PHB3 cover!

[chaotix42]

Hmm I just noticed, the playtest in the Calendar has changed to hybrid characters alongside a Design and Development article: Editorial Calendar

Wasn't it originally a MM3 playtest?

Even though I just got the MM2 I'm a little miffed.

 

[Riley]

Wow. The cover's a huge improvement over the PH1 and PH2. Very nice.

The Gith and Minotaurs are good choices. I was a bit worried by the plant-guy that they previewed.

 

[Nymrohd]

Wasn't it originally a MM3 playtest?

Even though I just got the MM2 I'm a little miffed.

Honestly I don't even get what a monster manual plytest is like. I do know though that hybrid classes need to be playtested thoroughly.

 

[Rechan]

I'm going to start this early: I hope the dromites are in the book.

Or Tri-keen.

Go Bug people!

 

[Fallen Seraph]

I be quite happy to see Thri-keen, though if there is no Elan in a book with Psionics then I will be most displeased *in best evil voice*

 

[Vael]

I'm going to start this early: I hope the dromites are in the book.

Or Tri-keen.

Go Bug people!

Word. Power to the bugs!

 

[chaotix42]

Honestly I don't even get what a monster manual plytest is like. I do know though that hybrid classes need to be playtested thoroughly.

You're 100% right, of course.

I just love new monsters.

 

[ppaladin123]

Here is a sneaking suspicion I have for the divine classes in PHB3:

There will be two new classes. They will be called something like, "crusader," and, "priest." The crusader will be a single primary stat defender designed to replace the paladin. The priest will be a single primary stat leader designed to replace the cleric. Viola! No more problems with dual primary stat classes.


(I'm thinking here about how the Bo9S crusader was essentially designed as a replacement paladin.)

 

[RefinedBean]

There will be two new classes. They will be called something like, "crusader," and, "priest." The crusader will be a single primary stat defender designed to replace the paladin. The priest will be a single primary stat leader designed to replace the cleric. Viola! No more problems with dual primary stat classes.

Think of the storm there will be, if you're correct. It'll be glorious.

I'm going to agree with previous posters and say that the primal/divine subtitle is probably just a red-herring, or a mistake. Or at least, I hope. I'm interested to see what further distinctions can be found between power sources.

Although if WotC doesn't think they can make separate power sources any more distinct than they are, I'd rather have them expand existing ones than produce something lame.

 

[cdrcjsn]

Here is a sneaking suspicion I have for the divine classes in PHB3:

There will be two new classes. They will be called something like, "crusader," and, "priest." The crusader will be a single primary stat defender designed to replace the paladin. The priest will be a single primary stat leader designed to replace the cleric. Viola! No more problems with dual primary stat classes.


(I'm thinking here about how the Bo9S crusader was essentially designed as a replacement paladin.)

Doubt it. Just releasing more powers for those classes fixes all their problems and we're likely to see that in Divine Power. No need for an entirely new class.

A divine striker that's more of a caster would be neat. As would a healer class that doesn't deal damage but buffs the snot out of their party to compensate.