Level Up (A5E) What would you call a 'Warlord' class? (+)

[Voadam]

To match up and ID conceptually to the 4e Warlord class Warlord seems the best name to me.

Warlord connotations are all about how you define the term. You can define it as just negative ones or you could think of Alexander the Great and King Arthur as positive examples. Similar to Hermione Granger as a not negative witch.

 

[Voadam]

Barbarian has entirely negative connotations in English.

I don't know, Conan the Barbarian is a not negative archetype in this type of context. In the stories Howard has a big theme of the virtues of the barbarian versus the corruption of the civilized.

 

[Frozen_Heart]

I'd definitely prefer sticking to warlord. Constantly changing a classes name around ensures that is will always fail to stick in the collective consciousness, and will therefore lack staying power between editions.

 

[Mistwell]

Don't be silly, the whole point is that they're non-magical.

"Very Emphatically Not-Magical Shouty Warrior"

Oh yes I forgot, them sealing wounds by shouting is a non-magical perfectly ordinary everyday thing. Like making soup, or mind control lasers.

 

[TwoSix]

I'd definitely prefer sticking to warlord. Constantly changing a classes name around ensures that is will always fail to stick in the collective consciousness, and will therefore lack staying power between editions.

Just ask the duskblade/hexblade/magus/swordmage.

 

[Garthanos]

Roll 1d6
1. Skirmish
2. Tussel
3. Brawl
4. Combat
5. Strike
6. Crusade

Roll 1d6
1. boss
2. chief
3. commander
4. overseer
5. authority
6. major

Let's see...

Skirmishmajor

Brawlboss

Tusselchief

Hehehehehe
well battle is thesaurus.coms first synonym for war and master the first for lord as a noun.

 

[Remathilis]

To match up and ID conceptually to the 4e Warlord class Warlord seems the best name to me.

Warlord connotations are all about how you define the term. You can define it as just negative ones or you could think of Alexander the Great and King Arthur as positive examples. Similar to Hermione Granger as a not negative witch.

I mean, the first one I thought of is Warlords of Mars.

 

[Faolyn]

Barbarian has entirely negative connotations in English.

Mostly, except for heroes like Conan.

 

[Lanefan]

Tusselchief

"Tusselchief Burrfoot, at your service. I'm sorry, was this yours?"

 

[Lanefan]

Don't be silly, the whole point is that they're non-magical.

"Very Emphatically Not-Magical Shouty Warrior"

Hmmm...not magical, very emphatic, shouts a lot to encourage people to do better...hmmm...what role in real life does this remind me of?

Ah, that's right.

Coach!