May previews

[lightblade]

But, there's nothing stopping the Warlord from being a second-line fighter with a polearm so he can be in melee with the baddies while still not being right next to them, right?

 

[Michele Carter]

But, there's nothing stopping the Warlord from being a second-line fighter with a polearm so he can be in melee with the baddies while still not being right next to them, right?

Exactly right, and my longspear-wielding warlord does exactly that. Doesn't provide flanking, but it's still a nice power in the right situation.

 

[hong]

Exactly right, and my longspear-wielding warlord does exactly that. Doesn't provide flanking, but it's still a nice power in the right situation.

I am SO building a warlord with a longspear. That's what my fighter in BG2 always wanted to be!

 

[tlalocbyu]

I feel we're getting shafted on the next two fridays. Seems like they are gonna repeat the info for magical gear. But that's just a guess.

Anyone else notice that the Magic Items preview for next Friday is from the DMG, and the Magic Weapons Preview for the following Friday is from the PH? Will magic gear be split between the two books?

 

[MindWanderer]

Exactly right, and my longspear-wielding warlord does exactly that. Doesn't provide flanking, but it's still a nice power in the right situation.

Woohoo, spoiler! Longspears exist.

I've been trying to justify building an eladrin spear-fighter/wizard as one of my two RPGA characters, but the more I read, an eladrin spear-warlord/wizard just looks so much cooler... but the other character I really want to play is a cleric, and the whole point of making two characters is to fill different roles...!

I need a new concept.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

Anyone else notice that the Magic Items preview for next Friday is from the DMG, and the Magic Weapons Preview for the following Friday is from the PH? Will magic gear be split between the two books?

Could be that the stuff in the DMG are the rules/toolbox for making your own Magic Items to put in your game, and/or the rate of giving out Magic Items, alternatives to Magic Items.

 

[Sojorn]

Could be that the stuff in the DMG are the rules/toolbox for making your own Magic Items to put in your game, and/or the rate of giving out Magic Items, alternatives to Magic Items.

Artifact rules!

And if your next campaign is a 4th Edition game, you can use the artifact rules (in the Dungeon Master's Guide) to model your character's new incarnation.

 

[eleran]

3.Math

This made me giggle out loud, which in turn caused a few odd looks from co-workers.

 

[beverson]

Anyone else notice that the Magic Items preview for next Friday is from the DMG, and the Magic Weapons Preview for the following Friday is from the PH? Will magic gear be split between the two books?

I believe an early statement by one of the designers said that all of the things that a player needs to make a character are in the PHB, including magic items...so they either changed their minds, or the stuff in the DMG will be more from a creation aspect for the DM, or some other option that I haven't thought of!

 

[FreeXenon]

In reference to alignments: I think that 'neutral' is out and 'unaligned' is in.