Holiday Present - The Elf PHB entry

[Glyfair]

They have up a "holiday present," the elf entry from the PHB (it seems a bit truncated, but time will tell).

Lots of interesting bits, and some things confirmed (for example, no racial penalties).

More as I look deeper.

 

[Zurai]

Elves move 7 squares. That's 35 feet in 3E terms - is this the new base movement (unlikely as it's an odd number), or are elves a bit quicker of step?

The feat seems very weak, too. Doesn't get my hopes up about 4E's feat selection.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Nerts. I was hoping elves would be a bit more urbanized for 4E. :\

 

[Rechan]

I wonder if this is the "Friday thing that will blow people away" that The Rouse was talking about.

Nerts. I was hoping elves would be a bit more urbanized for 4E. :\

Eladrin. Elves are wood elves.

 

[Glyfair]

The feat seems very weak, too. Doesn't get my hopes up about 4E's feat selection.

It has been strongly hinted that feats will be weaker, but more uniform in power. Some have suggested you will get more feats over time (but nothing definitive that I recall).

 

[Kintara]

"Shifting" sounds like what you do when you take five-foot steps.

 

[darkbard]

I'm sure we'll see more urbanization with the eladrin.

 

[Jack99]

5' step is a stupid name for an action, even if said action is just a step of 5 foot , I will be glad to be rid of it.

However, even though the elven feats are arguably on the weak side, they definitely look like they will help distinguishing a bit more than now, between the different races.

 

[Wormwood]

Consider me blown away.

More tomorrow, when I've had a chance to digest this impressive data dump---and when I'm sober.

 

[tsadkiel]

"Elves mature at about the same rate as humans but show few effects of age past adulthood." This makes me happy.