WotC released the excerpt on multiclassing this week. I’m a purist when it comes to PCs. Multiclassing never held much appeal to me, especially with all the restrictions in earlier editions. I liked the system in 3/3.5E, though I know there were some imbalances that got exploited.
Multiclassing went through some pretty serious revision in 4E. [...]

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There has been a parade of great 4E previews on WotC’s website this week. While many of the excerpts posted to date have left me feeling uneasy about one aspect or another of Dungeons & Dragons’ latest incarnation, I’ve been impressed with each and every entry from the Monster Manual. The excerpt on angels is [...]

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Today’s Dungeons & Dragons 4E excerpt provides a sneak peak at paragon paths. A PCs career is divided into three tiers: heroic, paragon and epic. The paragon tier encompasses levels 11-20.
As the article states, paragon paths are 4E’s version of prestige classes. I never liked the idea of prestige classes being used by players, a [...]

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Two weeks ago, Wizards gave us a sneak peek at the warlord class. I have to confess I’m a little confused about why WotC decided to include two new classes and delay the release of some of the core classes from the previous edition. Why couldn’t the sorcerer fulfill the striker role the warlock is [...]

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I decided to take some time to digest the latest 4E revelation. The preview of the Rogue class entry in the 4E Player’s Handbook shows some pretty radical changes to the class system, but again, we only have a part of the picture. This makes it difficult to assess the value of the changes. I’m [...]

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