Excerpt: Martial Power: Warlord

[Vegepygmy]

Care to summarize, for those of us who can't get in?

New Class Feature

These two variants of the Commanding Presence class feature are available to any warlord. You can pick one of them instead of another version, such as Inspiring Presence or Tactical Presence.
Bravura Presence: When an ally who can see you spends an action point to take an extra action and uses the action to make an attack, the ally can choose to take advantage of this feature before the attack roll. If the ally chooses to do so and the attack hits, the ally can either make a basic attack or take a move action after the attack as a free action. If the attack misses, the ally grants combat advantage to all enemies until the end of his or her next turn.
Level 1 At-Will

Opening Shove
Warlord Attack 1

You knock your foe off-balance while shouting a quick command to an ally.
At-Will

Martial, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Strength vs. Reflex
Hit: You push the target 1 square. Then choose one ally you can see. That ally either shifts a number of squares equal to your Intelligence modifier or makes a melee basic attack against the target.

Level 13 Encounter

Unified in Blood
Warlord Attack 13

Rushing to defend a friend in trouble, you make a bold attack. Your friend then defends himself by your example.
Encounter

Martial, Weapon
Immediate Interrupt Melee weapon
Trigger: An enemy within 5 squares of you bloodies an ally
Target: The triggering enemy
Effect: Before the attack, you can move your speed.
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 2[W] + Strength modifier damage, and the bloodied ally can make a basic attack against the target as a free action.

Level 23 Encounter

Daring Display
Warlord Attack 23

You fling yourself against your enemy brutally, unleashing a fury that draws the eye of nearby enemies.
Encounter

Martial, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Strength vs. Fortitude
Hit: 4[W] + Strength modifier damage, and you mark and grant combat advantage to every enemy within 2 squares of you until the end of your next turn. Each of the enemies that attacks you grants combat advantage to your allies until the end of its next turn.
Bravura Presence: The attack deals extra damage equal to your Charisma modifier, and you can shift 1 square, whether or not you hit.

Level 27 Encounter Exploits

Abrupt Skirmish
Warlord Attack 27

Using feigned weakness or harsh words, you goad your enemies to attack you. Your allies instantly fall upon your foes in turn.
Encounter

Martial, Weapon
Standard Action Close burst 2
Target: Each enemy in burst you can see
Effect: You pull each target 1 square to a space adjacent to you. You can’t pull a target that can’t end adjacent to you. You then attack one of the targets.
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 4[W] + Strength modifier damage. Each enemy adjacent to you can make a melee basic attack against you as a free action, but each of your allies can make a basic attack against the enemy as an opportunity action triggered by the enemy’s attack.
Bravura Presence: Each ally gains a power bonus to the attack roll and the damage roll equal to your Charisma modifier.

 

[Stalker0]

I wonder how good those new powers are going to be.

Thing is, monsters have lots of hitpoints...and their basic attacks are often almost as good as their encounter powers.

For pcs, their biggest strengths are through powers...not basic attacks.

Trading basic attack blows with a monster doesn't seem like a profitable situation.

 

[Evilhalfling]

My parties warlord is really hoping for a non-melee attack. or a buff for non-adjacent allies. Or a power that helps ally or self. If martial power only provides more of the same, I'm going to have a disappointed player.

actually unified in blood does meet some of these, as it shifts the warlord to provide backup and free attacks for an ally at range. Yay!

BTW the preview does not need a subscription - (unlike the bard preview)