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Rogues pretty much are the only real alternative. At least Martial Power has some good rogue ranged powers in it. You could try to convince him that the archery path gives too little in terms of benefit to justify picking it over Beast Mastery, which would let him choose mostly archery powers...

I believe the story you're referring to is "The Best" by Margaret Weis, which appeared in the December 1993 issue of Dragon. A fun one, definitely.

Yeah, I jumped a bit too fast on that one. I'm blaming lack of sleep. :P Overall I love the feel of the class from the looks of it, though some of the higher level stuff may indeed require some further looking into. (An attack bonus equal to the number of enemies the barbarian can see???) Can't...

If there's one thing that worries me here it's that Rogues and Rangers multiclassing into Barbarian will be doing inappropriate damage. In this iteration of the Barbarian they've factored the "striker bonus" that one would normally get from Sneak Attack or Hunter's Quarry into the damage the...

As for monsters, especially monsters at low levels, at first it does seem like we have a lot fewer options, yes. With the encounter building system that 4e uses now though, I feel safer using much higher level creatures against my players (even tenth level ones in the right situation), and the...

Phew. Guulvorg. I can live with that.

This has been the first art preview that I really can't stand. That thing looks nothing like a wolf. It's a real pity, because I remember loving the atmosphere in the 3rd edition Worg illustration, even if the creature itself simply looked like a big, malignant wolf. Ah, maybe I'm old hat, but...

I still have a 3.5 campaign to run before I switch to 4e completely anyway, but in the unlikely scenario that I completely dislike the system when I do try it out, I'll probably just run another 3.5 game along with running my first World of Darkness game.

Very nice chunk of information. =) I'm really interested in seeing what sort of utility powers people will be getting though... they seem to be holding that info back for a later reveal. :)

This Monster Manual could be very, very nice... Can't wait to stage an encounter with that new succubus. =) Could be very interesting in political intrigue scenarios, especially now that it's a devil. For some reason this succubus feels a lot more subtle than the 3rd edition one.

Well, a group that size might work if you were running something like BECMI, considering Keep on the Borderlands, for example, was designed for "six to nine" player characters. This would move combat much faster than 3.5e, but the simplicity/perceived lack of options may bother some. That said...

Always thought the post-apocalyptic world of The Chrysalids would be great to adapt for a roleplaying game. Perhaps not 4e, but something. Very fun PoL setting.

Yep, so it's not the players with push effects that are scary. It's the DM's Drow Wand Mage with teleportation effects that should fill one with terror. =P "Combat Teleport Reaction, after (Melee) atk against this creature by adj enemy; +13 vs Will; tport that enemy up to 3. If no longer within...

The miniatures game starter seems to have received new package art too, strangely enough. EDIT: Perhaps this is just the back panel of the clear plastic box, with the green dragon & minis to take the foreground.

Finding out Ari is involved with the Draconomicon made my day. :) That's one sweet gig there, Mouseferatu.

The D&D "Products" page has been updated with Cover Art and descriptions for the 2008 line. Very juicy stuff. :) http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndlist&brand=All&year=2008&tablesort=1

Todd Lockwood and Wayne Reynolds have extremely different styles, so I'm not terribly surprised that these rub you the wrong way. I too intend to put together an alternate cover for at least the PHB if they do stick with these. It's not enough to turn me off buying the books, but it's a bit of...

Ah, I hadn't noticed that. :( Can't say I like the new framing of that dragon. For some reason the absence of the space previously to the right really changes how I feel about it. Something's just out of balance now. I still think it's the best of the three core covers though.

Sadly it isn't. I was hoping for something a tad more inviting, but I guess it was just wishful thinking on my part that the next Wayne Reynolds picture would be. Then again, the demographic I target for my games is a little less "kick-in-the-door and kick arse"-oriented than the audience the...

Has anyone else noted the new cover art for the PHB in wizards.com's "Products" section? Looking interesting... http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/217367200 :)