Invoker preview is up!

[James McMurray]

Unless they make some major changes between this version and print, the only thing they share in common with 3e's Invoker is the name. There's no possession or pacts with ancient beings.

 

[Majoru Oakheart]

They do not worship a single god, they worship all the gods. They might send more prayers towards one (and it's usually one of the ancient ones or Io), but they know and respect the power of all gods.

It doesn't really say that at all. It says that most worship just one god, but they realize that the rest of the pantheon is worthy of respect. And that all divine beings are worthy of that respect, regardless of how much their views differ from that of their god.

In fact, your alignment has to be identical to your god instead of being able to be one step off, since you are a direct channel for your god's power unlike a cleric who is a mortal who has gone through a ritual to give them powers.

The idea behind the class is that you are either:
a) Bearer of ancient knowledge of magic, raw, perfect, original magic like that used by the gods themselves
b) An immortal, destined for greatness since your birth and having the innate ability to channel divine power
c) Directly blessed by a god, who bestowed part of his divine magic directly to you.

 

[Majoru Oakheart]

Unless they make some major changes between this version and print, the only thing they share in common with 3e's Invoker is the name. There's no possession or pacts with ancient beings.

Umm, that's the Binder. I don't remember an Invoker class in a book before.

 

[James McMurray]

Doh! Sorry about that In that case, I don't remember an invoker either.

 

[hero4hire]

Wasn't Invoker just a specialist wizard in 3x?

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Wasn't Invoker just a specialist wizard in 3x?

Evoker. Using Evocations.

IIRC, Primal power now calles its powers "Evocations".

 

[Danzauker]

Seems to me that the Invoker stands to the Cleric just like in 3.x the Sorcerer stands to the Wizard.

The second is "learned", while the first is "innate".

 

[Phaezen]

So what is an invoker story-wise? How is it different from a Cleric aside from being a controller instead of a leader? Do invokers worship gods like a cleric, or do they simply (as the name implies) invoke various spirits? How does the preview define an invoker?

Invoker has a bit of an Old Testament wrath of the gods feeling to it, they worship a god, or more usually a pantheon, and oppose the titans. Their prayers focus allot more on smiting the infidel rather than aiding and abetting their fellow tomb robbers party members. Although they do have a few leader type powers, there is no evidence of healing yet, more along the lines of smite the infidel harder.
Phaezen

 

[malcolm_n]

I like the class for what it's showing. They get a lot of power options, even in just these three levels previewed. It looks like each level, and at wills, gets one representative for each secondary stat, a generic power, and a power tied to each of their channel divinity options (total of 5). I want to thank WotC for such a meaty preview.

I don't have my books in front of me, but do Invokers qualify for the Channel Divinity feats? Could they take more than one?

 

[James McMurray]

They qualify. And can take more than one just like clerics can.