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A character class is a fundamental part of the identity and nature of characters in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.A character's capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses are largely defined by their class; choosing a class is one of the first steps a player takes to create a Dungeons & Dragons player character. [1]
The books from the "main" product line of 4th Edition are split into Core Rules and Supplement books. Unlike third edition of Dungeons & Dragons , which had the core rulebooks released in monthly installments, the 4th editions of the Player's Handbook , Monster Manual , and Dungeon Master's Guide were all released in June 2008.
The 4th edition Player's Handbook 2, subtitled Arcane, Divine and Primal Heroes, [50] was released on March 17, 2009. [50] The Player's Handbook 2 includes eight classes: the avenger, barbarian , bard, druid, invoker, shaman , sorcerer , and warden, and five races: the deva, gnome , goliath, half-orc, and shifter . [ 51 ]
For a list of published 3rd, 4th, and 5th Edition Adventures see List of Dungeons & Dragons adventures. For description and history of Adventures/Modules see Adventure ( D&D ) . Adventures for various campaign settings are listed in different articles, including Forgotten Realms , Dragonlance , Greyhawk , Mystara , Kara-Tur , Spelljammer ...
The Forgotten Realms Player's Guide presents the changed Forgotten Realms setting from the point of view of the adventurers exploring it. This guide includes everything a player needs to create a character for a D&D campaign in the 4th edition Forgotten Realms setting, including new feats, new character powers, and new paragon paths and epic destinies.
Mechanically, 4th edition saw a major overhaul of the game's systems. Changes in spells and other per-encounter resourcing, giving all classes a similar number of at-will, per-encounter and per-day powers. Powers have a wide range of effects including inflicting status effects, creating zones, and forced movement, making combat very tactical ...
The fighter is a core class in 4th edition, and like all other classes uses the new power system where they are classified as having a martial power source. The fighter's role is that of a defender, which involves high hit points, good defensive capabilities and the ability to protect other party members from enemies.
Sorcerers were among the classes presented in the 4th edition Player's Handbook II and expanded on in Arcane Power. The sorcerer is an arcane striker, with controller as a secondary role. Unlike other editions of the game, 4e sorcerers now have their own list of spells, rather than the same spells as the wizard.