From Trevor's Stickied post, above
Today's D&D Insider update includes the usual bug and stability fixes, along with some useful new character sheet features, and includes Heroes of Shadow, starting off the plan to have major printed releases match up with their digital release. You can find a more detailed list of bugs addressed here.Character Builder
- Dragon 386 Content
- Dungeon 187 Content
- Heroes of Shadow Content
- Character Summary
- Ritual Book
- New Printing Subsystem
- Updated PH1 Fighter and Warlord to Weaponmaster and Marshal
Compendium
- Dragon 386 Content
- Dungeon 187 Content
- Heroes of Shadow Content
- Updated PH1 Fighter and Warlord to Weaponmaster and Marshal
Looking Ahead
Now that we have synched up our digital and paper releases, in May we will have the normal Dungeon and Dragon content update as well as the content from The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond. We also have some big changes coming to the inventory system of the Character Builder in a future update, and a substantial Monster Builder update that adds a number of new features and functionality. We'll keep you informed through forum posts and broadcasts when we have specific update details and dates.
I'm enjoying poring through the new HoS characters now.
Bravo, ladies and gentlemen.
-O
I was able to build a 10th level executioner assassin for one of my players without any issues.
The OCB has come a long way, it was pleasant to use.
Nice !
Thanks mudbunny for the heads up
I'm really hoping the MB gets finished soon. Once that is working properly I'll feel very good about DDI again.
Today's release is a huge step in the right direction.
Thanks
Greg
I'm really hoping the MB gets finished soon. Once that is working properly I'll feel very good about DDI again.
+1
I want a functional builder before I consider resubbing. It´s still nice to see that they work on the programs though.
Melee training (dexterity) was not showing up on the power card for a melee basic attack on my Monk.
My avenger was not showing that power of skill made one of his powers a melee basic attack.
A vampire I made was not showing that he gets a bonus to damage equal to his cha modifier on all vampire attacks.
A nice feature would be the ability to copy and paste the new character summary. Hell copy and paste would be damn useful on all of the outputs, but the summary is close to useless without it.
Noticed a couple bugs.
Melee training (dexterity) was not showing up on the power card for a melee basic attack on my Monk.
My avenger was not showing that power of skill made one of his powers a melee basic attack.
A vampire I made was not showing that he gets a bonus to damage equal to his cha modifier on all vampire attacks.
A nice feature would be the ability to copy and paste the new character summary. Hell copy and paste would be damn useful on all of the outputs, but the summary is close to useless without it.
Have you posted the bugs in the bug thread in the CB forum?? (The stickied post by WotC_Trevor.)
A nice feature would be the ability to copy and paste the new character summary. Hell copy and paste would be damn useful on all of the outputs, but the summary is close to useless without it.
There is a big "Copy to Clipboard" button at the top of the page
A nice feature would be the ability to copy and paste the new character summary. Hell copy and paste would be damn useful on all of the outputs, but the summary is close to useless without it.
There is a big "Copy to Clipboard" button at the top of the page
Cool, that works. Seems that the line endings are Unix only however as they don't display in notepad. But I am still very happy with this addition.
I will also make a post in that thing mudbunny requested I do
I'm pretty sure PHB is still 4E content, and I thought it was an accidental deletion until I came here and saw the formal update notice.
There is a big "Copy to Clipboard" button at the top of the page
Thanks for returning that feature, but it is missing the characters name and level as the first line.
I'm not a regular here, so I may have missed something: What is the purpose/benefit to having "Fighter" and "Warlord" no longer turn up as classes in Compendium?
I'm pretty sure PHB is still 4E content, and I thought it was an accidental deletion until I came here and saw the formal update notice.
They have been renamed Weaponmaster and Marshal. They are still there. It is a cosmetic change to keep them in line with the Essentials style class names. This is mentioned in the OP.
I'm not a regular here, so I may have missed something: What is the purpose/benefit to having "Fighter" and "Warlord" no longer turn up as classes in Compendium?
I'm pretty sure PHB is still 4E content, and I thought it was an accidental deletion until I came here and saw the formal update notice.
They have been renamed Weaponmaster and Marshal. They are still there. It is a cosmetic change to keep them in line with the Essentials style class names. This is mentioned in the OP.
Thanks -- I read the OP, as I indicated. But I do not keep up with all the books, and I do not regularly come to the fora (both optional, so far as I know!), so it was a complete surprise when Fighter was no longer a class.
It would have made more sense to me to have at least something turn up for those of us "old-fashioned" types. Even a page with a pointer saying "Fighter has been renamed Weaponmaster."
Obviously, since I'm using Compendium, I'm still a Wizards customer even without being one who keeps up with all the Essentials. I realize I'm spitting into the wind on that last point, and it's over and done and pointless to debate, but if TPTB read this, a placeholder/pointer entry in Compendium would be much appreciated when something vanishes (even if what vanishes is just a name).
