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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 6704938" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Maybe? Though I find that idea...frankly pretty bland-sounding. I mean, it accomplishes the job of &quot;I contribute by making my allies' contributions better,&quot; but it does it in the least &quot;tactical&quot;-feeling way I can imagine, particularly if it's just a static effect. For comparison, every 4e Warlord had some kind of &quot;Battlefield Presence&quot; ability, which did essentially what you're talking about...as one of its cool, but relatively minor, baseline features. (I say &quot;relatively&quot; because the Tactical Presence's bonus to Initiative was considered drool-worthy by most &quot;Warlord handbooks.&quot;)Perhaps I should have approached this more positively--my opening sentences there come across harsher than I intended. Speaking more positively: This is a definitely workable place to begin designing a Warlord; it's got a clear analogy to features available in 4e. But you cannot stop with just that, nor do I think you can merely make this aura be the central workhorse of a &quot;5e Warlord&quot; design. It's a good, solid stone--but a single stone, no matter how sturdy, isn't a foundation, and this particular block doesn't strike me as a good choice for the cornerstone either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 6704938, member: 6790260"] Maybe? Though I find that idea...frankly pretty bland-sounding. I mean, it accomplishes the job of "I contribute by making my allies' contributions better," but it does it in the least "tactical"-feeling way I can imagine, particularly if it's just a static effect. For comparison, [I]every[/I] 4e Warlord had some kind of "Battlefield Presence" ability, which did essentially what you're talking about...as one of its cool, but [I]relatively[/I] minor, baseline features. (I say "relatively" because the Tactical Presence's bonus to Initiative was considered drool-worthy by most "Warlord handbooks.") Perhaps I should have approached this more positively--my opening sentences there come across harsher than I intended. Speaking more positively: This is a definitely workable place to [I]begin[/I] designing a Warlord; it's got a clear analogy to features available in 4e. But you cannot [I]stop[/I] with just that, nor do I think you can merely make this aura be the central workhorse of a "5e Warlord" design. It's a good, solid stone--but a single stone, no matter how sturdy, isn't a foundation, and this particular block doesn't strike me as a good choice for the cornerstone either. [/QUOTE]

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