Upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Classes Previewed
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The real highlight of my visit with the Wizards people came during the play test of the new classes. In the interest of full disclosure, I think bards are the most interesting class and have played them for over 15 years. Needless, then, to mention that I was wary and anxious to get a crack at the (new) bard. But, it's not new new like the avenger so let me tell you about that first.It disturbs me to see D&D classes being described with MMO terminology.
The avenger (along with the warden, shaman and invoker) are new classes to 4E. I didn't get a chance to play the other three though I did play with them in my party. Here's a rough out line of each. I played in 3rd level group:
The Shaman - Had a nice spirit animal that required a certain amount of damage in a single hit BEFORE it started losing hps. Nice. Healing was ok, with a nice incidental heal spell that affected two characters.
The Invoker - A sort of divine wizard. In play, the invoker moved enemies around a fair amount. I wasn't overly impressed but that could have been due to the player and not the class.
The Warden - Good aggro control but lacks the leadership of a Warlord.