What PHB2 options are you most looking forward to?

[chaotix42]

I voted for everything. Sorry, but this book has me salivating.

 

[Daniel D. Fox]

Are there any Martial Controllers in PHB2?

 

[garyh]

Are there any Martial Controllers in PHB2?

No martial anything in PHB2.

Avenger - divine striker
Invoker - divine controller
Bard - arcane leader
Sorcerer - arcane striker
Barbarian - primal striker
Druid - primal controller
Shaman - primal leader
Warden - primal defender

 

[drothgery]

Are there any Martial Controllers in PHB2?

No. And there aren't any PHB1 or the FR Player's Guide, and won't be any in the Eberron Player's Guide. And almost certainly won't be any in PHB3, or any other WotC book because Martial Controllers Don't Make Sense.

 

[Ravellion]

I voted Gnome so I could use the "I'm a monster, rawwr" line during a session.

Jam

Ah, but as soon as PHB2 has come out, that line will have become obsolete, no?

 

[Daniel D. Fox]

No. And there aren't any PHB1 or the FR Player's Guide, and won't be any in the Eberron Player's Guide. And almost certainly won't be any in PHB3, or any other WotC book because Martial Controllers Don't Make Sense.

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic here or not, but martial controllers absolutely make sense. Artillery-based martial classes that strike multiple foes, inflict status conditons and high defensive powers are entirely reasonable.

 

[Verys Arkon]

I think the druid will be a good choice for those wanting a melee controller (though not specifically a martial controller).

 

[Plane Sailing]

Are there any Martial Controllers in PHB2?

Frankly the Fighter is pretty much all you could want as a martial controller - my experience has been that the fighters stickiness locks down mobility, dramatically controlling what monsters can actually do.

The fighter is doing more control than the wizard, to be honest.

 

[Scribble]

Frankly the Fighter is pretty much all you could want as a martial controller - my experience has been that the fighters stickiness locks down mobility, dramatically controlling what monsters can actually do.

The fighter is doing more control than the wizard, to be honest.

I think the idea was supposed to be that the wizard would control the field of battle more so then the actions of other characters.

IE the fighter might make it less optimal of a choice for the goblin to go attack someone else... But the wizard could open a pit in front of him making it pretty much impossible.

Not sure if they've achieved that idea.

 

[jgsugden]

I'm looking forward to all of it, but I'm looking forward to a wider variety in feats most of all.