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I'd doubt they'd make that, if only because of how that already describes the hexblade to some extent, at least in terms of an arcane/blade wielding mix that uses Charisma Primary with Int (star) or Dex (fey) as a secondary and is a striker. That is definitely something I'd love to see. I'm...

On the other hand, it can just as easily go with ignoring necrotic resistance as one of it's class features by something along the lines of "their control of necrotic energy goes beyond simply being able to fling it at their foes, but to be able to pull it out of those that are powered by it".

In the case of X Power books you got: New builds, some of which were different enough from other builds to be their own thing. A lot of the stuff in the book was focused on these new builds. The stuff for older classes? Encounters, utilities, dailies (maybe an at-will or two) and feats...

In general: The martial classes don't have to track resources as much (no daily, 1 repeated encounter power), but they have more at-will options than other classes, which means they have more options near the end of a fight and/or day than other classes do. As others have pointed out, a lot...

In general, the difficulty is going to be: striker -> defender -> leader -> controller Since, for the most part, strikers do their own thing, defenders have to worry about their immediate surroundings, leaders need to worry about their allies while controllers are looking at the whole...

That assumes the only factor is the poll. Business doesn't work that way. It's quite possible that in addition to demand, they also looked at feasibility. If they estimate that it will be much harder, or take much longer, to do the first item on the list, does that mean they cannot do anything...

I went with Both. It obviously needs a lot of improvement, and is lacking some of the things the old builder had, but I also think there are definitely elements of it that are improved compared to the old version. It's good enough for now, in that it still accomplishes my goals (I have my new...

There are two ways to define difficulty. One is in building, one is in play. Building: All classes have to pick utility powers and feats. Both fighter builds have to pick stances, most of which have a very clear use, and a weapon to specialize in, which again has a pretty straight forward...

The general essential concept seems to be that leaders and defenders are melee, controllers are ranged, and strikers are mostly melee but with some ranged options. A slayer still gets the Dex bonus with a bow (and has proficiency with it, not to mention at least ok Dex to use it), but most...

From their known issues list: Editing the same character from two different locations can cause unexpected changes. They presumaby know it's going to happen, and may not try too hard to stop it from happening, but they can't outright condone it, because that would make it difficult for them...

Yeah, certain rituals make sense in a "let's try to pull this off mid-combat". In one encounter, there was ritual that would destroy the object that was resurrecting the bad guy, and would do so in a way that kept the artifact the bad guy possesed intact (you could also end the ressurections by...

From what was shown in the preview section, it is a reprint. But it's not a replacement, because it is reprinting the exact build information from PHB1. You would still be able to use your original PHB to build that fighter, but for new players who already have the Rules Compendium and the...

I'm imagining it like a car door lock, where every time they try to "hit the switch" on the CB, someone is refreshing the page and that somehow prevents them from launching, so they have to keep trying. I know it doesn't work that way, but it amuses me to think that it could.

You don't have to. Unsubscribe until it's "finished", what exactly finished means when by it's very nature it is constantly being updated and patched, if only in terms of content (but from experience with the original CB, that isn't the case). Most players aren't "expected" to pay ... they are...

A lot of ritual complaints comes down to style of play. If the PCs are proactive (trying to solve a mystery, find an object, track down a badguy, planning a heist, etc) than rituals can come in very handy. If they have some information about their target, they can use that, and a ritual, to gain...

I'm sure most subscribers, given the two options: You can get the character builder, as it exists now, with the rules up to date, but having some functionality (number of characters on your account, exporting) not yet implemented. OR You can wait while we get everything tested and perfect...

20 characters sounds pretty gross ... they better get the export feature implemented fairly quickly. A DM will likely want all his players characters on his account (which already will be a pain until the export feature is implemented), and unless they allow a single character to have multiple...

True, however it took a long time. It wasn't simply a matter of new words being added to the language, but the loss and replacement of old words/pronunciations/etc. The English language is constantly getting yearly patches with slang words (house rules?) becoming official, but we are yet to...

Platform was probably the wrong word. However good design and using the "right" language/database are not the same thing. Simply using JavaScripting and XML wouldn't necessarily lead to a good design, nor is there only one possible way to implement a good design.

If you were playing a halfing and you changed from 3 to 3.5, your weapon sizes changed. If you were a ranger, your HP changed. Etc. If you were playing a fighter, unless you build a NEW fighter from the ground up, the fact that another version of the fighter can be a striker doesn't effect you...