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Since Essentials came out, I have played nothing but Essentials classes -- lots of reasons, but mostly I just like powerful at-will attacks powered up by feats. Knight (level 12 to 17): Lots of fun, definitely irritated the hell out of my DM with all of the slow and immobilize effects. Extra...

Also, you are going to have to round up some red shoes.

I'm trying to do the latter right now, with a Human Thief MC Bard, who at level 2 will have 10 trained skills. With Disciple of Law, she is the perfect "advisor" for the entire party, and pretty damn good at a lot of stuff in her own right. Bardic Ritualist even gives her the ability to...

A lot of good comments here. Weapons are a very important part of both fluff and mechanic for many characters. As an example, I have just started a Thief who uses a Sling due to her background. Though I won't get to them for a while, I am glad that both the Sling Expertise and Deadeye Slinger...

With Cunning Stalker, you can get CA either by flanking or by attacking alone an enemy which has no one adjacent. But it still doesn't grant automatic CA -- there are any number of reasons why an ally might come up to attack the same enemy, and then by the time your turn comes around, it's...

Is it just me, or does this lightning concept cry out for "theme" treatment?

If you mean "Speed Loader", that's crossbows only, and it doesn't address the question of how many hands it takes. I'm not sure how my DM will handle this, but actually I have a feeling that a dextrous person could easily load a sling one-handed.

Huh. Well that just sucks...

Logically, yes, but I don't remember anything in the rules that says you do in terms of game mechanics.

I can't speak for bastard swords, but I was trying to wield a hand-axe in each hand of a Scout this morning, and it just wouldn't do it. I am going to guess that their latest update introduced a bug into the two-weapon logic.

I will be starting a Sling-using Thief in a new campaign that begins tomorrow. It's largely for Roleplaying reasons (it matches her background as a shepherd) and partly for the sake of not making this my fourth light-blade wielding Rogue/Thief. I'm starting off with RP-oriented feats (Disciple...

...and is probably one of those pretentious people who so love to natter on about how chess is a child's game and only Go is worth playing.

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Regarding the other player's motivation of being so concerned about the effort the DM put into the story and atmosphere, etc: D&D is a game, not "story hour". If a DM is only capable of telling a linear, pre-planned story without interruption... Well, more power to him or her, and his or her...

If I got that email from a fellow player, I would be tempted to go out in the middle of the night, find his or her car, and key the doors. And if I had any spraypaint, I might get carried away. Expect an update tomorrow morning, when I have had time to consider whether the above paragraph is...

I wasn't trying to start a discussion about Essentials vs pre-Essentials -- I was just marvelling about how much fun it can be to go back and rediscover old favorites. But here I am thinking about going back to a pre- build, and I still haven't tried out the Warpriest, Scout or Hunter. So many...

For various reasons, I have been very much caught up in the Essentials builds since they came out. I like the simplicity and flexibility of Essentials characters, and love the way that many of them (Thief, Scout, Slayer) emphasize movement. But I got thinking last night about one of my old...

Don't forget Scouts -- Aspect of the Charging Ram is amazing. At level 1, a Scout with Charging Ram can charge without risk of OAs, hit for +2 damage, knock prone, and follow up with Dual Weapon Attack (and CA, if you didn't already have it). Now add Boots of Adept Charging (only a level 2...

If your DM is really, really tolerant of "this isn't what we had in mind when we designed it" combinations, try to acquire a Master's Blade weapon. For a Slayer (or a Knight or a Scout) it can be quite helpful.

The ultimate accessory for a Slayer is a Tactical Warlord with Commander's Strike, Lend Might and Lend Strength. Set up for flanking, and let the fun begin when your buddy tells you to attack with +3 attack (+1 Lend Might, +2 flanking) and +8 damage (+6 Commander's Strike Int bonus, +2 Lend...