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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Atlatl Jones" data-source="post: 3711876" data-attributes="member: 54620">Lets do this the other way around, by trying to figure out which classes will not be in the PHB. It's reasonably certain that the new warlord class is going to be a part of the game, so we need to lose 4 of the PHB's 11 to get to 8.- Monk: Doesn't fit the western style fantasy game, and can be replaced by fighter or rogue talent & feats.- Barbarian: Could be easily replaced.  However, there have been several mentions about 4e barbarians.- Paladin: Uncertain.  It was mentioned as a defender class by James Wyatt, but he wasn't specifically talking about 4e classes at  the time, just giving examples of roles.  It was also mentioned that paladins in 4e could be of any alignment.  However, it could be a prestige class, which it suits very well.- Bard: gone.  The redheaded stepchild of D&D, which the designers on the podcast described as "the class that wandered in from another game."  Could be replaced by multiclassing, inspiration feats/talents, the warlord class, and/or "song magic" talents for the sorcerer.- Druid: There have been no mentions of the druid in connection with 4e.  Could possibly be replaced with a more open-ended cleric/priest class & shapeshifting talents.  OTOH, it's very different from the cleric, so I don't know how they could replace it and still retain the flavor.This is tough.  Aside from the archetypal 4, almost any other class could concievably be replaced with some form of multiclassing or talent trees.</blockquote>

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