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Mass Effect would be wicked. For some reason, Firefly immediately popped to mind, but clearly there is already an RPG with that license. Didn't think of Buck Rogers, but that could fit. How about Farscape or Stargate?

I am currently knocking around the idea of an Essentials version of the warlord, called the marshal. It would be a Str/Cha class built around auras that primarily grant conditional bonuses to allies. My current skeleton of the class: 12 + Con HP, +5 HP/lvl Scale, light shield Military melee...

Not to mention that the thief gets a flat damage bonus from Weapon Finesse, and combined with Deft Blade at paragon level, can attack Reflex instead of AC when making basic attacks with a light blade. That is fairly strong. All the Essentials martial classes lack the game-changing dailies, but...

There are Wild Hunt hounds, and a firbolg leader of the Wild Hunt, complete with antlers and everything. I think they've also done wendigos in the Demonomicon. A good sea serpent would be nice. Maybe an amphisbaena. More of the sphinx types. Baba Yaga as a wicked solo complete with magical...

I've had a similar problem the last 2 times I used the Character Builder. I think I updated Silverlight recently -- I wonder if that is causing a problem.

Hehehe, mighty bow humor. Never gets old.

This article is heavy on Norse flavor. It makes Kord sound like a mash-up of Odin and Thor -- thunder god, association with death and ravens, and the reference to berserkers as dwarven warriors that wear bear hides (the actual origin of the term). A paragon path, maybe a couple of feats, and a...

I'd dig up some of Mesh Hong's threads about this epic-tier campaign and the encounters he built -- he had some really fantastic monsters, ideas, and results. They were often ridiculous, and I think that is the theme -- you can really go overboard with the encounters in epic tier, if the party...

Avandra -- Wayfarer's Rest, Traveler's Sanctuary Bahamut -- The Platinum Chapterhouse Corellon -- Shrine of the Seldarine, The Garden of Song Erathis -- Cathedral of the Builder, The Bastion Ioun -- Temple of Erudition, Shrine of the Eye Kord -- Lodge of the Thunder God, Temple of the Brawler...

To answer your latter question, there is a wizard 9 power called Animate Dead (though it requires corpses), a cleric 15 power called Summon Black Reaper, and a wizard 19 power called Summon Angel Wretch that is not explicitly undead but sounds like one.

On the plus side, 4E characters tend to be more durable -- higher hit points, healing surges, and lower monster damage. That being said, I think it requires the same adjustments that prior editions required. You tailor the game to the character, you reduce the amount of combat (and scale it)...

Inspired by this thread and the 4th Power Project at Critical-Hits.com, as well as by the leaner design of Gamma World, I've decided to give a 4th edition take on d20 Modern a try. My thoughts can be briefly summarized: Use the Strong/Tough/Fast/Smart/Dedicated/Charismatic Hero framework from...

Ah, the Freak. I remember running a 3.5e play-by-post campaign where every character was supposed to be a rugged, wilderness, borderland type. I wanted the campaign to be gritty and low magic, so for various reasons I restricted the class list. One of the classes I said was off-limits was the...

My personal faves: 1. Fighters are AWESOME, perhaps even more awesome than wizards and clerics. I have been waiting for this for decades. 2. Being able to play a battlefield tactician, a.k.a., the tactical warlord. 3. Paragon paths: I echo Cyronax's sentiments about 3.5E prestige classes...

No, Weapon Expertise and Versatile Expertise do not stack, they are both feat bonuses.

It absolutely works. The only thing you give up, as you mentioned, was the level 16 paragon path ability, which, quite frankly, was never the selling point of this PP.

Let me add that I think it sounds like a very rich and interesting setting. And it seems very apropos, given the relatively recent media- and entertainment-fueled interest in Templars and Freemasons and such.

Interestingly, I think those sidebar numbers use the same math as companion characters (from the DMG2). Since companion characters should have similar numbers as PCs, but without the plethora of tricks, I think the math is right on. My level 16 wizard has AC 29, Fort 24, Ref 29, Will 29, and...

I think if you cherry pick a few classes, add guns, and modify the skills a bit, you can achieve the modern flavor without too much trouble. Alternatively, Goodman Games has the Amethyst setting, which I believe is a bit more futuristic, but would be an interesting model of modern "tech"...

Are you 100% sure you can keep rerolling each time you miss? I guess the text places no limit on the number of rerolls, so each time you trigger the "Miss" line, you can do it. Regardless, an auto-damage 2d12 + modifiers power is nice damage for a level 3 encounter power, but not outrageous by...