Class Compendium: The Warlord (Marshal)

[Peraion Graufalke]

It's up, and it's not behind the paywall.
Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (The Warlord)

 

[OnlineDM]

I'm a little disappointed about the article. I thought they were going to present a new build of the Warlord that would be similar to the Knight, Slayer, Thief, etc. - a martial class with simplified powers, no dailies, and so on. In the end, it's just a repackaging of the already existing Warlord material into a page layout and writing style that's in line with the Heroes of the Fallen Lands / Forgotten Kingdoms.

There are a few clarifications and tweaks to powers and so on, but that's more in the realm of errata than anything really new.

The material is fine and all, but I don't see anything really new. Am I missing something?

 

[Incenjucar]

Huh. I wonder if they have any plans regarding the PHB feats. Good on them for making this a freebie for the Essentials-only folks.

 

[Incenjucar]

There are a few clarifications and tweaks to powers and so on, but that's more in the realm of errata than anything really new.

The material is fine and all, but I don't see anything really new. Am I missing something?

Nah. This is what they said they were doing all along, and probably why they didn't feel they could sell it. The idea that they were going to do anything beyond clarify and reformat was one of the many myths and conspiracy theories that superstitious gamers (and trolls) have come up with.

 

[ppaladin123]

This article contained only very minor errata. I was expecting something a bit more dramatic. It is possible that other classes will receive more substantial revisions though.

 

[Incenjucar]

Most PHB classes have been erratad a dozen times over. The only major revisions I expect are the ones they've mentioned. I'd be surprised if they touched up Strength clerics, even.

 

[OnlineDM]

<shrug> I guess this is something of a non-event, then. Oh well!

 

[MerricB]

This article contained only very minor errata. I was expecting something a bit more dramatic. It is possible that other classes will receive more substantial revisions though.

They've hinted as such for the Wizard and the Warlock.

I'm actually pretty pleased to see the errata so minor.

Cheers!

 

[Nemesis Destiny]

Oh, what do you know... it's NOT "ESSENTIALIZED"!

I can't wait to hear the cries from the anti-Essentials peanut gallery now. I hate to say "I told you so" but, oh who am I kidding...

I TOLD YOU SO.

 

[Aegeri]

You know, even if I have become an overly bitter twisted cynic as of late: Even I took Wizards at their word all they were doing was changing the original PHB classes into a new format. They changed surprisingly little here now I think of it, but that's a good thing really because it was already fine after the errata from a while back anyway. It does show canceling the class compendium and just releasing this was the best thing to do: This isn't new material and serves as an update.

As an added bonus, because I don't think it is behind the paywall it's free for all users of 4E!