Haven't seen this discussion anywhere (if so please direct me!), so wanted to start seeing if folks can provide reviews of how the new core set characters are playing. I am just starting out a new campaign with a friend and wanted to know what people think before getting too deep into it.
I have played Seelah a couple of times and here are my thoughts:
- I am overall enjoying the character - her base discard power is fun and adds a layer of drama to the gameplay, provides good support all around, and has great upgrades available - I can't decide which to pick.
- I am disappointed in her divine skill. I get that she's a paladin not a cleric, but the divine = charisma (d8)+0 for me makes her "before acting" power, which is already very situational, not a terribly exciting power, and also makes her recharge ability on spells lacking and inconsistent given that even most level 0 spells have recharge roll of 8. I get not making it a d10, but maybe a d8+1 would have been nice. Honor shield upgrades the skill by expanding the checks where you can use divine, which will be somewhat beneficial eventually, but the d8+0 check will still be not very exciting. I'll trust the designers on this one, but wish her divine were a little better.
- Her attacks aren't very exciting with level 0 weapons - round 1 I was pretty much a drag on the team. But as soon as I got a level 1 weapon in round 2 that changed (keen rapier is amazing). Patience is a virtue?
My friend is playing Seoni. She is and feels pretty much the same as in ROTR, and the addition of Soothing Word as a level 0 spell makes her even more powerful with healing in a pinch.
Anyone else with thoughts?