Compiled info on upcoming classes & races

[Ondo]

Added to the first post that Primal has been pretty much confirmed for PHB2 by this Dungeoncraft article, and that Races & Classes mentions the Druid & Barbarian as classes that will appear in PHB2.

 

[Ondo]

Added the following Sorcerer info to the first post:

It appears the Sorcerer will be an Arcane Controller. Rich Baker mentions thinking hard about "how it could occupy the same role and power source as the wizard but be a different class" (source), and Christopher Perkins mentions Sorcerer as a possibility for members of the Arcane Caste, along with Wizard and Warlock (source).

 

[jackston2]

The monk must be martial. Making the monk psionic or ki or etc would devalue the martial power source.

 

[Ondo]

Added to the first post a note that there's significant info on the Sorcerer here.

 

[glass]

Ki: Psionics::Arcane: Divine.

Arcane and Divine are both MAGIC, but they are different.

Ki and Psionics are both internal forces, but they are DIFFERENT.

Makes sense to me.


glass.

 

[RandomCitizenX]

The monk must be martial. Making the monk psionic or ki or etc would devalue the martial power source.

How does a divine monk devalue the martial power source? The Paladin existing doesn't somehow detract from the fighter. The warlock doesn't make the ranger and the rogue worthless. With the association of monks, fantastic powers, and religion it really makes more sense for the monk to be non-martial. That being said I do want to see an unarmed combatant for the martial side, even if it would just be a set of powers for the fighter which could only be used unarmed.

 

[Ondo]

Added Elemental and Ki as confirmed power sources, as reported by people who have the Player's Handbook.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

In many ways, 3e psions really were just wizards in funny hats. Now they're not. And?

Actually, Psions where the Wizards _without_ the funny hats.

As hong would they, instead they got snot.

 

[Final Attack]

Originally Posted by DDXP interview
CH: So the monk will be a martial striker? Can we call that a scoop?

Andy: (laughs) That’s at least 50% wrong. I shouldn’t say too much since we haven’t seriously started designing the class.

Ki striker ki striker ki striker

Am I the only one who sees this as blatantly obvious? Ki is confirmed in the PHB. Though since it has not been released i think you can be forgiven

I usually lurk, but after reading the 6th monk = divine/psi controller I dropped my head into the keyboard and posted

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Ki striker ki striker ki striker

Am I the only one who sees this as blatantly obvious? Ki is confirmed in the PHB. Though since it has not been released i think you can be forgiven

I usually lurk, but after reading the 6th monk = divine/psi controller I dropped my head into the keyboard and posted

For a head falling onto a keyboard, not a bad post.

And I agree. The Monk will most likely be a Ki Striker.