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Thanks for listing the first half of the monsters, Fiery Dragon, and for answering so many questions. I have one question. Are there no drow in the book, or are the included under "Elf"?

I'd prefer to have an off-line Character Builder in case the server is down or I have no access to the internet for some reason, but generally will have no problem using an online tool. I'm not really upset about the change as I figured this was inevitable each time I would read a post from...

What about for powers that do ability modifier damage without an actual roll for damage to a second target, like Cleave? Does one add magic weapon enhancement bonus damage or Weapon Focus feat bonus damage to the damage done to the second creature (the one for which there is no roll)?

The Reavers of Harkenwold adventures that come with the new Essentials DM Guide box set are much better in that sense. They offer a lot more advice and support for roleplaying encounters and provide various encounters that can be done in varying order or skipped altogether and replaced with...

The class may be interesting to play. I'd have to see more information. The "solution" of having the hexblade carry around an implement in one hand and manifest a weapon in the other hand seems kind of inelegant in terms of design. But the class may still be fun to play depending on what the...

I am generally pleased with the new Essentials game design so far. But I wish WOTC would reconsider licensing third party adventure publishers or even the whole of Dungeon magazine again to allow folks like Paizo or similar folks to create a greater number and variety of adventures in the...

In general it seems it has been triggered about once per game session (two or three combats), but generally the DM considers it a mistake when he forgets about the mark and provokes an opportunity attack.

What happened in your game with marking that left you doubting your choice of class?

It looks interesting. This druid definitely seems to present a closer representation of the 3rd edition Druid than the one presented in Player's Handbook 2. One thing that was not clear (I'm guessing just because the whole class is not presented here, just an excerpt) is that there is no...

Correct. I was referring to the latest update to the Compendium, not the Character Builder.

Some of the big campaign arcs that have been used before in the novels and in the prior edition adventures include (SPOILER ALERT): 1) Free Tyr from its Sorcerer King, Kalak, then take on Hamanu (you don't defeat him, only keep him from conquering Tyr), then find superpowerful weapons and magic...

I am not sure if DDI errata is supposed to be collected here as well, but I'm not sure where to bring this to WOTC's attention. The latest update of the Compendium has errata in the Fighter class description. It no longer has the Combat Challenge description about being able to attack adjacent...

In practice, I tried running a Knight and the DM found it very frustrating he could not get any monsters past him. He decided the Essentials Knight was TOO GOOD as a defender and made me rework him as a PHB Fighter.

It looks like some of the old data might have gotten a bit garbled with this latest update in the Compendium. I was reviewing the Fighter class features and don't see where it says that if a marked enemy shifts away from the fighter or does an attack not including the fighter, the marked enemy...

One idea is having the characters enslaved for a period of time, either by capturing them (hopefully with a fair shot for them to avoid capture) or by having a situation where the best way for them to infiltrate is to allow themselves to be enslaved. Another concept is finding a village in...

Well, at least having the new ability score bonus choices for the PHB races is something.

I think even the Survival skill foraging needs to be toned down to preserve the Dark Sun flavor of difficult desert survival adventures. I've found even my first level party I was DMing for was easily finding enough food and water with two characters with decent Survival skills.

When you say these are above the guidelines, are you talking about the original guidelines, or do you mean even above the new damage guidelines since Monster Manual 3 and Demonomicon?

I used the nothic miniatures as a stand in for anakores. Except for their one big eye, and their color, they actually kind of looked like the shape and size of the anakores in the artwork.

I had been eagerly awaiting the October calendar to see when the Dark Sun and Essentials update to the Character Builder would take place. I don't see it in there. Am I missing it? I was not one of the folks who was upset about the delay thus far, but I'll be very disappointed it if is going...