PHB3 & Character Builder

[Galdor the Great]

Has the content for PHB3 been added to the character builder yet? If not, does anyone know when it will be added? Thank you.

[Paul Worthen]

I'm not sure if it's in there yet. The updates usually run about a month behind the releases of the books.

[Matthew Koelbl]

Usually pops up the first tuesday of the month following its release. So PHB3 content should be in there in about 2 weeks or so.

[Scott Betts]

Like Paul and Matthew said, Character Builder updates don't include books that come out the same month, since the program is updated at the beginning of the month, and books are released midway through the month. The PHB3 will be in the next update, which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 6.

[SirUrza]

Most of the content is already in. I believe the Rune Priest or whatever is the only missing class.

[Paul Worthen]

Weren't those just the preview versions? I didn't think the full content for each class is there yet.

[Raevhen]

Paul, you are correct. We only have preview information, only 1 build type and maybe half the powers of each class.

[Stewart Perkins]

Raevhen wrote:

Paul, you are correct. We only have preview information, only 1 build type and maybe half the powers of each class.

And I am sad, after gameday I desperately want to play a full time Minotaur Runepriest in the soon to get running FLGS games (the 1 hour wednesday ones I think) or in the possibly starting this weekend in-shop game that a person is running... and I don't quite have the cash for the ph3 yet and it isn't in the character builder so no Runepriets for me :(

EDIT: Seriously Foostus was one of the coolest characters, and the class was amazing fun. I am severely tempted to use the dragon minotaur feats that make the gore awesome, just seems fun.

[Matthew Koelbl]

Stewart Perkins wrote:

Raevhen wrote:

Paul, you are correct. We only have preview information, only 1 build type and maybe half the powers of each class.

And I am sad, after gameday I desperately want to play a full time Minotaur Runepriest in the soon to get running FLGS games (the 1 hour wednesday ones I think) or in the possibly starting this weekend in-shop game that a person is running... and I don't quite have the cash for the ph3 yet and it isn't in the character builder so no Runepriets for me :(

I wouldn't be so sure about that - if the game is running at the FLGS, odds are good that someone there would have the PHB3, and likely willing to let you make a character from it. The Character Builder has certainly spoiled us, but making an old-school hand-written character sheet remains an option. :)

[Galdor the Great]

Thanks for the updates everyone! Now I know when to renew my DDI subscription for another month.

[Stewart Perkins]

Galdor the Great wrote:

Thanks for the updates everyone! Now I know when to renew my DDI subscription for another month.

Yea I know, but the power cards that come with a CG character are so cool I feel they are needed. Are Wizards releasing power cards for the ph3 like the earlier ph? For that matter did they release ph2 ones?

[Jeremy Mac Donald]

Stewart Perkins wrote:

Galdor the Great wrote:

Thanks for the updates everyone! Now I know when to renew my DDI subscription for another month.

Yea I know, but the power cards that come with a CG character are so cool I feel they are needed. Are Wizards releasing power cards for the ph3 like the earlier ph? For that matter did they release ph2 ones?

Not sure if they are or not. I slightly doubt it simply because I was an early adopter of the power cards that you buy and they simply don't work.

The cards tell you everything that is static about a power but what makes power cards so useful is that they give you everything with all your bonuses added in. Initially I went and worked that out myself and then did some arts and crafts to add this but we are talking about a ton of work compared to the ease of printed out power cards and the printed ones look better to boot.

So I can't say WotC won't sell such cards but I can't conceive of who their customers would be or why.