Assassins in PHB3
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ppaladin123
Adventurer
This is a good point. The psychic warrior in 3.5e multiclassed very well with the monk, and had a bunch of powers that essentially gave them giant psychic claws. It certainly good be at least part striker.
On the other hand there are no other good previously existing psionic classes to turn to for the defender role. There was only the "divine mind" and that thing was just a mess. I think they'll end up using the words "psychic warrior," to describe a new defender class.
Kobold Avenger
Legend
I'm very sure that the Divine Mind will probably be eaten by the Ardent, or whatever the Psionic Leader will be. After all those auras were very leaderish, and the only thing good about the class.
And I find it amusing that they don't at all give a specific name to what the "True Assassin" is.
And there's absolutely no psionic classes in the PHB2, we've already got the Table of Contents for the book. We've already been given what all eight of the classes are, and they're all Arcane, Divine and Primal classes, end of story. Stop mentioning anything about the PHB2 and psionics.
And I find it amusing that they don't at all give a specific name to what the "True Assassin" is.
And there's absolutely no psionic classes in the PHB2, we've already got the Table of Contents for the book. We've already been given what all eight of the classes are, and they're all Arcane, Divine and Primal classes, end of story. Stop mentioning anything about the PHB2 and psionics.
The concept that this "True Assassin" seems to describe (and the corresponding role and power source people have attached to this description) is basically identical to what I have been arguing for as a "Ninja" class. (I figure, if they're going to make one, that's what it ought to be like.)
This "Assassin" business is all still speculation, but conceptually it's basically exactly what I had be imagining for Ninjas (and Shadow Strikers), so I'm comfortable with it. We still don't know that this is actually anything at all, much less a hint at a future class, though.
This "Assassin" business is all still speculation, but conceptually it's basically exactly what I had be imagining for Ninjas (and Shadow Strikers), so I'm comfortable with it. We still don't know that this is actually anything at all, much less a hint at a future class, though.
Partly because a lot of the Psy warrior's powers revolved around being a tank (reducing amount of damage he was taking, boosting his damage output or his AC), and about hitting the target. He was, for a lack of a better explanation, a Psionic Fighter. A lot of the feats felt that way.
So, that impression can make you think Defender when you put it in a 4e perspective.
So, that impression can make you think Defender when you put it in a 4e perspective.
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Dice4Hire
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That is true, which makes me wonder how many power sources will be in PHB II. I would guess two as Divine, martial, arcane and primal are now pretty well covered.
Fabio Andrea Rossi
First Post
If they put Shadow and Psionic sources in PHB III, I'll be psionically forced to buy it even if the third possible source was Disney.
That said, I'd prefer 2 complete sources in separate handbooks, so I'd buy the one I like only.
Which is probably why that won't happen.
That said, I'd prefer 2 complete sources in separate handbooks, so I'd buy the one I like only.
Which is probably why that won't happen.
WalterKovacs
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Also because (a) they won't put out 8 characters for a single source at once and (b) if the PHBx becomes all one power source, it makes the later X Power book a bit redundant.
Because of the X Power books, I would predict at least one powersource in PHBIII would have 4 characters (or if they have 3, there will be a 4th in campaign setting). Monk is the barbarian of PHBIII (it's going to be released as a playtest this May, so there is at least some Ki going on in the book). Ki would be complemented by shadow because of the ninja/assassin thing, and psionic definitely works with Ki as a mind/body juxtaposition. That leaves whatever is left to be combo'd with elemental in PHBIV.
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Keep in mind that, unless they already have PHB3 together in "outline/draft format" then things could get bumped for space... For example, they planned to have Psionics in PHB2 until late in development when they realized there wasn't space and it got pushed. So PHB3 there is always the potential for assassins (and/or shadow source) to get pushed further down the PHB line.
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