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Originally Posted by Rechan

I'm curious if the Swordmage gets a re-print in PHBII (for those of us who don't want the FR book). I mean, if the Bard pops up in the PHB II, he's going to be Arcane, so there'll be arcane in there too, ne?

One would hope so. Personally, I think it'll pop up. Well, we'll see. I'm also wondering what races we'll get. Gnome is probably a given. The Drow and Genasi may also appear (reprinted from Forgotten Realms Player's Guide, too). Hopefully the Half-Orc as well. What other races can potentially turn up, though? Any must-haves in the PHBII that I'm missing?

And if the Barb and Druid are popping up in the PHB II, I'm wondering what their roles are. Both make decent defenders or strikers (although we've been told that the Druid is a hybrid, can take several roles). What about the Sorcerer and Elementalist? Are they one in the same?

Barbarian is most likely a Primal Defender. The Druid is a tough one, though. They've said that the relationship between the Druid and the Barbarian is the same as that between the Cleric and the Paladin. However, that doesn't necessarily mean that the Druid will be a Leader. It's shapechanging leaves a pretty big question mark as to what role it'll fit, as well as spellcasting (they'll have spellcasting, but it doesn't appear that their spellcasting is all that important). As for Sorcerer and Elementalist, they're probably separate classes.

And man. When are we going to get the Necromancer and Illusionist?

I want to know the answer to that, too. Especially when it comes to the Necromancer. I plan on converting Ravenloft to 4E as soon as I get my hands on the books, and the lack of a Necromancer is something of a blow. So the sooner that comes out, the better, so I can mine it for abilities for characters like Strahd and Azalin.