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I'd like to offer a possible perspective on why the three books were canceled. Look at the nature of the three books: a massive list of class features and powers a massive list of items a "builders guidebook" None of these are fluff items. Much of the artwork will be fairly bland...

As noted, 4E wizards are controllers, not strikers. Their purpose is to to control the battlefield, not dish out huge amounts of damage. Having said that, though, consider that the ranger above is doing 20 average damage to a single target. If the wizard above chooses an area-effect at-will...

For an offbeat suggestion, take a look at Stormcrow Tor, from issue 169 of Dungeon. It's a 4th level "generic" module, but many of the creatures would not be out-of-place in a Dark Sun setting. The Big Bad is a shadowy arcanist who would fit perfectly as a Shadow Bride (Templar) of Nibenay...

That looks right to me. I used to plan for encounters between level and level+4 (as a DM). However, I've been finding lately that level-1 to level+1 is plenty challenging for even a party of experienced characters. Anything higher than that sometimes requires a bit of DM fiat to keep characters...

I DM'ed a battlemind with brutal barrage, up 'til about lvl 19. Yeah, it's a good power. But let me tell you how it gets truly brutal. He was in a party with a minotaur warden with several "knock prone" powers, and a cleric with the sever the source 17th level encounter power. The battlemind...

Here are my thoughts on the posted character: Melee Training only applies to basic attacks, which means this PC's attack bonus is going to be horrible for all their regular fighter powers. This will impact attack bonuses against all defenses. Note that if this was an Essentials fighter build...

Underdark (January) Bought it, and used it extensively (20+ sessions in Underdark locales since purchase) Excellent book; well-illustrated, good crunch, interesting read. Especially enjoyed seeing Erelhei-Cinlu (Vault of the Drow) again. Player's Handbook Races: Dragonborn (January) Did not...

Actually, can you give a breakdown of an example character? Might be able to offer some suggestions or thoughts as to why they might be seeing lower scores than might otherwise be expected.

At 10th level, my deva avenger had: +14 attack vs AC (+5 level, +5 Wis, +2 axe prof, +2 enhancement), with the usual "roll twice and take the best" against her Oathed target. So, about equivalent to a +17 attack vs AC, given the Oath mechanic. Note also that if I wasn't playing an avenger, I...

Some random comments, although it was a long time ago when I ran it (before 4e was released): Mechanical Comments There is at least one creature that is named, but not described in any way, in the module (no flavor text, no picture). We'll call it the Aspect of "C". It's not found in any...

I'm not a huge Eberron fan - it's not that I actively dislike it, but I prefer most of the other D&D settings. Having said that, there are still a number of things I appreciate about the setting... Warforged. They've become one of my favorite races, simply because of the humor value. The...

...and Merric: please change your tagline from ENWorld Optimist. Alanis Morissette is threatening to write a song about you, and nobody wants that. ;)

I hope not... because they've handled the product better than most other companies likely would have. In my group (8-10 players): 1) Red Box has been purchased by several players, for nostalgia if nothing else; 2) everyone loves Essentials; 3) we've had 4 players buy DDI subscriptions since...

Well... We have a weekly game on Thursday evenings. Every week since 4e was released. The sessions run about 5 hours, and we typically complete 3-5 major encounters in that time. We also do a fortnightly (every 2 weeks, for my American friends) game, even since 4e was released, that typically...

...what the HECK?!? My profile says I'm a Carbuncle now? I used to be a Harpy, dammit! Carbuncles suck! Somebody give me some pity XP and help me become a Trilloch, at least... [p.s. Congrats to all you lvl. 4 members who are Flumphs! ...Flumphs are the new Drow...]

My players generally go without a controller, but is that the smart choice? I don't know. It's perhaps telling that our group has gone through 96 permanently dead characters (yes, I keep a record) since 4e began, plus several dozen more killed-and-raised. The main problem is they like really...

I'm almost always the DM, so my playing is restricted to a 6-hour session every 2 weeks. Having said that... Deva Avenger, from 1st to 15th level. Retired her when the rest of the party was TPK'ed in P2 Demon Queen's Enclave (wraiths are bad news...). Rather than continue the campaign with a...

Yes. But then, I also allow PCs to survive a 100ft fall if 10d10 damage doesn't exceed their current HP... I allow wizards to somehow turn bat guano and mumbled words into raging balls of fire... and I allow giant reptiles whose bone structure would simply collapse in normal gravity to not only...

I've been playing and DMing 25+ years, and it took me three attempts to get through the bonus downloadable Solo Adventure. The final encounter with the "Big Bad" is extremely difficult unless you get lucky. Similarly, I ran myself through the adventure in the DM's book using a well-crafted 4 PC...

From experience DM'ing a battlemind who used this frequently (at paragon levels), it was rarely a problem. I found that the battlemind was a very poor defender compared to a fighter or warden. They had trouble locking down opponents, and it was all too easy for an enemy to shift or move away...