Search results

4th Edition D&D had the best solution. There, I said it. The solution was to make the healing a minor action inherent in the class, so that the healer didn't have to waste his/her whole action, and could do other fun stuff at the same time as healing. I've never liked playing healers, but...

LOL! Can I change my vote? :)

I would also point out that warlord is a term that would certainly apply to many of the feudal magnates of the Middle Ages. The English term warlord appears to date from the mid-19th century, but 'lord' is especially associated with medieval feudalism ('lord and lady') to indicate the holder of...

While I understand your point, what you are making is what's called a counterfactual: a statement about what might have been had conditions been different. The problem with a counterfactual is that it is logically impossible to prove. It is speculation, because we can never know for sure. Also...

Warlord wins for me again :)

Yes, that's a better way of putting it than formal 'commands', as I did. Powers like Wolf Pack Tactics enabled the Warlord's ally to take some free movement to get into better position. Is this a command? Not in the formal sense of an order that must be obeyed or the target will be...

Yes, though DoctorBW's point is still made I think: Boromir has the skills and ability to command -- he is a 'Warlord/Marshall/Commander' -- but the members of the party didn't obey him like privates obeying their sergeant. So I think Boromir is a great example of why people shouldn't worry too...

I did note that 'leader' is a bad term for the archetype's role, because the core of the role was healing (all leaders got healing; but not all leaders issued orders like the Warlord did). That is why, to me, the term 'leader' never really fit the archetype (whereas Controller, Striker, and...

@Hriston: yes, i understand what you are saying, and the class may not be for everyone's group. I personally find though that other players are far less likely to dislike the leader shouting out 'orders' when those 'orders' consist of things like taking extra saves, movement, and attacks. And of...

The Standard Bearer generally didn't fight -- because he had to hold the standard. This is for example what Joan of Arc did. So the term might fit the Lazylord, but it doesn't fit the Bravura Lord. Also, the standard bearer was subordinate to the actual leader, who ultimtely called the shots...

This ^. I don't normally play a healer, but I did for 4e, and I ended up loving this class more than any other I have played. Now it's time for me to be the healer again in 5e, and I am having a much harder time making it interesting. Right now I'm leaning towards a Bard... but I'm sad I'll...

Warlord is fine with me. As other posters have noted, Thief, Rogue, Sorcerer and Warlock (I would probably add Barbarian too!) also have negative connotations, but for some reason those names don't get criticized as much. Marshal is alright, but has feudal connotations (it arose as one of the...

Taking a look at the map of the Temple of the Crushing Wave in Princes of the Apocalypse (p. 89), I see little black protrusions with greenish halos in many rooms; you can see four for example in the altar room C25. I can't tell if they are lights, water spouts, or something else. Has anyone...

Color me interested! So long as it is not too expensive, I am definitely in!

I asked their vendor at GenCon too. Hopefully they change their mind sometime!

Looks good. If only there were hex versions!

Rolemaster (Unified) Iron Crown Enterprises The core books are in the editing queue and it looks like this will be the year. I'm not sure if the title will be Rolemaster Unified (the working title of the beta) or just Rolemaster.

That is nuts. We all know that TSR had many ups and downs, one moment on top of the world and heading to bankruptcy the next, and I know that is just the capitalist cycle, but geez... it looks less like a normal boom/bust and more like an EKG monitor readout.

Hero would be the better and more appropriate song from that Ministry album ;)

That's cool; I know the growly vocals aren't for everyone. There are many styles of metal with more traditional vocals, like Iron Maiden. My favorite band of recent years is The Sword, which has more traditional vocals. They also produced several songs about Game of Thrones years before the TV...