Swordmage Class

[FabioMilitoPagliara]

The Israel translator leaked a bunch of info the day before 4e hit.

Three Supplements were a "Martial Arts" book, an "Arcane Spells" Book and a "magic item" book.

It wasn't exactly clear, but my intepretation is that these are The Complete Martial Handbook, The Complete Arcane Handbook, and The Complete Divine Handbook.

to me this don't make sense
why the need for "complete..." if you are going to do a PHB each year???? it's contraddictory....

 

[Lonely Tylenol]

to me this don't make sense
why the need for "complete..." if you are going to do a PHB each year???? it's contraddictory....

As I've previously predicted, I expect that they're going to do three power sources in each PHB, and then three Complete releases each year to expand on the introductory material for each power source. So year one is Martial, Arcane, and Divine in the PHB, plus an arcane book, martial book, and divine book. Year two will be Psionic, Nature?, and ?????. Then we'll see a psionic book, a nature book, and a third book on whatever the third power source is. The power sources each year will be tied to the demands of whatever campaign setting they're introducing to 4th edition that year. In year 2, for example, we'll see psionic power appearing in time for the Eberron campaign setting.

 

[Patlin]

I'm thinking a "mystic" or "spiritualist" power source for monks, ninjas and possibly others. Such a plan would explain why Monks would be left out of the PHB, if that is indeed the case.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Sounds like ROlemaster with arcane, channelling, mentallism, and essence at times.

 

[FabioMilitoPagliara]

As I've previously predicted, I expect that they're going to do three power sources in each PHB, and then three Complete releases each year to expand on the introductory material for each power source.

even if they keep it around 98 pages I can hardly think what they could put in it, classes and maneuvers/spell?
to me seems much more likely a big fat PHB and that's it
the reason are manifold
a. you will sell much more phb than single "complete whatever" in a fat PHB you can put a little for everyone
b. you have so much resource, if you add "complete whatever" to the 3 annuals core and adventures and world material you are stretching a little too much (how many designers do you need?)

So year one is Martial, Arcane, and Divine in the PHB, plus an arcane book, martial book, and divine book. Year two will be Psionic, Nature?, and ?????. Then we'll see a psionic book, a nature book, and a third book on whatever the third power source is. The power sources each year will be tied to the demands of whatever campaign setting they're introducing to 4th edition that year. In year 2, for example, we'll see psionic power appearing in time for the Eberron campaign setting.

except for the complete, I can see the Nature and spritual and psionic and mysticism at least
maybe a "tech" and an Social/Artist power source (the ability to play emotions beyond what other classes can do?)

 

[Rechan]

Other obvious power sources: Outsiders (Pacts such as Hexblades/warlocks), Elements, Dragons (essentially the Dragon Shaman/Dragonfire Adept/etc).

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Other obvious power sources: Outsiders (Pacts such as Hexblades/warlocks), Elements, Dragons (essentially the Dragon Shaman/Dragonfire Adept/etc).

Incarnum, truenames

 

[fuindordm]

If they want to support Eberron, then the most important power sources are arguably Psioniics, Nature, and Artifice. Look at the new races it offers: the Kalashtar (psionic), shifters (natural), and waforged (artifice).

Eberron also has the five druid sects, great stuff for naturalists.

 

[Klaus]

I'm thinking a "mystic" or "spiritualist" power source for monks, ninjas and possibly others. Such a plan would explain why Monks would be left out of the PHB, if that is indeed the case.

The current fluff states that "ki" = "psionics"

 

[Patlin]

The current fluff states that "ki" = "psionics"

Yet a 3.5 ninja isn't a psionic PC, and clearly uses ki. I don't think the fluff is all that clear...