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<blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 6099239" data-attributes="member: 16586">Agreed.&nbsp; I think the reason why the Warlord is so contentious is because its emblematic of what sets 4e apart from other editions. It's what Holden Shearer, line developer for Exalted, refers to as Mechanics as Statement*. The Warlord represents what a lot of 4e fans value. It is an uncompromising distillation of smart martial mechanical play that enshrines narrative mechanics, inspiration based recovery, an emphasis on working in concert with your allies and visceral violent action stories. To fans it represents everything 4e did right. To critics it represents everything it did wrong.The presence of a Warlord class that functions in a similar manner to its 4e incarnation would serve as a flag to 4e fans that there is a place for them in Next. It would also have the detrimental effect of serving as a flag that there's a place for 4e play in Next.*Not my original observation. Credit goes to MoogleEmpMog on RPG.net.Mechanics as Statement implies no particular value judgement. The term was used to describe Exalted 2e's Perfect Defenses which are an emblematic instance of what is wrong with that system's charm mechanics - that as long as you have Essence the correct answer to any effect placed on you is to use a &quot;No You Didn't&quot; charm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Campbell, post: 6099239, member: 16586"] Agreed. I think the reason why the Warlord is so contentious is because its emblematic of what sets 4e apart from other editions. It's what Holden Shearer, line developer for Exalted, refers to as [B]Mechanics as Statement*[/B]. The Warlord represents what a lot of 4e fans value. It is an uncompromising distillation of smart martial mechanical play that enshrines narrative mechanics, inspiration based recovery, an emphasis on working in concert with your allies and visceral violent action stories. To fans it represents everything 4e did right. To critics it represents everything it did wrong. The presence of a Warlord class that functions in a similar manner to its 4e incarnation would serve as a flag to 4e fans that there is a place for them in Next. It would also have the detrimental effect of serving as a flag that there's a place for 4e play in Next. *Not my original observation. Credit goes to MoogleEmpMog on RPG.net. Mechanics as Statement implies no particular value judgement. The term was used to describe Exalted 2e's Perfect Defenses which are an emblematic instance of what is wrong with that system's charm mechanics - that as long as you have Essence the correct answer to any effect placed on you is to use a "No You Didn't" charm. [/QUOTE]

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