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Well, here I gotta disagree with you, buddy. I definitely feel 4E is a roleplaying game. Still, though, if you feel 4E is a great board game, then you should probably pick up Dungeon Delve, since I hear it's basically more of what you've enjoyed out of 4E. And no, WotC isn't paying me. :p

See, there we go! A damage-over-time Striker. I could see a Monk build for that, where something like a Quivering Palm class feature does damage (or some other minor effect) over a series of rounds, with the length based on the PC's tier. Definitely a secondary Controller role in there, too...

Which is fine. I happen to be in the funny position of not playing all that many MMOG or miniatures games (excluding 4E), but 4E's embrace of these influences has made me quite happy. :) I just wish they were discussed more, civilly. What miniatures games influenced 4E the most? Now that...

Exactly. There's plenty of influences on 4E that should be praised and discussed, rather than swept under the rug. Tactical miniatures games and MMOs come to mind. For some reason, these two topics just aren't really discussed in a positive light here on ENworld in regards to 4E, and it's a...

A PP of the Thaneborn barbarian build would be nice. But I guess not all the previews can be gems.

Nothing like opening up a webcomic and seeing a massive wall of multi-colored text. Big yawn. Let's keep things rolling.

I love being a caster and getting access to higher spell slots. The sheer magnitude of how many effing awesome abilities that open up always takes my breath away. Also, the Beguiler. Awesome, awesome class, and one I just don't see being emulated in 4E, which is what I mainly play now.

Anime example: Paladin Alexander Anderson (or something) from Hellsing. Sinister guy, absolutely dedicated to a morally-ambiguous cause. Good times. I love Paladins. They're the shining, happy face of murder in most D&D games. :cool:

What the HECK, people! Let's give Orcs a little more substance than "We are batcrap crazy cannibals, durr hurr." The other races can wait.

I agree, and I don't MIND the articles that expand on the MM races, especially when the articles contain crunch that's useable for everyone (the Shadar-Kai article having the Spiked Chain MC feats was awesome). That's a trend I'd like to see continue. Also, don't listen to the others...

I don't see where that stops 'em from drinking heavily. :) Heck, I'd love to see a campaign where the dwarven race's ambition is curtailed solely by their love for drink.

How about a feat that gives your Beast the same Tribal tattoo that your ranger uses? Huh? Huh? That'd be awesome! Also, has anyone noticed that those Tribal feats benefit everyone, and not just Primal characters? That's pretty cool for a "focused" sourcebook.

No, what I'm saying is even with all those things taken together, I honestly don't think it's overpowered. A group is making a conscientious decision to focus on Initiative, or whatever skill, or saving throws. Players should be rewarded both mechanically and flavor-fully (that's not a word, I...

Honestly, I have to agree. My friends and I always wonder when WotC might release an article of this quality about dwarves, or elves, or even humans. They might get a good amount of love in the PHB, but would it hurt to give some of the more "iconic" races a bit more?

Hrm. On first reading, I'm not too terribly worried about the stacking issue. If the group comes to the consensus to all take the tribal feat, that's quite a bit of "sacrifice" on everyone's part, so to speak. The Fighter has to give up Weapon Focus, the Human one of its kick-ass racial...

Well, people are...dismissive, maybe. This is what MCing is exactly for. And MCing helps both combat and non-combat aspects in 4E (and 3E, if I remember correctly). I see what you're saying here, but if you're running a non-combat oriented game, why would you use ANY edition of D&D? Plenty of...

Well, SOMEONE'S got a Demeanor of "Child." Or something. It's been about 10 years since I took a look at WoD. (blinks) Where am I?

Psh. Go back to WoD.

Where you saw options and variety, I saw choke-chains and pigeonholing. In my opinion, for non-combat mechanisms in D&D, less is more. I think the point of 4E is to differentiate characters in combat, and leave things pretty wide open for everything else. Characters can be as unique or...

Loser.