New Posts For Thread: Please can somebody explain to me why Essentials is a good direction for 4Ehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25832933/Please_can_somebody_explain_to_me_why_Essentials_is_a_good_direction_for_4EThis is in no way meant to be flammatory, please keep the comments positive. I love 4e embraced it hardcore. At first WotC "hinted" that Essentials would not replace 4e but be the basic set to Advance Dungeons and Dragons of years gone by. But theI also would have been fine with the Slayer being a ranger.  I've played two Slayers, and I've put both in hide armour and one of them I even trained in Nature.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25832933/Please_can_somebody_explain_to_me_why_Essentials_is_a_good_direction_for_4E?post_id=468319777#468319777I also would have been fine with the Slayer being a ranger.  I've played two Slayers, and I've put both in hide armour and one of them I even trained in Nature.Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:04:49 -0500To me too actually even has dex as a secondary stat.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25832933/Please_can_somebody_explain_to_me_why_Essentials_is_a_good_direction_for_4E?post_id=468307001#468307001To me too actually even has dex as a secondary stat.Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:27:13 -0500I also agree that wou;d have worked splendidly. The slayer as a ranger build makes way more sense to me.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25832933/Please_can_somebody_explain_to_me_why_Essentials_is_a_good_direction_for_4E?post_id=468295501#468295501I also agree that wou;d have worked splendidly. The slayer as a ranger build makes way more sense to me.Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:13:40 -0500I actually wanted that exact design[/quote]YESthey could have used the staff article for it as well, perhaps with a lot of improvised weapon skillshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25832933/Please_can_somebody_explain_to_me_why_Essentials_is_a_good_direction_for_4E?post_id=468193825#468193825I actually wanted that exact design[/quote]YESthey could have used the staff article for it as well, perhaps with a lot of improvised weapon skillsWed, 29 Sep 2010 19:05:20 -0500A tremendous amount of early D&D was, indeed, in Dungeons.  10x10 corridors.  Rooms with one or two exits.  I know that must sound tedious, today, but there was a lot of it.  As has been noted, the rules for moving and disengaging encouraged fairhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25832933/Please_can_somebody_explain_to_me_why_Essentials_is_a_good_direction_for_4E?post_id=468185561#468185561A tremendous amount of early D&D was, indeed, in Dungeons.  10x10 corridors.  Rooms with one or two exits.  I know that must sound tedious, today, but there was a lot of it.  As has been noted, the rules for moving and disengaging encouraged fairWed, 29 Sep 2010 17:55:31 -0500