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Actually, I sort of like the idea of "racial classes" as a throwback to the days when you didn't play an elf fighter or an elf ranger . . . you just played an elf. I think this idea might be better implemented by stuff like the eladrin knight article from last week, though: a custom list of...

I'll add another thought to that --- many, if not all, the D&D cultures could have their own take on this runic magic . . . what it means, where it comes from, what sort of vision quest is necessary, etc. Gnomes might see it as a matter of learning the answers to cosmic riddles (or the...

I'd just like to see something, flavor-wise, that ties in to the larger cosmology in a distinictive way. That's one of my favorite things about 4th Edition --- each power source has its own flavor, and each relates to the larger cosmology. So following up on the excellent suggestion that...

Great article. And that elf cavalier article they reference was in the first issue of Dragon I ever read, over twenty years ago.

I've been posting here for nine years, and a good part of it has been to tell people, no, the sky is not falling. Well, I'm not gonna say that this time. This looks bad to me, in part because the online content seems to have decreased in quality and quantity. Essentials needs a good steady...

I predict this will be a way to introduce the elemental power source into the mix. One of the real successes of 4.0 has been the connecting the power sources (among other mechanics) to the default setting --- psionics as a reaction to the Far Realm incursions, primal spirits as a check on...

Are there any feats out there yet that allow something other than a heavy or light blade to work as the chosen weapon of a swordmage? Seems like a very flavorful option, especially for racial weapons . . . a dwarf hammermage or half-orc axemage sounds pretty metal. And a staffmage...

Come to think of it, this might be a good situation for hybrid classes. You can look at each combo and decide what's going to be the most useful for a character who specializes in single combat against a single foe.

So it occurred to me that WotC should really develop a D&D tournament fighter-style video game. Get some classic archetypes in there --- the dwarf fighter, the eladrin wizard, the half-orc barbarian --- and let them wail on each other. In the meantime . . . how would you stat the characters if...

I had the impression that the Essentials books would present new builds for PCs, and presumably new powers and class features, and therefore would be of interest even to veteran 4th Edition players. Wait and see, I guess. One way to approach these new builds would be to say, how do we make a...

I am very impressed that WotC is taking a step back and shoring up the foundations of 4th Edition with several months of products for new players, which will remain in print indefinitely. Very interested to see what sort of PC builds they'll offer in these new-player Essentials. Seems like...

A bit more about the shardminds (or crystalfolk, as I seem to want to call them), if you please. Do they come in different colors (or change color, like a mood ring)? What are they like, culturally? Racial personality traits?

Or your magic warhammer banks off one foe and into the next and then the next before returning to your hand.

Because everything goes with monk, doesn't it? I mean, monks + monk hybrids + the occasional monk multiclass = everybody is kung fu fighting.

Just read about the Prince of Knaves paragon path, for Warlords trained in Thievery. Warlords and Rogues make a very fine combo . . . glad to see a paragon path along these lines. There's a lot of unmined gold in combining different classes for paragon paths. We have a storm-barbarian and a...

Hey, somebody tell me about the jack of all trades paragon path. I have a notion to combine it with that recent Dragon article about the versatile weapon master to make the ultimate adaptable fighter/rogue.

I'm just psyched about a Str/Wis warlord. Perfect for a grizzled old veteran.

Probably meant "region."

The final rules were released yesterday via Dragon magazine, so to me, the REAL missing piece of the puzzle is the contents of Martial Power 2. Sounds like there might be a greatweapon ranger in there . . . a hybrid Greatweapon Fighter / Greatweapon Ranger sounds like a great combo for swords...

I'd have to play it to see if it works, but I have a notion that Conan or Kull just work better as hybrids. Their exploits are most often about individual prowess, not the sort of synergistic teamwork that 4th Edition does so well. A high-level defender / striker is probably the best starting...