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Out of curiosity, how old is your DM? I know when I started DMing many years ago I had an American-accented, McDonalds-eating dryad, I started a new campaign every session and once insisted everyone play a shugenja. It may be something he grows out of. Alternately, could someone else DM a game...

I'd recommend fighter. Nowhere here do you mention light armor, but I believe you said that elsewhere, so go for Martial Power's the tempest fighter or stick with the dual-wielding ranger. I think the tempest fighter is the best fit, so we'll go with that. The core fighter's combat challenge...

What do you associate with the duellist? What style of weapons, armor, etc.? What options do you want to use in combat? One man's duellist is another man's swashbuckler.

Does Cantrip-Up allow you to use a Cantrip Expertise or Cantrip Mastery, or just the at-will iteration of a cantrip? For Cantrip Focus, are Expertises and Masteries included for the sake of the defence bonus? I don't think many people will use resonance at the cost of a feat and a standard...

All of the classes major in one role and minor in another - I'm not sure, but I think the swordmage makes a capable mix of controller and defender. If it doesn't, multiclass swordmage with wizard for the controller aspect. There has never been a class in D&D that only buffs, and never will be...

Attack or damage? Either way, I think a +1 bonus is enough. This is too much to keep track of, and it's a significant advantage for controllers (and other close/area attackers). I recommend you give the bonus against bloodied creatures which suits the flavour but is easier to manage. Your...

It's worth remembering that a round is only six seconds. When you factor in running to fetch reinforcements, waking them up/finding them from where they're scattered/get them to file orderly out of the dining hall/calling back a patrol in a different part of the dungeon, then getting them armed...

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That thread is here, Maddman's Plans to Fix 4E. While I was intrigued by his system, I don't think it matches up particularly well with what ImperialParadox is trying to do here. It seems they are two quite different attitudes - after all, Maddman's system applies to all characters and not just...

I was underwhelmed by the prestidigitation options in the feats. They didn't seem to offer anything of particular value - certainly they weren't as useful as the other cantrip options. Prestidigitation is also the only cantrip option that grows weaker the more times you take the feats (because...

I think we need to know more about the flavour of the setting before we can say anything for sure. I like Mustrum Ridcully's Bloodline suggestion, but that's a lot of trouble to go to if a firesoul genasi could cover it. (Remember size has less of an effect in this edition* so a fireborn...

First of all, I like that you're mixing up dragons and that you made them elites rather than solos. That said, I have a few thoughts: It's hard to give feedback when there's very little flavour to work with. What do dragon wights look like? How are they created? I don't like that black dragons...

Can you explain what is happening visually? I can't see how being a bounty would make you heal when you're hit... unless you mean the ally gains temporary hit points, not the bounty? It looks like leader material, both because of the healing and because it affects allies rather than yourself...

I think it's definitely an interesting idea. I'm not sure it's balanced, but I certainly think it could be fun to test out. Maybe it would work best in a game where everyone is playing martial characters - perhaps a sword & sorcery style game. EDIT: I'm not sure if it would make it more fun...

You're probably familiar with this: S&W Whitebox, which is a retro-clone for the white box. It might help you in your project.

That doesn't sound right at all to me. Islamic scholars did a lot to preserve and transmit the knowledge of the Classical world, not destroy it.

Since you're on that topic, I think you should post a link on the website to the thread where Dragons of the East was first discussed. That way, people who visit your site will visit the thread and maybe revive some interest. I'm subscribed to a thing called: "Let's Read the AD&D Monster...

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What did they decide in magazines and at conventions?