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It does not model a 20 as an always hit or a 1 as an always miss. You could add an if/elif/else to check for these cases. If you are interested in creating a sim for a halfling you would need to do this anyway to model lucky. I am not sure when the fighters extra attacks catch up with a...

I can't wait to play a sorceror that wears armour!

There are shades of gray when it comes to attacking a wizard. If the wizard is in the behind the line it is unlikely that the wizard will be attacked. If the party is surprised it is likely that he will take a few attacks. This is not 2e where the wizard could not move in a turn that a spell...

If you are being targeted as a wizard having that extra cantrip to take Shocking Grasp could be very helpful. Another vote for the elf? ;)

We have 4 top contenders for Wizard, based on point buy and default human (note this out of 4 available races in the basic rules - in other words every race could be the best!). Halfling – 14 Int, 16 Con, 16 Dex, AC 16 with mage armor Dwarf – 14 int, 17 Con, 14 Dex, AC 17 with half plate Elf –...

Re: Combat Casting as a feat tax I don't think it will be a feat tax in the traditional sense as it will not be needed to fix the math in the game, or be a mandatory pick up if you avoid the front ranks of combat. What it does do is open a playstyle that may prove to be very popular. For me...

Grappler This one scares me... too many flashbacks to 3e. I would have prefered a sidebar in one of the books talking about how adventures have sweaty hands and therefore are unsuited to ever try a grapple check.

I love the picture of the dragon defending its horde. I am not a fan of the Wizard with the owl, but I understand I need to share the game with Harry Potter fans. I am thankful that the dwarf, in the image with cloudkill killing the bugbears, is not white. Warlock looks good.

If there is an issue, it is where you use the same, non-generic terms. For example I would stay away from At-Will, Encounter, Daily. There is nothing wrong with using similar principles to produce a similar result (game mechanics). Those are just my 2 cents and I am in no way an expert on...

I think in general the story wins out. Often campaigns end before the character in question dies and the goal he is working to may be unresolved. For example if I have a backstory that says I am a changeling at birth and will some day go back to the feywild to confront my parents, does it...

A bit narrowed in focus, but for me I will remember 4e for a return to Dark Sun and the awesome Ashes of Athas campaign.

Possible, but it would change the skill system you are using. You would have to give the players a currency that they can spend when they want to be better at investigating / using a skill.

In general I am ok with the tiefling, but my one nitpick would be the +2 cha. The cha seems out of place with the fluff and I would have prefered +con, with the casting being con based - there power is from the blood. Nitpick could be more a complaint about how D&D treats the cha score...

I voted other, as the poll seems to be missing a woodsman with magic archetype.

Is it possible that pelgrane "suffers" from having too many good systems? ;) Seriously, their gumshoe games are awesome!

Thematically I have always liked the idea that dwarven runes could contain magical power. While a dwarf wizard would not be my first choice I am glad it is a viable selection. The image of a dwarf exploring a dungeon while his armor glows with runes, marking the power of his prepared...

You are confusing tinge with highlight or rosey cheeks. Tinged implies that the entire skin area should have a light red tone which it clearly does not. This is someones fantasy of what a dwarf looks like in their mind and to call it anything else is disingenuous.

Splitting hairs and not taking into account feats TWF also falls behind Duelists at 11 level as well although the damage difference is trivial.

"Dwarven skin ranges from deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red, but the most common shades are light brown or deep tan, like certain tones of earth." White is not "a paler hue tinged with red." The artist did not follow the art direction, and the editor put the picture in because in...

They deserved to be called out on that. Someone should have done a better job to proof the art direction.