NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MoutonRustique" data-source="post: 6368047" data-attributes="member: 22362">Again, <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" /> yes this is true - my thought was more along the lines of "don't worry over-much about it". Since there are so many options, being told to not worry about it too much can be liberating - you can just choose a feat because the name looks cool (or any other criteria).I know this will produce sub-optimal builds or very powerful ones. But we're talking about first-timers here. Most won't have a reference to measure /to/ so that power difference doesn't really matter. The game does work fine even with "weak/strong" PCs. By the time they notice the difference in effectiveness, they're ready to dig-in : they're past a basic "Here's a starting point/How does this game work" situation and climbing into a "How do I get the most out of this".I believe there should probably be 2 (or maybe even 3) guides to 4e : a very friendly "Hello! Here are some suggestions for your starting game." and a second "So you've decided to give 4e a try - here are some suggestions about building an awesome game!" The third would mainly be links to CharOp I guess <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" /> (and links to blogs and posts for better play, mechanics variation, new skill challenge paradigms, etc, etc.)Sort of like what the "red box" was supposed to be and then a "True Starter Set".While none of what you've said should not be discussed and presented - I feel that, for a first experience of the game that much detail is counter-productive. But, of course, that is IMO.</blockquote>

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