The Pregenerated Characters

[Blackwarder]

Well, We know what we are going to get five pre generated characters I have one request with them, please leave the name and gander blank and please no portrait for them, I would much rather have my players decide how their characters look and called.

Warder

 

[the Jester]

I'll agree while noting how easy it is to change the name on the sheet if there is one.

 

[fjw70]

I assume the following

Elf Wizard
Halfling Thief
Human Fighter
Human Cleric
Dwarf Cleric

 

[hafrogman]

I'm a bit curious how much of the skeleton we're going to see with the premades. Alas, they didn't get to the question I submitted in the chat, and I suppose in a week it'll be moot. We'll get four classes, four races, and presumably at least four themes and backgrounds. I kind of wonder if the benefits from each aspect will be spelled out clearly enough that we could cobble together other characters.

Take the elf wizard and the human fighter and make an elf fighter. It wouldn't be full creation, but it'd be interesting to take a look at how the pieces fit together.

 

[Steely_Dan]

I assume the following

Elf Wizard
Halfling Thief
Human Fighter
Human Cleric
Dwarf Cleric

I think the same lineup, but the Dwarf being a Fighter, of all classes to double up on, I doubt it will be a caster.

 

[hafrogman]

I think the same lineup, but the Dwarf being a Fighter, of all classes to double up on, I doubt it will be a caster.

Nah, they said in the chat yesterday that it's two clerics to test the priest/cleric dichotomy. One clothy, one armored.

More details here.

 

[Steely_Dan]

Nah, they said in the chat yesterday that it's two clerics to test the priest/cleric dichotomy. One clothy, one armored.

Ah, okay, so the Cleric is getting a lot of attention in the play-test: bashy vs. lasery?

The potential Priest class might be right out?

 

[hafrogman]

Ah, okay, so the Cleric is getting a lot of attention in the play-test: bashy vs. lasery?

The potential Priest class might be right out?

I think at this point they're leaning away from the priest and trying to see if their domain system they've come up with is flexible enough to work with both archetypes in a single class. But I would imagine that the reason they're testing it so much this early is to give them enough time to split off a 'priest' if it proves necessary. But now we're drifting from their specific wording and getting into my personal guesswork.

 

[Blackwarder]

They said they wanted to see how choosing your deity will affect the cleric, they want them to have a big impact.

Warder

 

[CAFRedblade]

From the Q&A yesterday they rolled the priest class into the regular cleric class using the new Domain/Deity system they cooked up. And effectively, you'll get the Mace Cleric and Mystic/Priest Cleric in the playtest.

Also, strongly hinted were two types of elves using the Themes/Backgrounds, High and Wood elves, so I suspect that two of the characters will be elves.