Preview: The Warden

[Rechan]

An option might be to announce the real name on the powers first use, so everyone knows that there it is not all made up.

But of course, that doesn't apply to encounter powers. Since you only use it once.

I don't know. I have to poke my players to give any detail as to what they do. So I imagine YMMV.

 

[Deverash]

It's amusing that the Genasi doesn't jive with the Warden's ability scores, given that they're all elemental. Sure, the Str will emphasize the actual attacks, but the Int boost doesn't help the Warden in the least.

Actually, since the Genasi are elemental, they don't need to. According to the Primal fluff, the primal spirits awoke to deny the Gods and the Primordials(i.e. elemental powers) a battleground.

 

[Rechan]

Actually, since the Genasi are elemental, they don't need to. According to the Primal fluff, the primal spirits awoke to deny the Gods and the Primordials(i.e. elemental powers) a battleground.

Yes yes, from the way the default setting works, correct.

I'm just saying 'Genasi - elementally related, Wardens, elementally related, you'd think the two would work together'.

 

[OchreJelly]

It seems like the fluff is firmly rooted in "The World" with some extension into the feywild. This sort of caught me off-guard since I was expecting a strong connection to elemental chaos, but I do like it. It leaves plenty of design space dedicated to elementalists - the real challenge will be making sure the flavor of that power source doesn't overlap too much with primal.

I do like these divisions though:
Astral = Divine
World / feywild = Primal
Elelmental Chaos = ?

I could hazard to say: World / Shadowfell = Shadow

Yes... I realize I'm looking for needless symetry...

 

[TwoSix]

It seems like the fluff is firmly rooted in "The World" with some extension into the feywild. This sort of caught me off-guard since I was expecting a strong connection to elemental chaos, but I do like it. It leaves plenty of design space dedicated to elementalists - the real challenge will be making sure the flavor of that power source doesn't overlap too much with primal.

I do like these divisions though:
Astral = Divine
World / feywild = Primal
Elelmental Chaos = ?

I could hazard to say: World / Shadowfell = Shadow

Yes... I realize I'm looking for needless symetry...

Elemental Chaos might be the elemental power source. Just a guess

 

[OchreJelly]

gah I don't remember reading about the elemental power source. Well there you have it!

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

But of course, that doesn't apply to encounter powers. Since you only use it once.

When I say "Once" I mean it.
Once per session at most. Of course, if there is only one encounter per session.

 

[catsclaw227]

gah I don't remember reading about the elemental power source. Well there you have it!

I don't think it's "official" yet, though. It might have been mentioned in the preview 4e book Worlds and Monsters (or whatever the book was called). But that is ALL subject to change.

 

[Shroomy]

I don't think it's "official" yet, though. It might have been mentioned in the preview 4e book Worlds and Monsters (or whatever the book was called). But that is ALL subject to change.

I believe it was listed as one of the 8 power sources in the PHB: martial, divine, arcane, primal, shadow, psionic, ki, and elemental.

 

[catsclaw227]

Well if that's the case, then I guess we have the list.

I really should sit and READ the PHB instead of skim and reference from it, though I think I have read enough to understand the full paradigm shift necessary to DM and play. Between running a converted Paragon Age of Worms and doing some one shot games of lower level play, I feel pretty comfortable at this point.

I can't wait to start running Scales of War in a couple of weeks!