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<blockquote data-quote="yesnomu" data-source="post: 4953074" data-attributes="member: 77306">I just finished my online game where I play a Shaman, so I feel particularly qualified to express my utter love for the class.The spirit is simply love; it is everything I could want it to be. In the last fight, I used it first as a roadblock to slow down the advances of two tough monsters coming down stairs. This gave our ranged attackers time to soften them up, and our melee people time to fight off the lesser foes at the bottom. When the big guys got there and began attacking, my spirit's healing OAs meant their total effect in the first round was a net +3 HP for the warlord. The little guys and one of the bigger ones were nearly dead by this point, we mopped them up easily.In the previous fight (solo brute who got two turns and did massive damage), my spirit's healing bonuses kept our fighter and invoker on their feet, even when they kept getting pounded. One time, he made a burst that did 40 damage (two-thirds my HP, we were level 8), and only my use of Bonds of the Clan to absorb half of the blow kept the invoker alive. Finally, my use of War Chieftain's Blessing for a constant +2 to all attacks helped a majority of our encounters hit.Basically, I always feel like the MVP when I play my Shaman. Whether it's giving someone a pile of free HP, making enemies waste attacks on my spirit, or sliding the warlord and fighter into a flank, I'm screwing up my DM's plans and keeping everyone alive. This is the only leader class I've played, admittedly, but I'm really enjoying it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="yesnomu, post: 4953074, member: 77306"] I just finished my online game where I play a Shaman, so I feel particularly qualified to express my utter love for the class. The spirit is simply love; it is everything I could want it to be. In the last fight, I used it first as a roadblock to slow down the advances of two tough monsters coming down stairs. This gave our ranged attackers time to soften them up, and our melee people time to fight off the lesser foes at the bottom. When the big guys got there and began attacking, my spirit's healing OAs meant their total effect in the first round was a net +3 HP for the warlord. The little guys and one of the bigger ones were nearly dead by this point, we mopped them up easily. In the previous fight (solo brute who got two turns and did massive damage), my spirit's healing bonuses kept our fighter and invoker on their feet, even when they kept getting pounded. One time, he made a burst that did 40 damage (two-thirds my HP, we were level 8), and only my use of Bonds of the Clan to absorb half of the blow kept the invoker alive. Finally, my use of War Chieftain's Blessing for a constant +2 to all attacks helped a majority of our encounters hit. Basically, I always feel like the MVP when I play my Shaman. Whether it's giving someone a pile of free HP, making enemies waste attacks on my spirit, or sliding the warlord and fighter into a flank, I'm screwing up my DM's plans and keeping everyone alive. This is the only leader class I've played, admittedly, but I'm really enjoying it. [/QUOTE]

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