Compiled info on upcoming classes & races

[Ginnel]

Treasures of Ashardalon article (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drbaz/20080707) mentions dragon pact warlocks. My best guess would be a spoiler for PHB2 or the Arcane Power book

Phaezen

Or the Draconomicon thingie would be a nice way to get more people to buy it as its not a new class per se would be getting around the only releasing classes in PHB's or player guides

 

[Herald of I]

This is a little bit speculative, but the Ashardalon Dragon article seems to suggest that druids use staffs as implements.

The only mortal to stand against the full might of Ashardalon was a druid named Dydd, and, if legends
can be believed, he owed much of his success to a mysterious staff whose name and function have since
been lost. Many builders of magic items have worked to recreate his chosen implement, basing their efforts
on tales and myths, while others use such stories for new staffs of their own design.

Emphasis mine.

 

[andarilhor]

No more news about the future classes and races?

 

[Bigwilly]

Primal Classes: Barbarian (Defender), Druid (Striker), Shaman (Leader), Sorcerer (Controller)

I think the sorcerer should be a striker (although maybe that overlaps too much with the warlock). Most 3.x sorcerers seemed to lean more towards blowing things up than controlling the battlefield. That would mean that the druid (spellcaster variant) would fill the controller slot, although the druid (shifter) could be more of a striker or defender.

Barbarian as a frontline melee class does seem to fit naturally into the defender class, but with their high damage output I think they have at least some striker traits.

 

[Ondo]

No more news about the future classes and races?

There's been at least a little bit, but I haven't been keeping close track or updating the thread. Sorry.

I'll try to get to it sometime soon. I've been thinking it would be a good idea to get this info in the wiki, so anyone can update it. If anyone else wants to do that, feel free.

 

[drothgery]

I think the sorcerer should be a striker (although maybe that overlaps too much with the warlock).

Maybe it 'should' be, but I'm pretty sure the Sorcerer is an arcane controller.

 

[samursus]

Full write up on Sword mage and Powers for up to 3rd level, as well as all 5 Genasi types in a RPGA release... I have it on my comp, but I can't remember where I got it. The link was in ENWorld somewhere...I will try and find it.

http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/rpga4_frpgpreview.zip

 

[Kobold Avenger]

One of the PHB2 classes were described as having a "buddy" and happens to be a leader, as one of the vague clues out there in the Confessions of a Full-Time Wizard.

 

[drothgery]

The blurbs for WotC's spring catalog show

PHB2 blurb
- barbarian, druid, and sorcerer classes confirmed for PH2; barbarian and druid confirmed as primal
- gnome, half-orc, and goliath races confirmed for PHB2

Arcane Power
- confirms bard and sorcerer as arcane; strongly implies that the bard will be out before Arcane Power

 

[Kobold Avenger]

Arcane Power
- confirms bard and sorcerer as arcane; strongly implies that the bard will be out before Arcane Power

They've mentioned the bard being in PHB2 a few times, they've mentioned the bard being an arcane leader, and they've implied that there will be a DDI preview of the Bard before PHB2.