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3e screwed up the Realms, actually. It COMPLETELY RUINED all the wonderful plot points in the last 2e FR product, that gem Cloak and Dagger. In short, 4e certainly can't screw it up any worse. In fact, there's a good chance the 4e FR could very well be better.

Your DM is a dumbass if he allows that. In BO9S it even states explicitly that maneuvers can only be performed against something that is actually a real threat.

I actually agree that evil being monolithic was a trend that started in 3e, not in 4e. Personally, from what I've seen so far, I don't see how the 4e Realms are any worse than they were in 3e, and the reboot may very well be a de facto improvement. The 3e Realms failed miserably in my eyes as...

An NWN-style game, perhaps set in post-Spellplague FR, would be great. I have a feeling 4e will lend itself better to video games than previous editions. Oh, and screw you Obsidian haters. Considering they had less than a year to make KOTOR II (while Bioware had THREE years for the first game)...

Strength also helps you keep your weapon steady as you swing, resulting in a more accurate blow.

No, he has not, and I'd appreciate it if you quit spreading such misinformation.

Striker, yes. Divine, no.

The Swordsage was awesome. So versatile. He could be that philosopher-swordsman and actually be an effective character, and a Setting Sun-focused one was a far better "mystical martial artist" character in every way than the 3.5 Monk. And not only that, but "Swordsage" is even a better name for...

Where's the "Give Fighters/Rangers/Rogues/Paladins viable unarmed combat feats/talents/powers" option? EDIT: Also needs a "No: Philosopher-warrior characters aren't necessarily monks, either" option.

Uh, no, you're wrong. Very wrong. Look up the 1e Ranger and then the Drow in the 1e Fiend Folio and get back to me. EDIT: And the Drow entry in the Fiend Folio made no reference as to whether it was genetic or not. It was more than likely assumed that Drow were described as such because they...

A Ranger's "spellcasting" is going to be divided into at-will, per-encounter, and per-day "powers." Hey, just like everyone else. Even the Fighter. But since the Fighter is Martial, his "powers" are not "spells," but "maneuvers." The Ranger is also likely Martial, so his "powers" will also...

Fighters, Paladins and Rangers could have 18/xx scores in STR, which were truthfully the equivalents to the 19-23 range in 3e. So, uh, not entirely accurate.

SAGA gave a static bonus to your damage (half your level) as you leveled up. An ongoing theory is that 4e may have a similar idea, but rather than a static bonus, it will be extra damage die as you level. Which would work especially well with the new crit system. More variable, less static =...

As do I. On the other hand, I do NOT welcome our snowball fallacy overlords that seen to have crept up on these threads.

A Swift Hunter Ranger/Scout was pretty fun. In fact, I'm hoping the 4e Ranger will be the Swift Hunter in one neat little package, and then given some serious steroids. Archery maneuvers that resemble the likes of Arrow Mind, Hunter's Mercy and Arrow Storm, some trick shots, and Diamond...

And the point of all that was? As pointed out already, a Warblade refreshing between uses of EMH will do damage, unlike the Swordsage, and then the disparity becomes even greater. You also ignored stances. Punishing Stance's (a 1st level stance!) average damage is 3.5, which alone comes pretty...

Anyway... While not ALL melee combat involves full attack x infinity, a lot of the examples you gave were rather situational, and they only stressed further how much more the non-ToB melee classes were reliant on others to be able to stand on their feet. For example, how many parties are going...

Sorry, full attacking for four rounds straight after a charge does not qualify as "equal" in ANY practical execution of D&D combat. Again, apples and oranges. Guess you didn't read Races and Classes then, which confirmed the elimination of 3.x-style BAB.

Well, this comparison is just a bit skewed. First off, you're comparing a full BAB class to a 3/4 BAB class. Of course the Fighter is going to hit more! You want a fair comparison in that department, compare the Fighter to a Warblade and see how that goes. *snickers in Fighter's direction*...

Apples and oranges. There isn't a single Fighter feat that even comes close to matching even a mid-level ToB maneuver, much less a high-level one. Comparing Intimidating Strike to a ToB maneuver is a joke. 1) Monks are lousy grapplers, anyway. 2) You don't GET any more situational than having...