Arcas_Shan
First Post
For me it raises a new one. I think that's the second time I read that the epic tier will be released this Friday. But the Editorial Calendar says Monday the 21st. What is it now? Tomorrow
or next monday 
?
Dragon 379: Assassin Heroic Tier
- Thread starter thecasualoblivion
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For me it raises a new one. I think that's the second time I read that the epic tier will be released this Friday. But the Editorial Calendar says Monday the 21st. What is it now? Tomorrow
or next monday ?
Shroomy
Adventurer
For me it raises a new one. I think that's the second time I read that the epic tier will be released this Friday. But the Editorial Calendar says Monday the 21st. What is it now? Tomorrow
Technically, it comes out on Monday, but if you've figured out how to get the paragon article early, then you can do the same thing for the epic article. Its four pages and contains the assassin's epic powers (many of which are very cool) and an epic destiny. There are no epic feats, multi-classing feats, or ki foci.
Personally, I'm not too concerned with the lack of epic feats, as many classes didn't get any class specific epic feats until their respective power books came out, but the lack of a MC feat is an obvious mistake. There are no ki foci, but since an assassin can use magic weapons as implements, this isn't too bad unless you want to take the shadowblade PP, which pretty much requires it if you want your key PP feature to work properly.
However, I have a sneaking suspcion that ki foci will also be used by monks and that they will appear in the PHB3, meaning that the October PHB3 preview will be the ki foci, which means that the CB will be updated with both the class and its implements. If my speculations are correct, then I hope WotC announces it sooner rather than later. That said, I think that WotC should do another article (perhaps an Essentials article) that details the MC feat, adds racial feats for drow, changeling, and shadar-kai, and introduces some epic feats.
Nikosandros
Golden Procrastinator
Paragon feats are also missing.
Shroomy
Adventurer
The paragon feats were in the first article.
Jack99
Adventurer
All two of them!!
I like the assassin class, but only making two feats for a brand new class is poor something. Perhaps class-making should be a word?
Majoru Oakheart
Adventurer
I doubt it. Mike Mearls replied to a post on the WOTC boards. He said that there will be a second, followup assassin article that has Ki Focus items in it, as well as Hybrid rules and a 3rd build for Assassin. The article will come out sometime between now and the time that PHB3 comes out(so, before March) according to Mike. I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume it'll have a MC feat, the rest of the Paragon Tier feats and the Epic Tier feats and probably some more Heroic Tier feats.
I just feel kind of screwed out of a full class here. I was waiting for Assassin to come out for some time. I think that Ki Focus items, a MC feat, at least 2 more Paragon Tier Feats, and at least 2 Epic feats would have been necessary for the class to feel "done".
After that, I would have been perfectly happy to see a followup with a new build, new feats, new powers, and Hybrid rules(they can wait, the finished rules for them aren't even done yet). As it is now, however, I feel like playing an assassin should really wait for the second article.
I thought Ki Focus was an internal "focus" "wellspring of power" or somesuch that could be enchanted with the same enchantments as weapons with rituals.
So the assassin sits in the circle of fire, communes with himself or some other ritual trappings etc, and enchants his ki focus with the flameburst weapon property. Then whatever weapon he happens to use has the flameburst power. Very discrete, pick up the table knife from the kitchen and pow.
But everything I read here make it sound like an actual item?
/confused
So the assassin sits in the circle of fire, communes with himself or some other ritual trappings etc, and enchants his ki focus with the flameburst weapon property. Then whatever weapon he happens to use has the flameburst power. Very discrete, pick up the table knife from the kitchen and pow.
But everything I read here make it sound like an actual item?
/confused
Xris Robin
First Post
Unless you're using a certain magical belt, you can't pick up random items and use them with your ki focus. It only works with things you're proficient with, and nobody is proficient with improvised weapons. A lot of people seem to be making this mistake.
I didn't read it as "picking up items" at all. I thought it was saying you could enchant your "soul" (a possible example of fluff for ki focus) using a ritual. Nothing physical at all all. Thus you couldn't swap it out any easier than a fighter could change their weapon.
Let me go back and read it again.
Let me go back and read it again.
