D&D 5E (2014) Best Name For A “Leader” Class?

[JeffB]

The Caller

 

[Guest 6801328]

The Caller

Swing your goblin round and round...

Into the middle...uh-oh, fireball...move on back!

 

[Tony Vargas]

I disagree with your comparison here. None of those terms indicate or imply rank.

Like "despot" & "tyrant" they carry ... negative connotations.

 

[Fenris-77]

I kind of like Strategos. I'm not sure why I didn't think to mention it before now.

 

[lowkey13]

*Deleted by user*

 

[Fenris-77]

And who doesn't love Stratego? Seems like a plus to me. You are all pawns in my game ... muhuhahahah!!

 

[TwoSix]

Makes me think of the board game.

"So what class are you playing?"

"Guess Who!"

"I don't know, man, just tell me, is it a fighter?"

"No, it's homebrew...Guess Who!"

"Seriously, I have no idea."

Edit: I just to reiterate how Sorry I am for this post, and I'll take it down if it's too much Trouble.

 

[mach1.9pants]

I don't like it best, but now Warlord is set in DnD 'lore' so let's stick with it.

 

[Tony Vargas]

If it were called Sidekick I'd be all for it.

I believe it's actually taken, sorta, at this point, isn't it?

D&D really has never done a great job with character concepts that are less the shining hero or the mighty mage. Nevermind a reluctant hero, OMG, just give it up, we won't even be able to work you into the dungeon as trapfodder.

But, support classes have come the closest. The Pacifist Cleric in 3.5 and 4e, and the unexpected 'lazy' build of Warlord actually getting supported in MP, and the attack-granting Shaman build. Of course, you could always willfully put a cleric or other support caster into that sort of role, it just wasn't very dynamic, just the 'healbot,' and it was a matter of ignoring abilities rather than choosing them - Flamestrike and whatnot was sitting right there in your list for you to prep at anytime.

But, the choice is important. Clerics can be healbots, but they can also bring the Wrath o God; a Warlord can be a mad Bravura or a cagey Tactician. Players are going to want different concepts, and different tables are going to be comfortable with different concepts. There's a lot of potential diversity in how we all play the game.

 

[Tony Vargas]

I don't like it best, but now Warlord is set in DnD 'lore' so let's stick with it.

Even the thread to homebrew a marshal martial leader class, based on the result of this thread, says "Warlord" twice in the title, rather than using 'marshal' or 'leader class,' at all.