D&D 5E Ultimate Magic Playtesting to Start Next Week

[joela]

W00t!

Prepare to Play with Fire

 

[mrfish]

Is this the book that’s going to contain new rules for memorizing, perhaps replacing them with spell points? I've heard rumors of such a book coming out early 2011, but didn't see much referring to that in the description.

 

[joela]

Is this the book that’s going to contain new rules for memorizing, perhaps replacing them with spell points? I've heard rumors of such a book coming out early 2011, but didn't see much referring to that in the description.

No spell points as far as I know.

 

[Kvantum]

This is just going to be a playtest of the Magus class, nothing more. (Fighter/mage - don't call it a g-i-s-h 'cause githyanki aren't OGC!) Maybe a new system for mana points, but I would not get my hopes up, at all.

 

[Walking Dad]

Is this the book that’s going to contain new rules for memorizing, perhaps replacing them with spell points? I've heard rumors of such a book coming out early 2011, but didn't see much referring to that in the description.

[/URL]]Brand new “words of power” alternative magic system

New system, yes, but it doesn't sound like spellpoints.

This is just going to be a playtest of the Magus class, nothing more. (Fighter/mage - don't call it a g-i-s-h 'cause githyanki aren't OGC!) Maybe a new system for mana points, but I would not get my hopes up, at all.

[/URL]]The Magus, a brand-new 20-level base class that mixes wizardry with martial skill

That is all what I know. Where do you get from that it is like a fighter/mage? They already have a prestige class for those.

 

[Skeld]

Where do you get from that it is like a fighter/mage? They already have a prestige class for those.

The developers on Paizo's boards have been feeding the rumormill for a while now about a 1-20 level fighter-mage base class. A vocal sub-set of Paizo posters haven't been satisfied with a multiclass build that prestiges into Eldritch Knight and have been demanding a g-i-s-h since the core rules went to beta. James or Jason mentioned some time ago that the base class they were thinking of adding would be called a "Magus," which some liked and some hated.

Sorry, I don't have time to link up references to Paizo's board, but you can find the info with a small amount of digging over there.

-Skeld

EDIT: Ok, I did some digging for you. Magus is mentioned in the second bullet on Paizo's Ultimate Magic product page. To quote, "The Magus, a brand-new 20-level base class that mixes wizardry with martial skill." hope that helps.

 

[Philosopher]

Something just occurred to me. I wonder if the magus will use regular magic or the new words of power system. Ah well, we'll find out soon enough.

 

[Shisumo]

Something just occurred to me. I wonder if the magus will use regular magic or the new words of power system. Ah well, we'll find out soon enough.

Word is, the words of power system will be a Vancian variant, so any spellcasting class from the core PF rules will be able to use it. So far, though, we've had very few hints as to what is involved with it, so there's not much more info available yet.

 

[Philosopher]

Word is, the words of power system will be a Vancian variant, so any spellcasting class from the core PF rules will be able to use it. So far, though, we've had very few hints as to what is involved with it, so there's not much more info available yet.

Sweet. I like the sound of that.

 

[Alzrius]

I seem to recall from Gen Con that the Paizo guys said that the Magus in this book would be the last base class they publish.

Here's to no more (first-party) base class bloat! Fifteen base classes (plus five NPC classes) is enough!

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Now to go buy some more Super Genius Games base classes.