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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JamesonCourage" data-source="post: 6256263" data-attributes="member: 6668292">*BUMP*Just kidding.Anyway... after a long pause on the gaming sessions (thanks to my new job, the Warpriest's new job, and the scheduling conflicts that followed), we are planning on picking up gaming again. Right now, it looks like it'll be every other Saturday, starting on the 15th of this month. I am looking forward to diving back in! So, I'll be reading up on these threads (I'm so glad I ended up writing out as much as I did), getting a short term sub to DDI again, and getting ready to go.A very notable change: the player of the gnome Monk will not be playing with us (as she's three hours ahead of us, now, and with her job/school, Skype won't work at the time we'll be playing). To fill the void in the party, I plan on bringing over one of my good friends (friendship goes back twelve or so years, past roommate on two occasions, regular player in my other games for the past ten years). I do not anticipate him ruffling any feathers in the group as far as our social dynamic goes, which is good.He was hesitant to play 4e, and is basically only doing so because I'm running it (and he loves the games I run). He has said he's not making any promises, but while we were at the gym tonight, he was pretty happy to shoot around character ideas, so things look promising. I didn't have to convince him to play or anything, he's just skeptical.But, a couple of questions about what he wanted to play. He seems to like the idea of a very knowledgeable character. Based on my description of 4e roles, he likes the idea of a Defender (with Controller secondary). He liked the description of a couple classes, though, so I think he's pretty open to stuff. He initially kicked around Rogue or Bard, but liked the idea of a Ranger or Warlord, too. When we talked about roles, he liked the sounds of the Swordmage and the Warden.He hasn't looked anything over yet, though. My subscription ran out a while back (and I just renewed it tonight, but WOTC seems to have abysmal service, so it takes a bit [and me calling in], from my initial experience). So, in the meantime, I wanted to ask you:(1) Based on the limited information I've gathered, what class should my friend play?(2) What race should he play? (Your answer will likely mostly be based on racial abilities, since he didn't really talk to me about what race sounds fun at all.)(3) What role should he take? Will that mess up the party's balance too much? (As a refresher, the party will consist of a dwarven Fighter, a mul Warpriest, and a Genasi Mage (the elemental one).(4) Anything you'd recommend I point out to him? Feats, multi-class or hybrid stuff, backgrounds, etc?Thanks for the help, everyone. This has been a fantastic thread, and I'm happy I get to cast Resurrection on it.</blockquote>

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