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The new Dragon article "The Art of the Kill" spells it out. There are "true" assassins, they use the shadow power source, they "can step through walls, blend into the stuff of shadows, alter their appearance at will, and command the gloaming to do their bidding." Maybe we'll also see a...

Just kicking this idea around . . . would it work? A mid-level wizard is training a number of apprentices . . . when he's out of town, the kids have to do a little bit of adventuring. I'm thinking that with such an intelligent but vulnerable party, I'd need to emphasize brains over firepower...

I think they'll just straight-up reboot Dark Sun rather than continue the previous timeline. Not sure where I'm getting that hunch. My sense is that Dark Sun was more about the feel than the specific people / places /events. Better to just reimagine, and build it to better fit the new rules...

Well, I'd like to see a fresh attempt at Oriental Adventures. Seems like some of the old properties are just too similar to what's been done already. I can't see a 4th edition Greyhawk game session as playing much differently than a 4th edition Realms session. Planescape will be adequately...

Man, you can always spot a lawyer on a message board, can't you? With your evidence and your burden of proof and such . . . ;)

I'm a lawyer. Having been through a few actual lawsuits, I get less scared of imaginary hyperbole lawsuits.

"We might be sued?" Well, you MIGHT be sued for using the letter "D" in a sentence, but I'm not aware of it having happened. There's a substantial difference between simply describing a feat vs. posting a full set of homemade power cards online (only months before WOTC publishes the exact...

I figure mounts are being reserved for paladins, to be introduced in Divine Power. Tricky, though, because you don't want a major class feature that is awkward in a dungeon.

A couple of lessons I've learned about RPG genres: I think you can cross anything with H.P. Lovecraft, and I think you can cross anything with "tournament fighter." But I've never been 100% convinced of the viability of crossing tournament fighter with Lovecraft. Maybe start with some 1920s...

I've been thinking a little bit about the "tweenpulp" genre and how it hasn't been represented in RPGs. I'm speaking of action/adventure with kids [say, ten to seventeen] as the heroes. Johnny Quest is the main model, but I'd throw in Goonies and Spy Kids and the Hardy Boys and the Young Indiana...

Old-school, baby. Half-elf, most likely. Tradition. I'm leaning toward Swordmage . . . Sneak of Shadows and Ritual Magic and Skill Training: Stealth, and you pretty much have the archetype covered. Not sure what to do for an paragon path, though . . . Any other ideas?

So Martial Power has some dandy stuff for rangers and their animal companions, including specific paragon paths for cat-rangers and wolf-rangers. But what about boar-rangers? Doesn't that merit a paragon path? Or spider-rangers? C'mon, you've bonded with a 100-pound near-sentient spider . ...

Now I must post and see my level. Second level. Fair enough.

Hmm . . . or pair up Elemental / Psionic for Dark Sun, and then do Ki / Shadow for Oriental Adventures.

Maybe it works like the animal companion in Martial Power. Your alternate form is defined as a broad category --- bear, cat, lizard, raptor --- and that choice affects some of your powers. You can gain additional forms as you advance in level, but there are also benefits to specializing. I'd...

I'd bet a nickel that they are saving mounts for the paladins.

From the previews, it looks like your choices are always going to be bear, boar, cat, lizard, raptor, serpent, spider, or wolf. You might describe your "wolf" as a regular wolf, a dire wolf, a fairy hound, a hyena, or whatever, but the stats remain the same and improve as the ranger goes up...

Any paragon paths that particularly catch your eye?

Good question. The WOTC thread suggests that these new "Unleashed" feats have formidable mojo indeed, but they burn Destiny Points. Literally chopping an AT-AT in half is a rather over-the-top manner of visualizing vehicle vs. Jedi combat, but I'd imagine a 20th level Jedi can tear through...

I got my copy of Star Wars Force Unleashed Campaign Guide - Wizards Community Chapter 1: Species Aleena Caamasi Felucian Gran Nosaurian Talz Togorian Toguta Whiphid Yarkora (Also later in the book Noghri & Chiss) Chapter 2: Heroic Traits Jedi Consular Talent Tree Cleanse Mind Force of Will...