Complete Champion, and Dungeonscape

[atomn]

I noticed that besides Complete Champion and Dungeonscape, there are Complete Scoundrel and Cityscape. Are there plans for other "Complete..." or environment books?

 

[Mouseferatu]

Mouse,

If you can submit book ideas for WotC, see if they can make one of the "environment" books focused on Jungles and Forests!

I'd love to see such a book.

Alas, as a freelancer, I don't really have any such power. I can talk to people about book ideas on occasion, but it's completely informal. And in this case, it wouldn't do any good. I'm certain they've already thought of doing a book like this; I can't tell you why it hasn't happened, but it's not because the good folks over there can't see the forest for the trees.

(Sorry; couldn't help myself.)

 

[smootrk]

I'm a computer user, and I still want my stuff in the books. I like that about books: I buy them, I'm done. I don't have to print and organize and bind and whatever stuff.

I am not saying that unusable stats be in books, just stop the redundant reprinting of stuff - once per book is fine (in the class description, or other rule description and referenced back to it in the block).

Making statblocks usuable and brief, but annotated to the full description located elsewhere. Full Statblock descriptions as web-enhancements would be a plus, and would be geared towards that 'ever increasing' demographic. Just because some folks happen to be a part of both demographics, does not mean that the trend to 'more digital stuff' should be debunked. It still has the best growth potential overall, and likely at an ever increasing rate of change as well.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

I am not saying that unusable stats be in books, just stop the redundant reprinting of stuff - once per book is fine (in the class description, or other rule description and referenced back to it in the block).

Making statblocks usuable and brief, but annotated to the full description located elsewhere. Full Statblock descriptions as web-enhancements would be a plus, and would be geared towards that 'ever increasing' demographic. Just because some folks happen to be a part of both demographics, does not mean that the trend to 'more digital stuff' should be debunked. It still has the best growth potential overall, and likely at an ever increasing rate of change as well.

I'm just saying that the book shouldn't suffer because of the web enhancement. I give you the part that abilities should get an abbreviated treatment if the ability in question is in that very book (or in the core books, i.e. somewhere everyone should be able to look it up for all details). Abbreviated meaning something like the short spell descriptions, so you read it once while preparating, so you remember the details after reading the short description.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I noticed that besides Complete Champion and Dungeonscape, there are Complete Scoundrel and Cityscape. Are there plans for other "Complete..." or environment books?

Well, we're missing the counterpart to Complete Warrior in the second Complete series. Other than that, no one knows.

 

[Nightfall]

No big deal, I ewas just trying to be funny.


glass.

Glass like I said previously and in other threads, I think Joe had something in his coffee that did that..

I'd imagine there will be more environment books but as to more completes...I think just the one for Complete Warrior (Probably complete Gladiator perhaps?) is left.

 

[brehobit]

Well, we're missing the counterpart to Complete Warrior in the second Complete series. Other than that, no one knows.

I think that would be the Book of Nine Swords.... It is a "Tome of Battle" and not a "Complete X" but I think it is the same thing....

 

[AFGNCAAP]

Glass like I said previously and in other threads, I think Joe had something in his coffee that did that..

I'd imagine there will be more environment books but as to more completes...I think just the one for Complete Warrior (Probably complete Gladiator perhaps?) is left.

I think there maybe that, and perhaps an additional Complete text for psionics (Complete Psychic? Complete Mental?)

If I guess right, the second Complete for warriors will feature a fair share of PrCs and feats for all sorts of fighting styles (unarmed, ranged, melee, weapon specialists, cavalry, etc.), and perhaps an increased weapon & armor selection (maybe 3.5-ing a fair selection of stuff from the Arms and Equipment Guide). Also, there'll be the good selection of class variants for most (if not all) of the base classes, like: a more Dex-oriented fighter; samurai more like the other types mentioned in OA (& not just the dual-wielding intimidator); skirmish-based combat sort of rangers, rogues, and scouts: spellcasters who can get in the thick of battle with the warriors; etc.

And, if there's such a Complete book for psionics, then it'll have stuff like PrCs and feats, as well as class variants that grant most (if not all) classes some small degree of psychic ability (which would be great for a more Dark Sun-style campaign). There may even be a sort of psionic Reserve Feat (like the ones in Complete Mage) that allow for unlimited use of a certain ability as long as the psychic focus + a certain amount of power points remain unused.

I do wonder if Complete Champion may have a Reserve Feat mechanic for divine casters (perhaps allowing for unlimited use of an ability as long as a certain spell, or a domain spell for clerics, remains uncast). I think these Reserve Feats would be weaker than any of the spells (like using spell level's worth of d4s, or just the numerical value of the spell level itself, for an unlimited healing ability, for example).

 

[boolean]

I do wonder if Complete Champion may have a Reserve Feat mechanic for divine casters (perhaps allowing for unlimited use of an ability as long as a certain spell, or a domain spell for clerics, remains uncast). I think these Reserve Feats would be weaker than any of the spells (like using spell level's worth of d4s, or just the numerical value of the spell level itself, for an unlimited healing ability, for example).

I've checked Complete Mage, and I can't see anything that restricts the feats in that book to arcane spellcasters. Some of the necessary subschools and descriptors are less common for divine spells, making some of the feats harder to use, but they still work.

I doubt we will see an unlimited healing reserve feat though (unless it has some kind of limit like the Dragon Shaman's vigour aura). The main limit to most reserve feats is that they cost an action in combat to use. A healing reserve feat would be most useful out of combat, allowing the party to begin every encounter fully healed without spending any resources to do so.

 

[Nightfall]

I just wonder if complete champion will stop nerfing paladins!

AFG,

I'm kind of doubtful considering the support (or lack thereof) psionic we've seen WotC give. But whatever that new Warrior book is, I hope it has something for monks and fighters.