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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwinBahamut" data-source="post: 4111296" data-attributes="member: 32536">Absolutely. Heroic leader figures are extremely common in myth and fantasy.I mean, compare Lancelot to King Arthur. I think it would be impossible to list either one as being higher level than the other in D&D terms, but Lancelot is perceived as the better fighter, but King Arthur is the leader.From Lord of the Rings, there are many people who are seen more as leaders than fighters, like King Theoden, or possibly even Aragorn himself (since he leads and inspires, but can't hold a candle to Gimli or Legolas in battle).Certainly, there are plenty of real historical figures who can serve as Warlord models. Julius Ceasar, Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, or the many other legendary generals of history who lead from the front lines, would all be Warlords in D&D terms.Not to mention the countless characters in videogames who fit the Warlord archetype perfectly...Why, even basic concepts like "A Ship Captain" is an ideal warlord. It is not an obscure concept by any reasonable stretch.I can't agree at all that the Warlord is some kind of D&Dism that doesn't fit genre tropes, when my first reaction to its announcement was that D&D finally had a core class to emulate a major character archetype.</blockquote>