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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Unlogic" data-source="post: 4156130" data-attributes="member: 64156">A few small comments on this...First of all, racial powers seem to try and avoid forcing characters into specific builds. This power relies on Dex to hit and Str to damage, which means every character of this race has to have a good Str and Dex for this power to be useful for them. So perhaps consider changing it to (Str or Dex) for each attack and damage?Second, why is this attack vs reflex? Does this race have some special rogue-like fluff such that their special rare opportunity attack always hits the chinks in their foes armor?Third, this power is tremendously swingy, which, while you may like the feel of it, seems to miss some of 4e's design principles. It is quite possible that a character may never gain the benefit of it.I personally would phrase it like this, take it or leave it as you will:Racial PowerOpportunistic BiteEncounter * Immediate Reaction Melee BiteEffect: Make a basic attack with your bite when an enemy misses you in melee.Recharge: This power recharges when an enemy rolls a nat 1 on a melee attack against you.This would allow the character to at least be guaranteed use of their racial power once an encounter, like every other race's racial power seems to, without making this race an immediate melee powerhouse.Just to throw out another idea that's slightly less, but still accomplishes similar... perhaps a bonus to speed in rounds in which you use an action point? Say, a +1? This, in addition to increasing the race's base move as discussed above should add up to the race having a substantial amount of mobility available to it, considering that if a member of the race is unencumbered and runs, using an action point, they can move (7+2+1 for 3 traded down move actions) 30 squares, or 150'. That's a whole lot faster than any other PC race is capable of moving as far as is yet known.EDIT: Okay, so its only 3 squares farther than a sprinting elf. But its still pretty damned fast!</blockquote>

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