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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jaer" data-source="post: 3949733" data-attributes="member: 57861">This does assume most, if not all, of the Fighter's abilities come from a specific weapon, which seems to go against the axe-specialized Tordeck picks up a polearm and is still able to be awesome, but maybe not quite as awesome example that was given a while ago.  I also would not assume all fighter abilities require a meele weapon to use.With Warlord moves such as the "feather me," it would make sense for a fighter to have missile attacks, which means it also makes sense for them to have some pickable missile abilities (and rangers some pickable meele abilities because sometimes you just need to use a meele weapon!).  A fighter very well could have some ranged abilties, something that guides foes to them as opposed to a ranger who has one that forces foes away from them.The I'm Batman ability was stated rescently, and it is seems to be ranged defender ability: "a ranged attack gets your opponent's attention and lures it towards you. You then jump up and deliver a follow-up attack."  Might not be a fighter ability of course, but it does sound like it fits the bill.Big hypotheticals following:A Fighters could very well get an ability that allows them a ranged AoO agaisnt foes that are not moving toward them - seems defendery, doesn't it?  An opponent that decides to ignore you gets shot.  Or perhaps the fighter can shoot at the space in which the opponent is moving to, 'pinning him down' or preventing him from moving into the space that is taking fire, thus guiding his movement.  This might be part of the 'controller' abilities refered to earlier.A ranger could very well get an ability that allows a AoO against foes that are moving toward him, perhaps one that can hinder or stop movement, thus allowing the archer to prevent a meele foe from closing.  Thus both classes could have ranged abilities that give AoOs tied to their foes' movment, but both abilities have completely different triggers and purposes.There is no saying that a Fighter does not have missile abilites, but any ability he has will be designed to emphasize his given role, which is to be the focus of an enemy's attack.  The Ranger's ability will focus on doing damage with a ranged weapon.  Each should be better at their given roll with any weapon; a fighter who is great at using a bow should still use it for a different purpose than a ranger.</blockquote>

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