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<blockquote data-quote="Vaalingrade" data-source="post: 8492171" data-attributes="member: 82524"><p>That's pretty much the problem.</p><p></p><p>Mages get a pass because they can just say 'magic' and they get everything.</p><p></p><p>Warriors aren't allowed a pass by saying 'awesome'. They don't even get to reach peak human capability except if you assume HP are meat points, which they aren't.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I want:</p><p></p><p>I want to leap fifty feet to bisect some chump enemy soldier with my gigantic sword which makes Shadversity cry.</p><p></p><p>I want to wade into said chump soldiers and literally reap them like wheat. Just mow them down, multiples per turn. Bystanders should spontaneously all agree on the words 'blood tornado' when asked to describe me.</p><p></p><p>I want to let out a battle cry that makes rank and file guys soil themselves and throw down their weapons.</p><p></p><p>I want to lift my chin mockingly at the enemy general and he has no choice but to charge me to defend his honor.</p><p></p><p>I want to deal with a swarm of creatures by bisecting the stone pillars of the ancient ruin and dropping it on them.</p><p></p><p>I want to hit a dude so hard his allies are demoralized.</p><p></p><p>I want to break a calvary charge by punching the lead horse in the face.</p><p></p><p>I want to suplex a triceratops by the horns.</p><p></p><p>I want to charge in faster than the eye can track, show up behind my enemy and then all his blood explode out of him from all the stabbing I did in the intervening moment.</p><p></p><p>I want to captain America my shield around a corner and break someone's face.</p><p></p><p>I want to hardcore parkour my way around the enemy while filling them with poison daggers.</p><p></p><p>I want to become the sadness of anyone who even thinks of rocking up on my friends and trying to attack them while I draw breath.</p><p></p><p>I want to just show basic competence in combat tactics more than once per encounter (Looking at you, poor Battlemaster design).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vaalingrade, post: 8492171, member: 82524"] That's pretty much the problem. Mages get a pass because they can just say 'magic' and they get everything. Warriors aren't allowed a pass by saying 'awesome'. They don't even get to reach peak human capability except if you assume HP are meat points, which they aren't. Here's what I want: I want to leap fifty feet to bisect some chump enemy soldier with my gigantic sword which makes Shadversity cry. I want to wade into said chump soldiers and literally reap them like wheat. Just mow them down, multiples per turn. Bystanders should spontaneously all agree on the words 'blood tornado' when asked to describe me. I want to let out a battle cry that makes rank and file guys soil themselves and throw down their weapons. I want to lift my chin mockingly at the enemy general and he has no choice but to charge me to defend his honor. I want to deal with a swarm of creatures by bisecting the stone pillars of the ancient ruin and dropping it on them. I want to hit a dude so hard his allies are demoralized. I want to break a calvary charge by punching the lead horse in the face. I want to suplex a triceratops by the horns. I want to charge in faster than the eye can track, show up behind my enemy and then all his blood explode out of him from all the stabbing I did in the intervening moment. I want to captain America my shield around a corner and break someone's face. I want to hardcore parkour my way around the enemy while filling them with poison daggers. I want to become the sadness of anyone who even thinks of rocking up on my friends and trying to attack them while I draw breath. I want to just show basic competence in combat tactics more than once per encounter (Looking at you, poor Battlemaster design). [/QUOTE]
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