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Eh, I don't agree. Besides, anything that fits for a Wizard would fit for a Swordmage.

I don't mean to pick on you, RangerWickett, and I know you mean well, but I don't think this is an easy solution. I don't think it's an easy solution when, a day after the release of this new-to-core element of the game, people are already suggesting house rules to fix certain aspects. Isn't...

My mind boggles at the blatant power disparity between Order Adept and Animal Master. What makes me sad is that Order Adept will get nerfed, but Animal Master will continue to be a giant, howling void of suck until the end of time, a trap for new players who think it'd be cool to have an animal...

I, personally, always wanted to make a lich swordmage. Although I guess that could interpreted as a death knight.

I agree with this, and it's why the suggestion for 'fixing' immediate reactions and interrupts offered in this article is such a terrible one. "Immediate interrupts and reactions are fiddly and slow the game down, so clearly the answer is to make them even more fiddly by giving them...

Well, I've never watched Doctor Who. But after a quick google, hmm... yeah. The Silence would make fairly interesting D&D enemies, I suppose. I think your mechanics are pretty close, although I'm not sure about CA acting as the trigger to making them 'hidden'. It seems like it'd work in most...

Okay, I hear you. I don't think the issue is quite as bad as you make it out to be, though. I'd argue that the only real place where there is significant overlap is themes and backgrounds. I would agree with you, actually, that we probably don't need both. But I prefer themes, because I think of...

I'm planning a massive Fourthcore dungeon. I'll be running it over Maptools, and challenging teams of players to see how far they can get. Players will be encouraged to create optimized (but not broken) characters, and they'll be allowed to discuss tactics OOC (to a reasonable extent)...

Thanks, that's exactly it! Where did you find?

I want a jpeg of a particular picture from the character builder that I can use for a Maptool token. I want the human (portrait #15, I think), the bald one with the wacky blue tattoos. My Google-fu is weak, and I've had no luck. Anybody know where I can get one? I vaguely remember hearing this...

I much, much prefer these 'vague' themes to overly-specific themes. Themes should be loose and open-ended, something additive for your character that helps better define its place in the world. Super-specific stuff like "Templar" is fine for campaign-specific themes, but stuff like "Alchemist"...

I just plain don't understand the logic of #2. I can understand keeping underpowered feats around, sure... maybe somebody's attracted to the flavor of it, why not. But feats that are strictly obsolete? What's the flavor difference between Weapon Expertise (Heavy Blade) and Heavy Blade...

I'm currently plotting out a "Fourthcore" Dungeon Crawl, and I want the BBEG to be a level 15 solo lich. Clearly, I have my work cut out for me; solos are generally too weak to really threaten the party, and since this will "Fourthcore" style, I need to really threaten the party. So here are my...

Awesome. I love themes. There's room for expansion, but the current list is a great start. Anyone else think themes make Background feel kind of redundant? Especially if they train a skill, like Escaped Slave.

"Devs" are mysterious, magical monsters that live on the coast. They have the power to rewrite reality at their slightest whims. Depending on who you ask, they're either benevolent creator-gods, bringing the joys of magic and adventure to the masses, or horrible, evil tyrants that drain heroes...

CB just hasn't been updated to include this as an option, yet. Not sure why they didn't change it when they did the big HoS update last week, but... whatever. It'll come along eventually, I'm sure.

You sure wouldn't... if you're playing a pyromancer. As I said before, my main issue with this change is that if I want a fire-themed character, it is now much, much harder to build one, and downright impossible for certain classes. I don't like that if I want to make a fire-themed character, I...

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One thing that always stood out to me was how underutilized combat advnatage is as a mechanic. If you don't have a Rogue in the party, it's basically just a bland +2 that doesn't stack with anything. If you do have a Rogue in the party, every combat suddenly gets a lot more tactically...

Hey Rechan! Long time no see. Basically, with Essentials characters, you're giving up flexibility and options in exchange for simplicity and reliability. I'm sure we've all built characters and found ourselves thinking, "Man, these level 7 Encounter powers suck! I wish I could just take my...