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Now I will try to reinterpret as much of the mechanics of what made the bard into 4e. This is for those players that insist that they need all the elements that were part of the 3.x bard, even though they mostly sucked. There will be a few stretches, but I think that these stretches preserve...

So if you look at my original post, I did say that most character concepts would be convertible, and I stand by that vehemently. I also think that with a little flexibility of thought and some creativity, very nearly all character concepts should be workable in 4e right out of the gait. There...

What exactly do you mean by "Bard like." If you can tell me what that means without using any game mechanic terms then I can help you to create your bard with the upcoming PHB1 in June. The thing that you appear to want is just a class name. So far that is all that you have stated. That and a...

Monk could be a slightly modified ranger or rogue, depending on what sort of style you want. Sorceror is either warlock or wizard, depending on combat role desired. What role does this character fulfill? Cleric or warlord could be played like this character concept if leader was desired...

Correction: that is not a 3.x bard, druid, or barbarian, because the mechanics are not identical to the 3.x versions of these concepts. What these suggestions will do is allow one to very easily play the mostly martial character that inspires his comrades to greatness and ocasionally shows some...

Hong, you have a way of stating things that no one else on these boards does. Thanks for backing me up.

Wow, just wow. So in writing this article, I never imagined that the biggest argument against my assertions would come from a guy angry about not being able to use a race that mostly needed a lot of splat/houseruling in 3.x and a guy that wants to make a relatively useless character, but feels...

Thinking about the various problems that players are having with the possibility of converting their favorite character to 4e rules, I have come to a few conclusions. From what has been shown in the limited data set we have been given about the rules, I have concluded that converting virtually...

Wow, I don't think that I have ever been quoted or commented uppon in a positive light on these baords. Thanks for letting me know I am not way off base. :D

I see a lot of the Wheel of Time characters using retraining rules in 4e. I think that Matt and Rand probably both start as rangers. Very soon Rand and Matt retrain as a rogues. Within a few books Matt has picked up Student of Battle and Rand has picked up Pact Initiate with the Dead Hero pact...

I would agree with the ranger/fighter combo, but I would say it should be fighter/ranger. Missile weapons or twin blades are not necessary for this concept, and the ranger's Quarrey comes with MCing into ranger, which is a good substitute for sneak attack, especially for something as unsubtle as...

Voadam, I think that you are actually looking for a striker MCed to wizard. Most of the things you want, "divinations (locate object, see invisible, analyze dweomer, scry, legend lore) and utility spells (knock, summon monster, teleport, shadow walk, fly, limited wish)," are most likely going...

I think that Rand al'Thor is ranger->rogue(warlock)->warlock(rogue). He has woodsman abilities and significant ability with the bow at the beginning. He then learns (retrains) to use a single sword verses single opponents very well, and at the same time discovers some arcane tallent (multiclass...

So this is a scary thing to bring up because of the possible arguments that it might spark, but here goes. Character building in 4e may now be more like deck building in M:tG. I say this in a good way. 3.x did character building like financial planning. You pick where you wanted to end up, then...

Whoa! I posted earlier in this thread, but the new posts were out pacing my ability to keep up, and I hate to sound like an idiot by repeating something. I have a wife, a child, and I am in medical school, and I still made it through all those posts! Shows how messed up my priorities are ;) ...

No cherry picking proficiencies- great. Not expanding the absolute number of abilities a character has- also good. Not watering down caster levels- fantastic. Allowing 1 for 1 swaps of powers- excellent. All in all, while it is not the same, it is a workable solution. All of the...

I think that the rules as we know them are awesome, but the fluff kinda sucks. I understand what Wizards is trying to do, and I respect that, I just don't like the flavour. That being said, I plan to jettison all the fluff crap I don't like, and create a less hodge-podge fantasy setting than the...

So since we only have limited access to the rules (just the preview material, not the real books), I will preface this by saying that this is just my best guess at how this will work. I was prompted to respond in this thread because I feel that there may be a misunderstanding about how this...

Jabber chatroom names Yeah, I have been thinking about using Jabber accounts to just do normal chat, and then just share documents with the normal chat. The problem that I am running into is that I would like to be able to change alias' quickly within a chatroom. This would allow me to use NPC...

Thanks, I will check out the Battlegrounds demo. Mostly I am looking for the text application and a little file sharing, so I might also just try a work around with normal chat applications.