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The official word on dipping. :) Dave Noonan, D&D Podcast Episode 20: "Mailbag, Nothing but Mailbag!", http://webcast2.wizards.com/podcasts_dandd/DnD_Episode20.mp3 "Yeah...I think, speaking as broadly as possible about multiclassing, I think it's accurate to say that it's more flexible in...

You have good eyes but, yes, I did know that it was a 2006 article. Wizards of the Coast was secretly working on 4th edition in 2006. The continual reference to the four party roles was R&D's way of adjusting D&D players to a crucial fact that would be even more crucial in 4th edition (not...

I'll quote the source here because it actually supports my original post. WotC_Shoe is not yet sure that his party which is missing a key role isn't suffering too much. He, like me, is worried that they're suffering too much and so he plans to watch the issue closely. Quote WotC_Shoe, "Are...

You agree with me that D&D is written with rules and guidelines so that it is better to have one of each role. So why punish parties that choose to fill the "missing" Controller role with mutliclassing? The punishment is making multiclassing too expensive. Below Andy makes my point that you...

I used black and white language in my original post when I should have been more nuanced. You've basically agreed with my point; the game designers assume you can fill each of the four roles. The following paragraph supports my original point (even though it disagrees with the way I stated my...

Emphasis added Quote Skip Williams, "Your Place in the Party", http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/cwc/20061226: Four Basic Character Roles From the game's early days back in the 1970s to today, the D&D game has used four basic structures for characters. Nobody has ever given these...

Wizards of the Coast has stated repeatedly that no group should exist that doesn't have at least one each of controller, striker, defender, and leader. The rules assume every party is smart enough to have each role because the game STRONGLY desires you to have each role in your mix. Therefore...

It appears that you get to retrain a feat every level. So you could retrain a herioc tier feat to a paragon tier feat at levels 11, 12, 13, and 14. That would give the four mentioned above. Furthermore, either they have a really screwy feat progression table (11 - feat, 12 - feat, 13 -...

Wizards of the Coast markets the D&D RPG. However, the 800 pound gorilla in the room is Magic: The Gathering. They also make Duel Masters, Maple Story, Star Wars Miniatures, Avalon Hill, Axis & Allies Miniatures, D&D Miniatures, and at least a half-dozen other products. You could almost think...

I don't know what the rules are for Dragonborn yet but I expect to merge Dragonborn with the Lizardfolk art from Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition: Monster Manual. I'll throw in a little bit of the 3rd edition Trogolodyte concept as well. Kobolds are just juvenile Lizardfolk. :)

Keep your eye out for a Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Core Rules Box Set containing one (1) each of the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual. It would likely be priced at a discount (say $100 for all three).

Checkout complete. :) Do you see more money from the POD version or does the increased cost fully offset the price?

My own world...Aquilagea.

Only two kinds of fiction are interesting for a fee: 1. Written by famous people - aka R.A. Salvatore 2. Player driven storylines as is done with Legend of the Five Rings.

I agree. Looking at the poll results so far it appears as if Wizards of the Coast understands after all. This poll made me think...perhaps Officer is a good option.

With regards to design the half-human races don't do well. They lack a niche of their own and were only mechanically exciting when they let humans multiclass. My vote? Please remove half-elf, half-orc, and gnome ;) from the Player's Handbook. Half-orc should be replaced by orc (plus a...

What game mechanics would you use for your Warhammer 40K game? PS: Would you do the figures for the game as well? :D

Can you email me at mokona_ou@yahoo.com.au please?

Dark Eberron: A By Night Game I only own the original World of Darkness games (Vampire, Werewolf, Changeling, Mage, Kindred of the East, and Wraith). However, I think the newer games would work better for the Eberron setting, especially the new mage rules (and prometheans for warforged). For...

Congratulations and good fortune! My wife, daughter, son, and I all wish her good health as well. :D