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[Henry]

Well, warlord's back.

To which I say, "yahoo for the Marshal/Warlord!!"

I like the idea of the class -- now, if they can streamline the abilities to make sure there are very few to no "quasi-magical" powers in there, I'm set. If Pathfinder can pull off the Cavalier, then WotC can pull off a passable Warlord.

 

[Kurtomatic]

How are they defining "roleplay" such that it excludes exploration and combat? Do they mean social interaction?

Yes.

Well, warlord's back.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

 

[Anselyn]

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[Knightfall]

Does his happy dance for the warlord being in D&D Next.

The marshal/warlord is one of great classes to come out of 3e/4e.

 

[Remathilis]

Nothing personal against the Warlord/Marshal, but I didn't think he was going to be in the "core" book, so to speak.

Remathilis "He'd better not have bumped the druid or bard for that slot" Ooi.

 

[Ichneumon]

The warlord's back? It never went away.

 

[Kurtomatic]

This is a playtest. A late-alpha playtest, at that.

All this means is they wanted people to test playing a class:warlord in Caves of Chaos. I think it's very early days to be drawing lines around "core", or even understanding what available class choices mean in the core.

 

[ferratus]

All I see is Background: Warlord, not Class: Warlord.

I'd be tickled pink to see a Warlord in 5e (though I'd rather call it a Knight, with all the attendant baggage) but I think we might be jumping the gun here.

 

[Falstaff]

New tidbit

Twitter / Wizards_DnD: You've all been good boys ...

Yeah see, they're losing me by the minute. But, to be fair, I'm sure I'm not their target audience.

 

[ferratus]

Actually, vis a vis the Warlord, I have a theory that it isn't the class at all, but like the noble, a roleplaying classlet for those who want more combat leadership options attached to their existing class.

In other words, I'm guessing that the Warlord has become a 4e-style theme. So I'm predicting 5e fighter warlords, but also wizard warlords, cleric warlords, and so forth.

If instead of being a class, it is the character archetype for bossing people around.... would that turn the frowny emoticons upside down for those that don't like the warlord?