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I like Wayne Reynolds (in before massive derail), and I like this cover, but I'll admit it isn't his strongest or most contextually appropriate piece. Now perhaps we can get back on topic, instead of having the same discussion we have every time the Player's Handbook cover get mentioned?

I believe that the Brazilian publisher dropped that the PHB cover was a placeholder shortly after 4E was announced. Also, the 'final' covers of several more recently announced books show refinements in design that early covers for the core rulebooks lack.

"Good afternoon, I'm Carl Kasell. It's a slow news day today, so Ted, our assistant writer would like to have me tell you about his favorite pastime."

By now we've all read Wizard's delicious Elf preview and seen for ourselves Design's new philosophy about ability bonuses. So the obvious question that presents itself is how this philosophy will be applied to other races. That is what this thread is for. I'll begin with my most controversial...

I can guarantee that, by now, no one in this thread is ever going to forget about Elves' perception bonus.

Welcome to Ron Spencer. His Magic: The Gathering art is by and large very nice, but I've always disliked his Dungeons & Dragons work. William O'Connor, on the other hand, is an exceedingly awesome artist, and the fact that he, and others, like Steve Prescott, are defining the look of 4E is...

Haven't deities transcended all concepts of gender and are easily capable of assuming any physical identity they desire? It would seem the gender-neutral term would be appropriate in this case.

Hey, it's Christmastime. And nothing's more appropriate for Christmas than Elves.

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The fact that full-blooded Drow aren't in the Player's Handbook and that half-drow have never appeared in the first set of core rulebooks suggests no.

While the different weapon appearance are likely just flavors, that flavor might permeate the game in interesting ways. Obviously certain tools are utilized more by some races than others - like axes and hammers for dwarves and bows for elves. But moving beyond that basic level of...

Guys, it doesn't matter if official art of Dragonborn includes breasts. The upstanding members of the furry fandom will put them on them regardless. Depending on the delicateness of your sensibilities, I'd avoid DeviantArt around July if I were you.

I've always thought that the name 'bugbear' was goofy as hell. Two English words that have nothing whatsoever to do with one another or the creature whose name they are part of? A designation that does nothing to establish the creature's relationship with other goblinoids? While the title is...

I think DungeonDragons is in line with Wizard's naming practices.

Keep in mind this is artwork for the Desert of Desolation miniatures set - as was much of the artwork featured in Design & Development articles - and not 4E proper.

I don't think they've stated this, explicitly or otherwise. Is their a source you can cite?

While I think the praise may not be entirely warranted, I think he's trying to emphasize that more character concepts will be supported by the rules right out of the gate, without having to purchase Unearthed Arcana and dozens of other sourcebooks. And perhaps, while one might have to do some...

I'm going to start seriously developing my own campaign world after the Wizards Presents books come out.

"Chicken Soup for the Portable Hole."

The Paragon Path / Prestige Class / Monstrous Progression method is most definitely the way to go with acquired templates for players. But let's confront some other potential issues with vampiric player characters - and some way to solve them - by examining the distinguishing traits of vampires...