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>< I've been waiting and watching for these previews all week. How I missed it till today is beyond me. Kudos on the changes.

I'd skip the fighter. Go for a Half-orc Paladin. Thematically speaking you could play the big, dumb, loving bear type similar to a Gray Render. Instead of being trained into him by years in a monastery, have it be instinct. This might require the aid of another PC that can "correct" your actions in some cases. It also helps if you can talk your DM out of the *Lawful Good* rules and see if you can play a Paladin that is of the same alignment as the deity you choose (I only throw this out there because that's the way my group runs Paladins.) Use Catch Off Guard, Throw Anything, Imp. Unarmed Strike, Imp. Grapple. This way you can pick up bar stools, dead goblins, live goblins, rocks, sticks- whatever strikes your fancy, or whatever is laying around and use the Paladins Divine Bond ability to be throwing/swinging Speeding-Holy-Barstools/goblins/rocks/sticks of doom at Dragons.

Somewhere a 4th edition book is crying.

I personally like Base classes, ones that make sense at least. I liked the Scout and Ninja and a few others. Prestige classes have always been hit or miss. I like Prestige classes that work off base classes that are specific to areas. If your town is a coastal town great place to also introduce something like the "Dread Pirate" Otherwise- Just make sure you content isn't a waste of space. I got so tired of buying Forgotten realm's supplemental books that had zero maps, or zero feats or zero prestige classes etc. Books should touch upon each area with same formula. Background info, maps, prestige classes that are exclusive to the area, Feats exclusive or in use in the area, and maybe even some spells for the area. Please- for the love of all that is holy- don't add 10 different deities per book. (No pun intended) I'd be just as happy with a Deity that goes by a different name and a slightly different holy symbol. No need for a god of Family AND Community, its the same concept.
But all in all I have complete faith that you guys aren't going to publish trite info just to make more money. If your only marketing 3-6 books a year your going to be packing the books with the best ideas you come up with instead of trying put as many ideas that SEEM worth while as possible just so you can maintain your "1 book a month" quota.