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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9839403" data-attributes="member: 58172">For a Valkyrja class: This is the Norse nickname "slain chooser" for a norn, a fate. Specifically these are fates who choose the time of death of a human to happen during combat. Typically, these fates are elf women, and consider death in battle to be honorable, courageous and impacting society in a memorable positive way. To represent Valkyrjur in D&D: The Elves and their nornir personify magic thus are full casters, and must be highly prescient to steer combat outcomes. As personifications of death in combat, the Valkyra nornir should also be competent in the ways that the warriors kill, thus be a gishy fullcaster. There are various ways to represent a Valkyrja. The Bard class is a solid go-to. Thinkable too is a reflavored Cleric, perhaps taking on a Paladin oath as the cosmic force. I am also interested in what the e24 Psion will look like, and if a solid melee-gish-build is possible, that would be excellent too. A partcaster is probably not magical enough, but if the combat itself is magical, such as Paladin smite, it can work too. Note that the dwarf women also function as nornir, albeit associate failure and futility, whence less so an honorable Valkyrja. Norse culture is strongly gender divided, but at the same time, if individuals are skilled at a cross gender role, they are respected and consulted for their skill. While unattested, one can expect that the women-only nornir would nevertheless include some men as well, who happened to be skilled at shamanic prescience.</blockquote>

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