Martial Power 2 Excerpt - Combat Styles
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Salamandyr
Adventurer
Well, I didn't say it shouldn't include greatswords. But it should definitely include fullblades too (and Desert Moon probably shouldn't).
UngeheuerLich
Legend
Actually this is the only thing i am a bit worried about. But still, those feats are designed well enough, only refering to non-dragon content and in such a way that you don´t have to worry about later releases.
actually this feat and build based design is something i am a bit worried about. Little bonuses to specific powers. But from a buisness point od view and with character builder as a tool to not lose yourself in thousand books.
everything is very specific in 4e.
actually this feat and build based design is something i am a bit worried about. Little bonuses to specific powers. But from a buisness point od view and with character builder as a tool to not lose yourself in thousand books.
everything is very specific in 4e.
UngeheuerLich
Legend
no it should not. Greatsword needed some love.
Maybe fullblade should itself be a style to use with a greatsword...
Saeviomagy
Adventurer
I think it's great that fighters aren't left in the dust.
I just find it irritating that they have better striker support than a few of the strikers do. It's not like they're bad defenders to compensate or anything.
At the moment, I rather feel we need more generic stuff in D&D4th ed and less fiddly specialized things. For example, I took a domain feat for my Paladin, and it turns out, I used the associated at-will once in the entire adventure and the bonus it gave made no difference. I'll train out of it next level.
I see combat styles go the same route: Yeah, they're nice to have, but it's just as likely it won't come up for several sessions or you'll even forget about it accidentally. My group is made up of pretty casual players, I'm happy if they have all their numbers prepared on cards and remember about the basic stuff like marked penalty and interrupts and saving throws. I tend to forget about these things too.
4th edition is out for two years now, and the excitement about all the new stuff has made way for familiarity. Now, I rather prefer feats and powers that are easy to understand and always useful: Weapon Focus, Toughness, Paragon Defenses etc. There are more than enough of these now fill a hero career up to 30th level.
If you want cool stuff, take great powers, get a crunchy Paragon Path and just play it out like crazy at the table: This is where the awesomeness comes from. Your feats and items are just there to give the right push and make sure your numbers are up to par. So yeah, if one of these styles fits your character take them, but don't lose sleep when the right one is not there.
Of course, the whole overspecialization of class + weapon + power leaves a lot of room for many more dragon articles to come, and I'm pretty sure this is what WotC has in mind. I fully expect one for lefthanded albino halfling warlords.
I see combat styles go the same route: Yeah, they're nice to have, but it's just as likely it won't come up for several sessions or you'll even forget about it accidentally. My group is made up of pretty casual players, I'm happy if they have all their numbers prepared on cards and remember about the basic stuff like marked penalty and interrupts and saving throws. I tend to forget about these things too.
4th edition is out for two years now, and the excitement about all the new stuff has made way for familiarity. Now, I rather prefer feats and powers that are easy to understand and always useful: Weapon Focus, Toughness, Paragon Defenses etc. There are more than enough of these now fill a hero career up to 30th level.
If you want cool stuff, take great powers, get a crunchy Paragon Path and just play it out like crazy at the table: This is where the awesomeness comes from. Your feats and items are just there to give the right push and make sure your numbers are up to par. So yeah, if one of these styles fits your character take them, but don't lose sleep when the right one is not there.
Of course, the whole overspecialization of class + weapon + power leaves a lot of room for many more dragon articles to come, and I'm pretty sure this is what WotC has in mind. I fully expect one for lefthanded albino halfling warlords.
Mustrum_Ridcully
Legend
Well, I haven't heard back yet from the Dragon team on my submission.
Just to play it safe - no, I did not really submit such an article. You are still free to send your own.
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