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Does anyone know where to find this in the rules compendium or online one? Just curiosity really, because it's been on my mind the last couple days as I build various hybrids.

Unfortunately, when given feedback, WotC didn't seem to care very much that playing in a certain archetype mattered more than actual effectiveness at a role. That's their general mentality to keep a deformed "balance", I guess. They want the Executioner to be a sneaky killer and a poisoner...

Well the absence of the "Hi! My name is so-and-so and I'm the god of -enter domain/element of life- and I constantly try to achieve -some heavenly/dastardly- goal on various planes" type of gods doesn't get rid of divine characters. Actually that probably makes the faith angel a little more...

Eyebite aside, sure the Warlock could use some boosting. But this a class that has at least been supported for a few years now and is at least getting better. It has more feats and options. Varied encounter powers. Hexblades had one thing going for them. A solid implement/weapon attack that you...

This is true. I was speaking from more of a hypothetical standpoint I guess to demonstrate my point. Is it an issue that needs to be resolved? No, probably not. Though to me it seems a bit of silly thing to have half a class be better than the entire thing. That's what this article feels like to...

If they say anything now you KNOW it will be held against them, without a doubt. A year or two from now, if Encounters isn't pulling in the right numbers anymore, they could just release them. This answer leaves things open if you ask me. (I agree after a year or 2, release them...but you just...

Spirit of Vice: You choose a vice and gain the benefit of the Spirit of Vice class feature. The Spirit of Vice class feature does not give you at-wills. The Spirit of Vice feature is a damage mechanic. Normally, as a regular blackguard you would pick a Spirit of Vice class feature and get...

I don't think you're viewing the article in the correct light. The Executioner can now be Multiclassed, Hybridized and cross-classed with the Ossassin. That too me seems like it covered all fronts in a "Hybrid/Mulitclass" article. The fact that these classes kind of suck is an entirely...

I only look at character from a mechanical aspect (dice, numbers, abilities). Not a fluff aspect. Or even power source. I can come up with all of that on my own. Who's to say this wouldn't generate a character that is true to his friends and ruthless to his enemies? Also, there's already a...

All powers gained by Expert Archer say in the power that it is an RBA with a weapon. So implement powers are out. Quarry and Curse can only be used on Ranger and Warlock powers specifically. A RBA is not a ranger power (though could be a Warlock power with Eldritch blot/blast). Similarly a...

Well, that's using the assumption that someone is wanting to play a stealthy thief. My rogue, before essentials, was an artful dodger build. It's hard to be a stealthy daredevil doing back flips and wall runs and general parkour tricks (and my character loves to be seen/heard). All of my powers...

I seem to have gotten mine just fine. Right now, I'm trying to wrap my head around the Assassin and Executioner inter-class swaps and it is pretty odd. As an Ossassin (no new name for that?) you can now have the option to take Guild training (instead of being a Bleak Disciple or Night...

Except for the multiclass feat that allows for it. Unfortunately it does eat up the multiclass options. But with a few items and the power swaps the MC offers it can be devastating. It's actually the reason I stopped playing the Executioner. I couldn't outdo the rogue in my party that was...

Or LFR where I played my Executioner through heroic. There's no deviation in those adventures. I can't even poison my allies because you have to ask permission. Boo. Nature of that beast. Still, I'd play a thief over an executioner any day (or a o-4e Rogue really. Much more rewarding control...

. . . balance? Really? Psionic classes? PHB1 classes? There's just as much bad in 4E as there is in, well, 4E. There are inherent balance problems with PHB1. There will always be. In LFR play, since you can't ignore things you see countless 4E builds of every race and class. A Shade Vampire...

I pretty much hate the Executioner as a Striker. It fails at it's roll, unless you charge optimize, but even then is outdone by all it's Essentials charging brethren. It's "striker mechanic" is that it adds 1d8 damage to its weapon attacks and it can base MBAs on Dex. A Thief can use Dex for...

Yep. It's the same exact article from Dragon #60 . . . in case you missed it or didn't know how google worked.

These are more or less my thoughts exactly. I just got it a couple days ago. Very much like Vor Rukoth and I love it. I guess my only "real" issue is I love monsters. I'll always want more monsters (especially with MM3 math/mechanics) so when I get to end of the book I want more, but...

The odd thing is, because of the way Essentials characters are set up, with specific mechanics at certain levels, it would have been ridiculously easy to create mechanics for the Thief. You change the Thief auto-train Stealth to Arcana. Make Backstab into Magic Trick or something that Dazes and...

Coloring error. The power still reads as an Encounter power. It's the first thing I made sure to check. Fey Switch is awesome.