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How do you make the Fighters role more interesting?
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<blockquote data-quote="amerigoV" data-source="post: 7160449"><p>I have always found Fighters are the most interesting characters anyway. Think about it - they are the only one that actually does anything heroic. Everyone else needs a shtick of some sort to even be useful on an adventure.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Wizards/Sorcerers are nothing without their magic. One punch in the face and they are out of it. Take the wizard's book away and they will cry like a toddler, and be about as useful.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Thieves are cowards, nothing more the trap detectors. Quite frankly at low level you are better at it than they are (you can walk into the trap and survive, they die just trying to find it).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Clerics need a god to do anything useful. Some make half-decent off-tanks, but that is about it. They don't call 'em miracles for nothing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Rangers - how many versions have to be released each edition for them to even rank barely above "meh"?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Warlocks consort with demons and should be put down immediately. Otherwise, they would likely just live in their momma's root cellar without their pleading for help from another Outsider.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Paladins - again, god loving momma's boy/girl. Acceptable off-tank at best.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Barbarians - they are respectable, if not unpredictable. But pretty "meh" if they are all madded out for the day. They tend to smell bad too.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Fighter? No matter what you just draw your weapon and kick butt. You can use any weapon, anytime and anywhere. Take your weapon away and your will just smash their face with your mail fist whilst drawing another weapon to eviscerate them. You are the Most Interesting Man (Woman, Person) in the World because you do it yourself. People are naturally drawn to you because you are the best. No tricks, no "magic", just your personal awesomeness. </p><p></p><p>If you cannot make that interesting at the table, you best play a bard and pretend to be interesting.</p><p></p><p>(Some of the above is tongue in cheek - but quite frankly too many people focus on numbers. Any character can be interesting regardless of the class/race. Find an edge and run with it).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="amerigoV, post: 7160449"] I have always found Fighters are the most interesting characters anyway. Think about it - they are the only one that actually does anything heroic. Everyone else needs a shtick of some sort to even be useful on an adventure. [list] [*] Wizards/Sorcerers are nothing without their magic. One punch in the face and they are out of it. Take the wizard's book away and they will cry like a toddler, and be about as useful. [*] Thieves are cowards, nothing more the trap detectors. Quite frankly at low level you are better at it than they are (you can walk into the trap and survive, they die just trying to find it). [*] Clerics need a god to do anything useful. Some make half-decent off-tanks, but that is about it. They don't call 'em miracles for nothing. [*] Rangers - how many versions have to be released each edition for them to even rank barely above "meh"? [*] Warlocks consort with demons and should be put down immediately. Otherwise, they would likely just live in their momma's root cellar without their pleading for help from another Outsider. [*] Paladins - again, god loving momma's boy/girl. Acceptable off-tank at best. [*] Barbarians - they are respectable, if not unpredictable. But pretty "meh" if they are all madded out for the day. They tend to smell bad too. [/list] Fighter? No matter what you just draw your weapon and kick butt. You can use any weapon, anytime and anywhere. Take your weapon away and your will just smash their face with your mail fist whilst drawing another weapon to eviscerate them. You are the Most Interesting Man (Woman, Person) in the World because you do it yourself. People are naturally drawn to you because you are the best. No tricks, no "magic", just your personal awesomeness. If you cannot make that interesting at the table, you best play a bard and pretend to be interesting. (Some of the above is tongue in cheek - but quite frankly too many people focus on numbers. Any character can be interesting regardless of the class/race. Find an edge and run with it). [/QUOTE]
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