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<blockquote data-quote="Shasarak" data-source="post: 7763281" data-attributes="member: 94143"><p>If we want to use Captain America as our target for our ADnD Fighter then the very least that you could do would be to have a magical shield. If you were using Thor as your target then you would expect some kind of Hammer of Thunderbolts (which you actually do have in ADnD).</p><p></p><p>Would that magic shield have to add some kind of rules to how our proto Captain America could use it? I would say yes because the combat system does not have any hook to hang those kind of abilities off. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you look at the ADnD rules then you can easily see that even mundane high level martial types are not "sucky" compared to magic-users for many reasons including hit points, saving throws, easily interruptible spell casting and weapon speeds. Martial characters can even physically beat Dragons into submission where as Magic-Users better hope they get in a lucky spell before they get pulverized (maybe one chance!).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You have to take level into account when you are comparing your character to Captain America. If I was to make the claim that my 1st level Fighter does not feel like an Epic super hero like Captain America then the answer is obviously not why would it. If I did expect a 1st level Fighter to resemble Captain America then that would be my mistake in confusing what type of game that ADnD actually is compared to any other superhero genre game that would start you off as Captain America.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shasarak, post: 7763281, member: 94143"] If we want to use Captain America as our target for our ADnD Fighter then the very least that you could do would be to have a magical shield. If you were using Thor as your target then you would expect some kind of Hammer of Thunderbolts (which you actually do have in ADnD). Would that magic shield have to add some kind of rules to how our proto Captain America could use it? I would say yes because the combat system does not have any hook to hang those kind of abilities off. If you look at the ADnD rules then you can easily see that even mundane high level martial types are not "sucky" compared to magic-users for many reasons including hit points, saving throws, easily interruptible spell casting and weapon speeds. Martial characters can even physically beat Dragons into submission where as Magic-Users better hope they get in a lucky spell before they get pulverized (maybe one chance!). You have to take level into account when you are comparing your character to Captain America. If I was to make the claim that my 1st level Fighter does not feel like an Epic super hero like Captain America then the answer is obviously not why would it. If I did expect a 1st level Fighter to resemble Captain America then that would be my mistake in confusing what type of game that ADnD actually is compared to any other superhero genre game that would start you off as Captain America. [/QUOTE]
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