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Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition's role system, despite the best intentions, presents us with several issues, not the least of which is that one of it's four roles, the controller, doesn't actually exist. The designers of the game themselves of seem to be aware of this fact, including only one...

While, for the longest time, I have been one of Fourth Edition's biggest supporters, my enthusiasm for it has slowly been eroded as it has become increasingly clear that the designers are taking the game in a different direction than I find enjoyable--not towards World of Warcraft, anime, or...

Perusing the 4E Forums, I've come across many instances in which a person has a very clear idea of how something ought to be done, yet are unable to articulate it for the sake of the discussion at hand. While many of these ideas are "the same it's always been," just as often, they are quirky...

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By now we've all read Wizard's delicious Elf preview and seen for ourselves Design's new philosophy about ability bonuses. So the obvious question that presents itself is how this philosophy will be applied to other races. That is what this thread is for. I'll begin with my most controversial...

Which illustrators do you want to illustrate 4th Ed.? Are you in love with classic fantasy painting, where the armor isn't ridiculous, the wizards have beards, the poses are static, and realism is the name of the game? Or perhaps you're a student of the new school of fantasy illustration, where...

Many people have said that the 5% of 4th Ed. we've seen reminds them of "MMORPGS" or "anime". These people are wrong. 4th Ed. is clearly modeled after Halo. "That's stupid," you say. "You're probably stupid as well," you say. Well, unbeliever, watch as the glaring light of truth casts off the...

I was examining the cover of the 4th Ed. Players Handbook again and, despite the lack of fine detail, thought that the spellcaster in the rear looked draconic. It's an unsubstantiated tangent, but it makes some sense in the context of both the game and illustration. After all, half-outsiders are...