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I agree - sorcerer and barbarian would be nice to see. I made an Essentials barbarian for one of my students by using the slayer w/ battle wrath and berserker's charge, and then by swapping out Power Strike for a basic Daily Rage (+2 speed, +2 atk, +2 dam), but if something happens that I think...

As for as I know, D&D only exists in the homes of odd expats who live here. No books are produced in Korean and there is zero D&D representation at the very few gaming stores here. At least in Japan, you'll find the occasional gaming store with some D&D products. That's at least a start.

I enjoy Heroic tier play and will rarely take any of my parties above Lvl 12 or so. I like having fewer powers (and thus really like Essentials), fewer magic items, and like a "grittier" campaign. With that said, I agree with the OP that there is little Epic support. Even I would love to see...

Curious - what did you love about 4e that got killed by Essentials? <- Moderator note: probably don't want to derail the discussion with that here, better to search for old threads on that topic (there are plenty). Plane Sailing, ENworld admin ------- Regarding the teaching: an Enworld member...

I do it as a tutor out of my house with classes of b/t 2~4 students. We play D&D once or twice a week and the other days are spent with traditional ESL communication classes. I started playing D&D with one advanced class but soon the other kids were understandably in awe of that crazy thing I...

Dude, you seem pretty argumentative to me. What I'm saying isn't contradictory - it's just different from your system. Maybe you're just curious, and if that is the case, I apologize. I'll try to explain with more detail/examples but I'm not sure how to do so without saying why "mine is...

It sounds like it does for you. But really, is it that hard for your brain to piece this together? We're running different games. It isn't hard for me to piece together what you're doing. For me, the outcome is the same but with less healing (yes, this means less battles and in the long run...

Exactly, and True, and I have been using mostly martial characters for the players, but not all. I agree that characters generally advance and use the same powers their entire lives - which maybe is my point. While 4e might generally offer 2(w) + condition damage across the board for many...

yeah, about that.... I'm still sort of hoping/expecting that WotC will produce some sort of magic book. Dropped that ball for sure.

absolutely - I agree, except that I'm playing with ESL students who have never played before. "Everything" is new for them and because of their English abilities and being youth, I'm the only one who has the books and I'm the one creating their characters by consulting with them. Limiting...

That Vampire preview looks awesome (and pretty powerful). I've had students ask to play a vampire but I haven't gotten around to building one - this looks real nice to me. Somehow I got this book confused with The Shadowfell book. The single class I disliked the most in 4e standard was the...

I'm confused by this. I wasn't planning on buying Heroes of Shadows as it is hardcover (right?) and I thought standard 4e builds. Right now, I'm all in for Essentials and will buy this if in fact they are Essentials builds. There seems to be some confusion on this. For me, the use of daily...

After about a 25 year lapse, I started playing D&D again one year ago - one of my best decisions ever. I use D&D 4e in ESL classes and run seven games a week. At first, I loved 4e. But as the PC's leveled up and the power cards started increasing, I felt the joy of the new powers begin to...

the two ends of the spectrum, the divinity and base mortality in all of us.... and I was high and listening to the Door's "Peace Frog" when I first needed an internet nickname many a year ago.

for one year. only.

True, i should have seen it. But the sad truth is that I've built about 10 characters and have spent much time looking for this - even using magical google. The first lesson I learned about modern D&D after a 25 years absence was this: Enworld has the truth(s).

Recently I bought most of the D&D Essentials line. I haven't yet played it, but I'm very optimistic about the revised builds. I'm starting a three new Essentials only games in the next few weeks and am pretty excited. Which leads me to: I went ahead and subscribed to the online CB. I've...

I DM 7 games of 4e a week for ESL students. This month I started playing my first ever Pathfinder game (only played AD&D before). One aspect I really liked about Pathfinder was skills ranks - being able to chose which areas your character improved in. In 4e, everything jumps 1 pt. every 2...

Shisumo Thanks. I actually saw that pdf very early but my problems started as I tried to level up and particularly multiclass. Now that I've played a few times, though, re-looking at the list is very helpful. I understand more what it means. I think the APG would be available - it wasn't...

No, could you tell me where I can find plenty of pregens online? Believe me, I looked elsewhere before posting here asking for help - couldn't find what I needed. I was somewhat surprised how hard it was to find various pregen builds online. Maybe I just don't know where to look. But as for...