Do you allow fighters in your campaign?

[Kesh]

Actually, I've wanted to run a campaign where your only class choices (at first) are the ones in the DMG. Then, after a couple adventures, the option for the PHB classes would be available. Kind of a 'common man against the world' thing.

 

[Ruvion]

This thread is hilarious~

 

[CRGreathouse]

Only if they start out 0 level commoners. First level is a little much for the start of a campaign. Now, after a year of playing, they might be able to achieve first level.....

The great thing about 0-level commoners is that they can only take partial actions, since they're automatically staggered - subdual damage equals hit point total (0).

 

[Rowenstin]

There´s only one "base" class IMC. It´s baby.

Everything else is a prestige class.

 

[Bubbledragon]

Hey, careful with the commoners bit.

I actually played a Farmer in a Rolemaster campaign for... hrm. Four or five sessions. Though, I kinda was behind the 8-ball to begin with. Rolled up a random farmer, bad stats and all. The others got cool stuff. I was the farmer.

We get into the game, first encounter: A bear. Okay, no prob, right?

Bear bites Farmer's right arm off.

Take a useless character and make it worse, and then have more fun? He turned into a WWF Samoan. He'd drop headbutts on everything, since it was really all he could do. Fun stuff. One of my favorite characters ever.

In short: Commoners and farmers and junk rule!

Bubbles

 

[Dark Helmet]

Only if they start out 0 level commoners. First level is a little much for the start of a campaign. Now, after a year of playing, they might be able to achieve first level.....

And the only experience they should get is for weaving and herding goats!

 

[Wild Karrde]

How can you have a D&D game if you don't have fighters. They're a staple baby.

 

[Carnifex]

Oh come on, how can anyone have fighters in their campaigns? They just don't fit the flavour! - I mean, having fighters implies that there's going to be combat - and I'm sorry, D&D is just so not designed to be able to handle regular battles - it's such a roleplaying-geared system!

If you want dungeon crawls and stuff, I'd advise you go with the World of Darkness setting or something like that, where hack-and-slash ins built into the system, not this airy-fairy D&D stuff!

 

[Gez]

Yet, noone has explained what the heck is a fighter ? Is that some kind of hamster ?

Because, I know what a fighter is, I've played video games, it's a plane like a F16, but you're not saying there are F16 in D&D, right ? So this must be something else. Maybe a sponge. I don't know.

 

[Storm Raven]

Only if they start out 0 level commoners. First level is a little much for the start of a campaign. Now, after a year of playing, they might be able to achieve first level.....

Ah, to return to the joys of 2e.