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<blockquote data-quote="babinro" data-source="post: 5357752" data-attributes="member: 67482">As someone who has collected 4E books up to the point where essentials was released...i have a few questions that will help determine if I should buy into these books or simply wait for&nbsp; xxxx Power2 books to continue rolling out.1) Are the builds provided in the essentials books complete builds with options supported from level 1 to level 30?&nbsp; 2) Do they have Paragon Path support options and are there several to choose from?3) Do they have any Epic Destiny support at this time?4) I understand feats have been retooled for essentials...does this mean class builds have feats specifically tied to the Knight...much like you'd expect to see feats for Tempest/Battlerager?5) Is all this information found within a single essentials book?&nbsp; Or do I need the Red Box to see early level mechanics and subsequent books to fill out the rest of the levels?As a player/DM, I'm simply looking to expand my core base of books (Power Books, Player hand books, Monster Manuals, and adventurer vaults).&nbsp; These crunch books are about all I'm interested for new classes/races/builds/items.I must say I really disagree with the marketing approach they've taken...4E made a lot of sense to me up until this side series of books came along.&nbsp; I've heard reference that some of these essential books are pretty much the equivalent of a PHB4...if that's the case, I'm all about it...I just don't know which book/books I should be getting and which ones are for beginners with incomplete information.&nbsp; A class is only good to me if it has full support through all 30 levels so any level can be created and played through to the end.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="babinro, post: 5357752, member: 67482"] As someone who has collected 4E books up to the point where essentials was released...i have a few questions that will help determine if I should buy into these books or simply wait for xxxx Power2 books to continue rolling out. 1) Are the builds provided in the essentials books complete builds with options supported from level 1 to level 30? 2) Do they have Paragon Path support options and are there several to choose from? 3) Do they have any Epic Destiny support at this time? 4) I understand feats have been retooled for essentials...does this mean class builds have feats specifically tied to the Knight...much like you'd expect to see feats for Tempest/Battlerager? 5) Is all this information found within a single essentials book? Or do I need the Red Box to see early level mechanics and subsequent books to fill out the rest of the levels? As a player/DM, I'm simply looking to expand my core base of books (Power Books, Player hand books, Monster Manuals, and adventurer vaults). These crunch books are about all I'm interested for new classes/races/builds/items. I must say I really disagree with the marketing approach they've taken...4E made a lot of sense to me up until this side series of books came along. I've heard reference that some of these essential books are pretty much the equivalent of a PHB4...if that's the case, I'm all about it...I just don't know which book/books I should be getting and which ones are for beginners with incomplete information. A class is only good to me if it has full support through all 30 levels so any level can be created and played through to the end. [/QUOTE]

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