For a small minority. If you do not select your deity based on offered domains, you're out of luck. I once did the count, IIRC less than 20% of deity choices offer Power of SkillPower of Skill can help with that, fwiw.
Dragon Magazine Class Acts article, issue 385.When did they get it? It was not in PHB 1... (after essentials it doesn´t realy matter... but they should not have it at the first place)
You're right. This isn't due to Knights or Slayers. This is due to people trying to build off of one less attribute. They want to be as good as melee classes with STR primary. Those want to be better because they pay with an otherwise less useful primary attribute.
STR has one skill, carrying capacity and MBAs going for it. CON has one skill, hps, healing surges, lots of feats, lots of riders (and is competing STR for Fortitude). WIS has five skills (most importantly, Perception and Insight). All the other attributes have 3+ skills, AC and/or initiative and see plenty of use as a secondary attribute.
And i just won´t allow Dungeon magazine content if it is that contrary to design principles... (Clerics melee are based on strength)For a small minority. If you do not select your deity based on offered domains, you're out of luck. I once did the count, IIRC less than 20% of deity choices offer Power of Skill
Dragon Magazine Class Acts article, issue 385.
Sonnlinor's Hammer, Wis vs. AC, [W]+Wis damage and penalty to struck enemy's next attack, usable as MBA
Everyone and his dogs get's an at-will usable as MBA these days, it's just a matter of when it finally arrives for your class.
And you're the judge of what makes design principles as opposed to the staff reviewing and editing Dragon content? The power could have just as likely appeared in Divine Power 2. After all Martial Power 2 gave Dex-Rangers a melee attack (although it's not an MBA).And i just won´t allow Dungeon magazine content if it is that contrary to design principles... (Clerics melee are based on strength)
What does essentials change at the PHB1 classes that makes it suddenly OK?But after essentials this power can be seen as forward compatible...
And even if he were still based on Str it would be a fundamental error to give the Wis-Variant a good MBA? Are you also banning all heavy thrown weapon since those who dump Dex don't deserve an MBA (incidentally they extra made a heavy thrown hammers usable as a holy symbols to cater to Str-clerics)The melee cleric is based on wisdom... so it´s just ok.
Well, maybe intimidate. It wouldn't hurt, in a balance sense, to give away the advantages of other stats the way one of the advantages of STR has been.What if they give strength something like feats that make it more versatile too like one so that it can apply to intimidate and maybe diplomacy (she likes his muscles)
I haven't seen one for the Bard yet.Back to topic, which non-str class yet lacks an at-will usable as MBA? Quite a lot received one already