Heroes of Virtue article

[MrMyth]

That said, these at least give me a good jumping-off point for modifying these and other themes to suit whatever use I plan to put them to.

Yeah, this. There are a few really cool themes among the articles this month (Alchemist really stands out for me), but also ones that are disappointing either because of dull mechanics (Noble) or abuseable powers (Seer).

However, I feel like they give me a very good starting point for designing my own, and in some ways, that is even more exciting.

 

[Peraion Graufalke]

Re: Mounted Combat, I just came across its Compendium entry and noticed it had been changed last month.

Update (4/29/2011)
Removed mount keyword power dependence on this feat, and clarified the language to comply with Rules Compendium.

It's definitely not obsolete.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Ok, but this clarification makes it also not required for the chevalier... but i still would have found it easier to just give the chevalier this feat instead of something different...

but this way, the chevalier gives an aditional bonus to those checks, so you could argue, that it balances out somehow...