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    Playing Essentials-Only

    Arg, I can't figure Wizards out. Bracers of Mighty Striking was printed in PHB1 and Heroes of the Fallen Lands. Bracers of the Perfect Shot was printed in PHB1 and... not printed again. I just don't understand it.
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    Playing Essentials-Only

    Has anybody played a campaign with only Essentials? It's something my group is considering doing in January. It might get us using some powers/feats/options/etc that we wouldn't have tried normally since we'll have less "must-have" stuff to take. Will I miss certain pieces of equipment, feats...
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    Essentials classes and older stuff

    Thanks for the responses, everyone! It has been great to see a few different perspectives on the matter. As for my character, I'm a Human Knight (11th level) and the only potentially dirty thing that I have Vicious Advantage. But the DM has said that he's fine with it. And I think it's ok...
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    Essentials classes and older stuff

    How do you folks feel about all the feats/items that affect basic attacks and their interaction with Essentials classes? Here's a couple of examples. ex1: A Slayer hopes to charge all the time and then his Avalanche Hammer is going to be amazing! ex2: A Knight with Hammer Shock will dish out...
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    Are encounters too easy?

    In my experience, 4E encounters can be too easy, really hard and everywhere in between. And, as always, when the encounters are easy, the players may become complacent. And sloppy. That sets them for big trouble when a tough encounter comes their way. One thing I have noticed is that it's more...
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