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I would allow players to "turn the square," but it should be the same size, and it should trade one covered square for an extra square of distance, like this: . . . . . . . x . . . x x x . . x x x . . . x . ...

Everyone is attaching a great deal of import to hitting in 4e. That assumes most of the powers actually require you to hit. For fighters (not defenders, since this does not apply to paladins) and strikers, that's true. But for everyone else---the paladin, leaders, and controllers---at least half...

The question isn't how much you penalize the secondary stat; it's what you do with it in relation to the tertiary (usually the same as the alternative primary) stat, which DOES have a direct impact. He mentioned Warlord, I believe; your example assumes it's safe to minimize Charisma. While you...

An 18 is a perfectly good score, but so is a 16. Why? Take the 18 if you want combat to go faster. Because it will, one way or the other. You'll hit more often, but one or two of your defenses will be lower than those of the 16 character, so you'll get hit more often, too (by something other...

Well, it sounds like he's a human, although you might consider half-elf or tiefling (since one parent could be an elf or tiefling, and tieflings breed true with humans). The human extra at will does work nicely with Warlord, since all of the at-wills are potentially useful for all builds. Both...

Well, much as I like the idea of a half-elf or tiefling, there are other good candidates, too. If the player wants or doesn't mind a role playing challenge, suggest a halfling, played as "the small guy with a chip on his shoulder." There are a lot of nice feat options for them, too. Eladrin are...

I asked this question in a thread a few weeks back, and, although he's not a WotC official, Mouseferatu advocated the "once per day, period" reading, for what that's worth. I know he's been around the game longer than most of us, (or at least longer than me) and has had to worry about the rules...

And the save or hit points for an ally are a nice bonus, too. I also think twin strike is nice for anyone; with a rogue, if you're brawny you should have decent strength, while if you're a trickster (more likely for a half elf), you can toss daggers at people. Other good candidates: Hit and Run...

Ah, thanks!

So, the 1st level Warlord encounter exploit Leaf on the Wind lets you or an ally swap places with an adjacent enemy. Since that is a "swap," it's NOT a push, pull or slide, and thus it is not one of the moves immune from Opportunity Attacks. So, if you are adjacent to both the enemy and the...

But isn't that analysis a question of 3.X scale feats vs. 4.0 scale feats? I think there's a reasonable argument that to hit bumps will be more useful, but there are a lack of to hit bump feats, and even if you want to take something like Combat Reflexes, you've got feats to spare. This isn't...

Heck, use a glaive and you can tack on Polearm Gamble as a Paragon level feat for the extra AoOs.

It's SO anime! Total wrongbadfun! ;)

So, what did it do when it did exist?

Those are good points, especially the last one. If you prefer a third at-will to an effective second encounter, sure, go with human. As you appear to acknowledge, the extra skill isn't that meaningful for this build. As for the feat, you're going to be up front, and, as has been discussed over...

Ok, here's one, with a few notes: Race: Half-elf (Wha?!? ... Yes, you read that right. See below.) Class: Warlord Str: 16 Dex: 11 Con: 14 (12+2) Int: 14 Wis: 8 Cha: 16 (14+2) Skills: Athletics, Diplomacy, Heal, History Feat: Action Surge At-Wills: Wolf Pack Tactics (I like setting up the...

That's the T-shirt you get for killing Orcus the first time. (Have to kill him twice before you get the "I killed Orcus and all I got was this lousy shirt" T-shirt.) :D

This! Half-eladrin of the world unite!

Why the heck do you give the half elf dilettante ability a value of "0" for everyone but fighter and rogue?!? (And no, "Because it suxxorz!!11!" is NOT an acceptable answer. ;) ) Like the human's extra feat, there are suboptimal ways to use it, but there are also nearly always ways to get a...

I figure it works like any other ability: you have to meet the level requirements. If the character decides to, they can swap their power out for a higher level power (that still meets the requirement of being an at-will), once they meet the requirements for that power, but that will also use up...