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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jacob Marley" data-source="post: 5651299" data-attributes="member: 89537">Thanks for the replies, everyone. There is a lot of Greek being spoken here so it may take me a while to parse through what everyone is saying.First, I am not limited to the Player's Handbook, it just happens to be one of three books I own; the others being the DMG and MM. I also subscribed to the first year of Dungeon and Dragon magazines (through issues #174 and #383, respectively). Information from those sources is what I have access to. Second, I still have a working copy of the old character builder. It has been updated through the release of the Player's Handbook 2. From what I can tell, information from the Player's Handbooks 1 & 2, Forgotten Realms campaign setting, Manual of the Planes, and Dragon magazines up through issue #372 are in the system. Though sans recent errata.I am sort of self restricting myself to those sources to keep from being overwhelmed by the totality of information that is out there. [MENTION=54846]Rechan[/MENTION] - When you mention that the PHB 1 wizard is sub-par, are we looking at a class that is say 95% as good as the average controller? 90%? 85%? I don't mind running slightly behind the curve so long as I am still mostly effective.[MENTION=2198]Spatula[/MENTION] - I generally like to play characters that can control the battlefield. I like being able to lock down enemies and control the pace of the battle. I tend to be a little more conservative and risk-averse than the average player. I often prefer to play defense as opposed to going on offense. That is why the controller appealed to me more so than, say, a striker.In regards to flavor I prefer Tolkien-style races (dwarf, elf, hobbit, human).[MENTION=17633]tiornys[/MENTION] - I don't have access to the online character builder; only an older, offline version. Thanks for the feat suggestions. I'll see what I can do to track them down so I can see what they do.[MENTION=56189]Kzach[/MENTION] - LOL! The first school of magic that is recommended to me for 4th Edition is the same school that I always dropped in 3rd Edition. I don't have the Essentials materials so can you give me an idea of why the Essentials Mage is a better option?Also, there is a lot of Greek in that character build. Could do a dead man a favor and guide me on where to look for those feats, powers, etc.? Thanks![MENTION=91777]Dungeoneer[/MENTION] - As I mentioned above, the PHB is not the only source I am allowed but it is the one book I own. Information from outside of there I will need to be guided to. [MENTION=20323]Quickleaf[/MENTION] - Thanks for the update. I downloaded the errata to the PHB 1. [MENTION=82106]AbdulAlhazred[/MENTION] - Thanks for the advice. As I mentioned above, the PHB is not the only book I am allowed, just the one I own. I'll see what I can do to track down a copy of Arcane Power. I am not looking to spend a lot of money, so I am interested in limiting my source material somewhat. Unfortunately, the online character builder is not an option. Also, what is OoIC?Thanks for the advice, everyone! I am going to play around with some options this weekend.</blockquote>

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