Compiled info on upcoming classes & races

[Iron Dog]

Looking at the play test Barbarian, which to me looks like all damage and no tact. The Bard should be the opposite, little damage and lots of buffs. A Leader with some controller abilities. IMHO.

 

[Walking Dad]

Looking at the play test Barbarian, which to me looks like all damage and no tact. The Bard should be the opposite, little damage and lots of buffs. A Leader with some controller abilities. IMHO.

I wouldn't say no tactics... The use of it's daily is more tactical than the other classes. And the warlock isn't much more tactical. Tactics are most important for controllers and leaders.

Back to topic:
The races section mentions both goliath and half-orc. Goliath seem to favor Str and Con. Half-Orcs Str and neither Con nor Cha.

 

[andarilhor]

Until now we have the following classes confirmed to PHB2:

Barbarian - Primal/Striker
Bard - Arcane/Leader
Druid - Primal/Controller*
Shaman - Primal/Leader
Sorcerer - Arcane/Controller

*I believe he will be so hybrid as the barbarian is a Striker/Defender Hybrid
And we know which will have a Divine Controller.
Thats lets room to the following options:
Divine/Striker
Primal/Defender

My guesses:

I - Inquisitor - Divine/Striker
T - Theurge - Divine/Controller
W - Warchief - Primal/Defender (only because we don´t have classes with War in the name enough)

 

[yesnomu]

Until now we have the following classes confirmed to PHB2:

Barbarian - Primal/Striker
Bard - Arcane/Leader
Druid - Primal/Controller*
Shaman - Primal/Leader
Sorcerer - Arcane/Controller

*I believe he will be so hybrid as the barbarian is a Striker/Defender Hybrid
And we know which will have a Divine Controller.
Thats lets room to the following options:
Divine/Striker
Primal/Defender

My guesses:

I - Inquisitor - Divine/Striker
T - Theurge - Divine/Controller
W - Warchief - Primal/Defender (only because we don´t have classes with War in the name enough)

I like Warden, myself. Some people like Witch (Primal/Controller), but they're weird.

 

[Old Gumphrey]

Put me down for Warchief!



^warchief

 

[Iron Dog]

I wouldn't say no tactics... The use of it's daily is more tactical than the other classes. And the warlock isn't much more tactical. Tactics are most important for controllers and leaders.

Sorry, but I mean "no tact" as in "no class", or no decorum. Not tact as in tactics. Meaning: good for hitting thing, but not for inviting around for dinner, let alone escorting your daughter to the debutant ball.

 

[Walking Dad]

Sorry, but I mean "no tact" as in "no class", or no decorum. Not tact as in tactics. Meaning: good for hitting thing, but not for inviting around for dinner, let alone escorting your daughter to the debutant ball.

What?? No class? Just a race?

Ok, I understand.

 

[Howndawg]

I don't know if anybody noticed this or not, but on the Ask the Developer thread on the Forgotten Realms board, Rich Baker mentions a psionic empath. Could the empath be a psionic leader slated for PHB III?

 

[Walking Dad]

I don't know if anybody noticed this or not, but on the Ask the Developer thread on the Forgotten Realms board, Rich Baker mentions a psionic empath. Could the empath be a psionic leader slated for PHB III?

Or a monster in the campaign setting...

 

[Howndawg]

The link to the site is:

http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1072927&page=10

The empath is referred to in the same breath as the bard.