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It depends entirely on implementation. It may be something as simple as the feat that allows you to swap an encounter for power strike has, as a prerequisite, that you are a weaponmaster fighter; while the one that let's you replace power strike for a normal encounter power has a prereq of...

The one change I've noticed from the original article is the wording on quick swap, which gives you the ability to either draw two weapons, or stow a weapon and draw a new one, as a single free action (before it only let you draw or stow one weapon). This is useful if you have something you want...

They did at least notice this craziness for the Executioner assassin, who wants to be going back and forth between having two-weapon defense and a garotte ... so their swap either let's you draw 2 weapons as a single free action or swap one weapon for another the same way ... so if you do have a...

Some of the ideas have aspects of the ranger, the avenger, the swordmage, etc. Some ideas: Martial/Primal ... the 'archer' type. Mark on attacks. If the marked target makes an attack that doesn't include the marker, or if it ends it's turn farther away from the marker, immediate action...

For size increase: The only way to actually increase your size permanently is an Epic Destiny [which still doesn't actually increase your size, but does let you use larger weapons and increases your reach]. There are some other cases where you do increase your wapon size (well, treat it as...

I remember when 4e was first coming out that one of the 3PP's had a campaign setting that basically equated to the PCs being part of a task force that was sent out on missions. Part of that involved equipping the party with specific ammounts of magical gear before they went out, etc. If going...

The vampire and executioner are very much "on rails". They are designed in such a way where the former, as the only version of the class, has no other options outside the book to swap in and the latter, having no at-wills, encounters or dailies with an actual level number, can't take anything...

Themes were introduced in the Dark Sun campaign book (they haven't actually expanded outside of that so far). It's sort of like a paragon path or epic destiny picked at level 1. You get an encounter attack power at level 1 (which is a bit better than an at-will, but not on par with a full...

Another idea: On the one hand, wishes should be rare and mysterious. On the other hand, some players may want to become a character that actually can grant wishes, etc. So, the 'solution', is a sort of mix. An epic destiny, which can copy some of the 'balanced' wish powers. (The ability to...

159 pages. Assuming access to DDi: You've already seen the Executioner build (it has a minor tweak, but mostly as is) and the Revenant (with new second stat option and updated 'when dropping below 0hp' wording) plus its feats (one feat is a general version of lots of feats ... a single feat...

Unless the epic trap room drains surges or knocks the vampire unconcious ... it's fine. As long as it can stay alive, it has the smallest post-fight clean up of anyone else. So, DEADLY epic trap room to start the day can be bad. Again, it has to take out 2 surges (or more, between durable...

NOT running a ton of encounters that are just traps with no monsters and skill challenges that eat surges is extra work? Then again, a player should also know what kind of campaign they are getting into. A slayer would also do poorly in that campaign, as unlike a number of other strikers he...

In the case of the ranger, he's horribly designed. The rogue (pre changing to essentials) was ok. He had backstabber, and daggermaster, and knockout. He was able to do some good damage on occaision, but the PC is played a bit ... risk averse. So he doesn't get C/A every round. [He is now a...

Something like this probably. Maybe even something along the lines to being a "super" ritual that let's you copy other lower level rituals, substituting it's check for Arcana (or Religion), subbing the original rituals reagents for arcane (or religious) reagents, etc. Perhaps a 'surcharge' [a...

The reason is because a light armored character is probably upping their Dex or Int (or appropriate replacement stat for a warden or druid, etc) and so to balance heavy armor with light armor, it gets a fixed bonus from masterwork. The characters is light armor, if it's +3 enchantment, will have...

Just as a little aside: I thought I'd mention that while the vampire's blood drinker is a No Action power, as is the assassin's strike, the Dread Smite for the Blackguard is a Free Action. [Both Blood Drinker and Dread Smite's extra uses come with the caveat restricts them to 1/turn]

At 15 there are two "Avatar" powers. Basically rages for Blackguards. Melee attack, 3[W] damage, half on a miss. A of Slaughter gives you a +4 to damage rolls, and 1/round when you hit you can cleave for 10 necro into another enemy. A of Subjucation gives you +2 to attack rolls, 5 thp at the...

Everyone in the party is a surge sink, the vampire just occaisionally uses other people's surges. During the fights that don't involve the vampire being focussed fired upon and unconcious though, it's quite possible the vampire uses none of it's own surges, and more importantly, uses none of...

It does depend on what you are looking for. The overall theme of the 'binder' seems to fit it's name, tying up enemies though imobilzation, slowing, and putting them in zones that are diffcult to leave, etc. They are more of a "we'll deal with you later" type of controller than the kind that...

The level 2 utility is numbered, so it should be swappable, it's just the only option presented in the book. THP is 5 per tier, and the defense bonus is +2.