LFR News or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Play a Drow, Genasi, or Swordmage.

[Thaumaturge]

Here is the link. The preview manual has drow, genasi, and swordmage stats.

Thaumaturge.

 

[Rugger]

Living Forgotten Realms info posted- Genasi, Swordmage, Drow

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rpga/news/lfrcharacters

The preview document even has the PC rules for Genasi and Drow...and the Swordmage up to lvl 3.

Now to digest it....


-Matt

 

[Baron Opal]

One of the things I found interesting is "gensai from Returned Aebil..." There was some speculation that Aebil would be explained in the supplement, I guess it is.

I do like that the gensai are elemental rather than tied to a single element. That could be an interesting twist.

Chilling blow could be an amusing counter to Blade Cascade...

Back to reading.

 

[Rechan]

There doesn't look to be any powers that really emphasize the Assault Swordmage. Seems more like the Artificer writeup. But that's okay; this is a preview after all.

The Genasi racial stuff look really potent compared to the PHB races racial powers.

 

[small pumpkin man]

There doesn't look to be any powers that really emphasize the Assault Swordmage. Seems more like the Artificer writeup. But that's okay; this is a preview after all.

There are actually three powers with strength based "secondary effects" (although they're all damage), and that's not including the third level one which actually uses the aegis.

The Genasi racial stuff look really potent compared to the PHB races racial powers.

They seem a bit "top tier" yes, while every particular ability is no more, or even less potent than existing abilities, the combinations of powers and flat bonuses seem strong.

 

[Rechan]

There are actually three powers with strength based "secondary effects" (although they're all damage), and that's not including the third level one which actually uses the aegis.

The "assault" build focuses on Constitution-based powers.

 

[Jack99]

The Genasi racial stuff look really potent compared to the PHB races racial powers.

It's FR, did you expect any restraint?

 

[Rechan]

It's FR, did you expect any restraint?

Aside from say, the Spellfire Wealder, and the Incanatrix, I didn't see anything inherently broken in FR 3e.

 

[hamishspence]

Sarrukh special ability + savage species feat = Pun-Pun

One of the most infamously broken things in D&D.

Now I like the concept, but maybe they should have done it the Daelkyr way and said that altering species is a long, complex process with no rules given for it.

 

[Cirex]

Play a drow if you want...
*To play a hero in search of redemption, or one who struggles to rise above the wickedness of his or her people.

I see...

The Swordmage looks good, but I think it has too many area spells.