Some crunch from Rich Baker

[Scipio202]

A few things pulled from Rich Bakers answers on the FR gleemax thread

Answering a question about whether some PP's will be open to more than one class (here) :

Paragon path requirements will vary a bit. The PH paths are tied to specific classes (although you can get around that with multiclassing), but other paths aren't tied so tightly.

Here he suggests Swordmage's primary stats will be INT and STR (not surprising).

Here he talks about deity-specific feats/powers for clerics:

The cleric and paladin have the ability to channel divine power. All clerics learn to use this to turn undead. Clerics who want to spend a feat on it can pick up a deity-specific use for this ability, which often amounts to a deity-specific power.

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

A few things pulled from Rich Bakers answers on the FR gleemax thread

Answering a question about whether some PP's will be open to more than one class (here) :



Here he suggests Swordmage's primary stats will be INT and STR (not surprising).

Here he talks about deity-specific feats/powers for clerics:

All clerics still turn undead huh? :?
That sucks.

 

[hong]

All clerics still turn undead huh? :?
That sucks.

At least now it's "radiant energy" that comes from the Astral dominions, as opposed to "positive energy" that comes from being goody-goody.

 

[Jack99]

All clerics still turn undead huh? :?
That sucks.

Yeah. I was really hoping they would do away with that crap. Ah well, I guess it will make for some nice house-ruling, making powers equal to turn undead for the different clerics.

 

[Voss]

Have an option to swap it out for one of those feats?
I know I'd much rather have Power of the Sun (Amaunator, for those who do like setting specific fluff spoon-fed to them), than turn undead, unless the campaign was designed to be undead heavy.

 

[Mercule]

Yeah. I was really hoping they would do away with that crap. Ah well, I guess it will make for some nice house-ruling, making powers equal to turn undead for the different clerics.

Indeed. In 3e, I allowed clerics to choose any one (basic) channeling feat to replace their turn undead.

Turning undead should be something resembling "my god disapproves of you". Ambient energy of any sort is... unfortunate.

 

[Kwalish Kid]

At least now it's "radiant energy" that comes from the Astral dominions, as opposed to "positive energy" that comes from being goody-goody.

Good, bad, I'm the cleric with the radiant energy.

 

[Plane Sailing]

The cleric and paladin have the ability to channel divine power. All clerics learn to use this to turn undead. Clerics who want to spend a feat on it can pick up a deity-specific use for this ability, which often amounts to a deity-specific power.

I wonder how easy it would be to turn this around, so that by default all clerics get their deity specific power, but they can spend a feat on it to turn undead?

That sounds rather appealing to me.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I wonder how easy it would be to turn this around, so that by default all clerics get their deity specific power, but they can spend a feat on it to turn undead?

That sounds rather appealing to me.

I was about to suggest the same thing, actually, for those who prefer it. One of the easiest house rules I can think of.

 

[Anthraxus]

All clerics still turn undead huh? :?
That sucks.

Another vote for That Sucks.

Unfortunately, alot of my playing is in a RAW campaign. When I DM, at least I can house rule this one.