I like the division of magic into funky warlock, utility/battlefield control, and healing/generalist. Keeping the spelllist tight, and limited in level, is an excellent idea. I think a dwarven tactitian switching tactical insight for shaman casting would play as a neat enough caster.
What does the skald look like? It apparently has a spell list, but can't be obtained through multiclassing.
I'm still skimming, but the social system seems better than most.
Skald is not going to be released in the core rules, and will likely be on standard ability tracks when it is. It, and the current Sage (which is also being rebuilt because it failed multiple destructive playtests), are artifacts from a version of Legend where tracks weren't the standard method of ability progression.
Glad you like the social system. We do too.
I ran it by my group, here are my usual DM's initial impressions. I'll let you know if I get more data or form my own opinions.
brief skim:
pros:
standardized hp and skills
use of a single ability for stuff
ranged attacks less useless
gun monks
a sane(r) CR system
social encounters
both pro/con:
Significant rigidity in character building
reduction in complexity of many aspects
cons:
magic items for leveling up?
incomplete
poorly defined outcomes of some abilities (could be an extension of simply being imcomplete)
The idea that we give magic items for leveling up is an unfortunate miscommunication. We basically intend for that number to be the capacity for any one creature to attune to/power/use effectively. It is intended as a minimum, for purposes of game balance and test-building, but DMs can certainly allow players to find more items and "switch out" their attunements. We will be providing rules for item-switching soon.
I apologize for the incompleteness. Once we fix the Sage, we will be freezing new mechanic creation in favor of finishing items and adding fluff, examples, and explanations. Basically, we'll be turning a sort of SRD rewrite into an actual, organized, typeset book. We don't have printing lined up yet, but we'll be creating a professionally-built PDF that will match up well with major publishers' work. It'll be a few weeks before we can release the workings of that document for review, but hopefully it will solve a lot of your DM's concerns.