PHB 4e

[bigscary]

• Tabular layout is very, very nice. Clear descriptions of all conditions? Better than the 3.5 version thereof, and in the relevant part of the PHB rather than the back of the DMG.
• Book is both very pretty and very sturdy-seeming. We'll see if the latter is more than just appearance
• I really can't get over how much the layout and organization are improved.

Very pleased.

Comments

[slackwench.livejournal.com]

Do you suppose the subtitle "Arcane, Divine and Martial Heroes" implies that there will be other sorts later on?

[kent-allard-jr.livejournal.com]

From what I've heard, almost certainly yes.

[slackwench.livejournal.com]

I'm trying (and failing) to think of anything that falls outside those categories. Do you know what they might be?

[kent-allard-jr.livejournal.com]

Nature, for druids & barbarians. Psionics if they release a 4e Psionic Handbook.

[slackwench.livejournal.com]

I suppose that makes sense, though I've always thought of druids as priests, essentially.

[jlc.livejournal.com]

From the 4E PHB, pg 54:

Other Power Sources: Additional power sources and techniques provide characters of different classes with powers and abilities. These will appear in future Player's Handbook volumes. For example, barbarians and druids draw on the primal forces of nature, monks harness the power of their soul energy (or ki), and psions call upon the mind to generate psionic powers. Future power sources include elemental, ki, primal, psionic, and shadow