Speaking of the compendium, is there a reason it has shortened how much info it gives about character classes? It was nice to be able to look up the essentials classes in the compendium on the CB to see what level they got everything at and what it did. Now I can only view what looks to be level 1 for any class as far as features go.
I would like to know what this is about as well. I searched for "night crawler" in the compendium and it brought me to the Vampire class information (which it should given that is a class ability at later levels) but the actual compendium entry had no information about class abilities past certain early levels. Is this by design?
Keep this up. I still want to be won back.
However frost, force, lightning and ect can change to their respective damage with any key-words at will.
Also flaming weapons only change to fire damage only when untyped now??
News to me. I'm submitting a bug report for it.
Edit - the Compendium includes the same text. Including that in the bug report.
CS got back right-quick on that one. The current version is how the item appears in the Dungeon Master's Kit (page 257).
Am at work so do not have my books infront of me.
So the players hand book pg 234 is invalid? Are the other elemental weapons getting the same enhancement? This really sucks
CS got back right-quick on that one. The current version is how the item appears in the Dungeon Master's Kit (page 257).
Unoffical errata then. It's actually an improvement I think.
The rules say paladins can pick it, so fix the builder already.
Actually, the rules currently both say that non-cavaliers can pick it, and that they can't. The published article itself states: "Instead of the Pace of the Virtuous Charger class feature, you gain the summon celestial steed power."
Since non-cavaliers don't have Pace of the Virtuous Charger, obviously they shouldn't be able to have the power. So unfortunately, those DMs who don't allow non-cavaliers to choose the power are correct - that is both RAI, and more-or-less RAW.
So yes, the class level should be removed from the power, just like (for example) the warpriest's holy cleansing and resurrection utility powers don't have the level in the power.
Incidentally, this isn't the only problem with this particular article. Players and DMs who only have access to Essentials material would have absolutely no idea what the mount keyword does, since it isn't defined in any Essentials Product.
The rules say paladins can pick it, so fix the builder already.
Actually, the rules currently both say that non-cavaliers can pick it, and that they can't. The published article itself states: "Instead of the Pace of the Virtuous Charger class feature, you gain the summon celestial steed power."
Since non-cavaliers don't have Pace of the Virtuous Charger, obviously they shouldn't be able to have the power. So unfortunately, those DMs who don't allow non-cavaliers to choose the power are correct - that is both RAI, and more-or-less RAW.
So yes, the class level should be removed from the power, just like (for example) the warpriest's holy cleansing and resurrection utility powers don't have the level in the power.
Incidentally, this isn't the only problem with this particular article. Players and DMs who only have access to Essentials material would have absolutely no idea what the mount keyword does, since it isn't defined in any Essentials Product.
How the Cav gets the power is irrelevant. It has a class level and type. It is therefore selectable in that type slot by that class at that level or later. By the RAW, Paladins can pick it. The Compendium and OCB are wrong about it until, or unless, it is errated.
Neither of us knows the intention of Mr Schwalb when he wrote the power. Noone does apart from him. And he ain't talking.
The Compendium and CB are wrong about this power. It needs clarifying one way or the other, because it's one of the most commonly asked questions on these forums since it hit the digital tools. And the utter lack of acknowledgement of this fact from any official channels is beginning to be irritating.
How the Cav gets the power is irrelevant. It has a class level and type
Which is precisely why I said they should remove the level. Perhaps you ought to read my post again.
(Also, the fact it has a type is correct. Since the introduction of Essentials, all powers are either attack powers or utility powers, regardless of whether they have a level. Take a look at the aforementioned holy cleansing or resurrection - both are cleric utility powers. Another example is inspiring word in the updated warlord article, which is now a warlord utility instead of a warlord feature.)
I'd argue otherwise. The improved mount feats were changed during compilation to remove the Cavalier prereq. Why do that if they were the only class intended to use them?
That's simply due to the post-Essentials feat design philosophy. When a feat enhances or relies on a class feature, the class is no longer listed as a prerequisite, only the class feature. Have a look at the Staff Fighter article for some examples; Backbreaking Staff and Sneaky Staff don't have rogue listed as a prequisite, only backstab and Sneak Attack respectively. (Interestingly, it seems some of the Class Compendium feats don't conform to this philosophy, while others do.)
Also, check the final sentence of the Improved Mount feat description: "The Improved Mount feats represent specialized cavalier prayers or traditions that make more capable or pow-erful mounts available". I think that makes it pretty clear that cavalier-only is RAI.
Neither of us knows the intention of Mr Schwalb when he wrote the power. Noone does apart from him. And he ain't talking.
This article is Mr Baker's baby, not Mr Schwalb's
.Flex stats still not updated for warforged or genasi.
That is not a bug. The ezine with that article is not on the list of included material in the CB. (Assuming here that this is the flex stats article from last month)