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Has anyone played or seen a Runepriest in action? They are one of the non-psionic classes from PHB 3, in case you have been asleep for months.
Our current DM is rotating out of his spot soon and doesn't want to play his bard. He's looking for another "leader." I have been suggesting Artificer, but Runepriest looks like fun.
Also, check out the review of the PHB 3 at rpg.net.
Our current DM is rotating out of his spot soon and doesn't want to play his bard. He's looking for another "leader." I have been suggesting Artificer, but Runepriest looks like fun.
Also, check out the review of the PHB 3 at rpg.net.
rpg.net said:Runepriest is one of two non-psionic additions, in this case a divine Leader. A Str user, Runepriest either takes on a more offense-oriented approach with the Con secondary (Wrathful) or more defense-oriented with the Wis secondary (Defiant). At any point the Runepriest is in either the Destruction or Protection runic state. Destruction offers allies a +1 attack bonus against enemies adjacent to the Runepriest while Protection offers adjacent allies 2/4/6 damage reduction. The Runepriest can switch his state whenever he uses a power with the runic keyword (all of them) and each power has a different secondary effect depending on which runic state the Runepriest is in.
The difference between Wrathful and Defiant is only slight, with Wrathful gaining Con mod bonus damage against an enemy that strikes him while Defiant gains Wis mod damage against an enemy that misses. This is a melee heavy Leader option that generally does a bit more damage than other Leader builds but lacks certain defensive options. It is at its best in a melee-focused party, as many of the defensive powers are only useful when adjacent to the target.
In play we found the Runepriest to be quite fun, so much so that several members of my group want to play the Class in our next campaign. That each power has different secondary effects at will, combined with the melee focus, resulted in a class that had a lot of options at the table and, at least in the Heroic Tier did a surprising amount of damage for a Leader. What's more, the Class has an excellent thematic feel and fits into most campaigns with little trouble.