine what damage a power should do on average, but any further additions still take a bit of tweaking.

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