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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 6935969" data-attributes="member: 6785785">So all this discussion about barbarians and their expected role or abilities made me think of the First Law Trilogy. There's a whole crew of barbarian characters that travel together, and each one has a very distinct personality. One of them is called Forley the Weakest. He's one of the more interesting characters in that group, and certainly fits the description of what we're talking about here. Now that is fiction, and what works in fiction doesn't always translate well to a game...but to say that such a character must only be a detriment to his group would be a shame. Yes, there were times where he was viewed as a liability by his companions. However, he had qualities that the others all lacked. Playing a character like that can add a lot to a game in the form of dramatic tension. It also seems to be a far more unique and potentially interesting take on a type of character that's almost always played the same way. Again, you have to know the table and what would be best. Such a character would not be the best fit for some tables, and not worth the trouble you'd go through to hear about it, and frankly a character whose strengths would be more about character and on the role he plays outside of combat would be wasted in a game that was more power gamer influenced. But to say such a character has no place in the game in general is just weak. Such a character would bave have a ton of potential, and I think would be a nice change of pace for a barbarian. Also, for anyone not familiar, the First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie is really good. Highly recommended.* Edited to correct the title of The First Law Trilogy, as opposed to lesser well known but equally awesome The Frat Law Trilogy.</blockquote>

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