Yes, and the tempest cleric can throw out thunder and lightning damage. I'll post more on this later.
How do you know these things?
Anyways that sounds cool.
Yes, and the tempest cleric can throw out thunder and lightning damage. I'll post more on this later.
Then use the two weapon fighting style and fight with the more cinematic florentine style. I really like the fact that you can now fight off two orcs with one hand and throw you off hand dagger at the cultist Mage to break his concentration. Sounds cinematic to me.
Houserule improvised shields. You don't often see such characters carrying and utilising shields, but you do see them grabbing things from their surroundings to block attacks. A broom handle. A flagon. A leg of mutton.
Or allow the Duelist feature to include the use of items intended for parrying (parrying daggers and cloaks are both historical and cinematic).
That one works great for some versions of this style--unfortunately it isn't (currently) legal, since a rapier isn't a light weapon and won't qualify for dual-wielding. Hopefully there will be a feat for that. (snip)
There's a dual wielder feat that lets use two-weapon fighting even if the weapons you are wielding aren't light.
There's a dual wielder feat that lets use two-weapon fighting even if the weapons you are wielding aren't light.
I imagine there has to be limits on that or you'll get someone mounted on horse back duel wielding Lances 1D12 +modifier each.
So they didn't quite keep their promise of every class ever to appear in a PHB1 being in this one, as there's no Warlord
I'm not entirely convinced that's true. Obviously we haven't seen final versions, and my familiarity with the playtest materials is shaky at best, but doesn't the College of Valor bard cover most of this? More melee potential, in terms of equipment; abilities that enhance allies' options in battle; and of course, the bard can wirj with music or oration.
If I see someone on the front line, wearing armor, swinging a sword, and verbally urging his/her allies on to ever greater efforts... That pretty much says 4E warlord to me.