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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mr. Teapot" data-source="post: 4483395" data-attributes="member: 62191">Lots.  Each new campaign setting will have some (Forgotten Realms just came out and has Drow and Genasi), and we have Dragon articles expanding Gnoll and Warforged to full PHB style writeups.  And when the PHBII comes out we'll have another half-dozen or so races (which are all but officially confirmed as Devas, Gnomes, Goliaths, Half-orcs and Shifters).Genasi that I mentioned before make ideal Tactical warlords, if you're looking for an alternative: they get +2 Str and +2 Int.Things to note: Heavy armor (as suggested in question #3) isn;t really much better than light armor, since your high Int will keep your AC up.The only way I'd recommend a higher Int than Str to start otu with is if you can get an 18 in Int, as some Warlord powers trigger off of 1/2 your Int mod.  So the break point is when you go from a +3 mod to a +4 mod.  If you're dropping Int to 17 to take Dex or Con up a point or two, you might as well drop Int a little more.  But in general you want a higher Str than Int, as all your attacks use Str to hit.  You can sometimes get away with using Commander's strike (less often than some people seem to think in my experience), but your Encounter and Daily powers will often be wasted on a miss.</blockquote>