Tidbits from PHB Viewing

[thalmin]

Thalmin: I don't know if we already know any of this stuff or not, but were you able to:

a) determine what happened to Trapfinding (is it still a feat or is it a trained use of the Thievery skill or something else entirely?) and
b) determine whether Tumbling is something that only a rogue can do (and then only once per encounter) or is it a trained use of Acrobatics and the rogue just happens to have an encounter power with the same name?

Thanks.

a) It's part of thievery.
b) I didnt check.

 

[Sojorn]

Oh, and I forgot to mention>>>Timesstop is a spell in 4e. Gives you 2 extra actions, neither of which can be used for attack.

Two extra standard actions?

 

[A'koss]

Did anyone catch what kind of ability score bonuses classes gained as they leveled?

 

[Bestopheles]

Thalmin: I don't know if we already know any of this stuff or not, but were you able to:


b) determine whether Tumbling is something that only a rogue can do (and then only once per encounter) or is it a trained use of Acrobatics and the rogue just happens to have an encounter power with the same name?

Yeah, tumbling is a Rogue Utility power. Once per encounter, shift half your base move.

 

[Bestopheles]

Two extra standard actions?

Yeah, I think so. We were rushing.

 

[pukunui]

a) It's part of thievery.
b) I didnt check.

Cool. Thanks. I really hope tumbling hasn't been reduced to a single encounter power. I really like being able to tumble all over the place in a combat ...

 

[thalmin]

Did anyone catch what kind of ability score bonuses classes gained as they leveled?

+1 to each of two different stats at about every 4th level, but there are a few levels (I think 11 and 21) where every stat gets a +1 bonus.

 

[Rechan]

Please explain what the Star Pact is, fluff-wise.

 

[A'koss]

+1 to each of two different stats at about every 4th level, but there are a few levels (I think 11 and 21) where every stat gets a +1 bonus.

Thanks Thalmin! That's almost exactly what I imagined it would be.

Are the stats chosen for you depending on your class (which is what I expect) or do you choose?

 

[Sojorn]

Yeah, I think so. We were rushing.

I can imagine.

The MM race entries sound really neat. And also sound like they might not be very hard to extend using the PHB races.