happyelf
First Post
Just an errant thought, but i've been thinking of the as yet unmentioned classes, and wether they may fit in a niche other than the one we might assume.
It seems likely at least on the surface that the Barbarian would be a defender, like the fighter or paladin. They're a front-line fighter, after all. But I honestly think they'd fuction better as a striker, dealing large amounts of damage and being more manuverable as they charge around the battlefield like the beserk lunatics we all know they should be.
But taking it futher, i'm wondering if they could be a controller instead, like a wizard. While it might seem odd to think of a barbarian as comparable to a wizard, when you think about it a really hell-for leather barbarian rampage might be best depicted in the rules by area effect attacks, status effects, and the ability to move foes around. You could easily imagine a barb charging into a swarm of goblins, bowling them over, sliacing a few at a time, while he hefts one up by the throat and hurls it into a chasm.
Maybe a barb's at-will attack could alllow them to slide one foe or themself on a successful attack, while their daily could be an AE melee attack as they swing their blade around in a frenzy. Obviously they would not have the range of otehr controllers, but if anything that's a good way to render them more versatile.
I guess they could have some of this flavour as a defender, but i think the niche would prevent them from rampaging around as much as they should be. OTOH a striker doesn't have the right potential for mayhem IMO.
Does anyone have any other thoughts like this?
It seems likely at least on the surface that the Barbarian would be a defender, like the fighter or paladin. They're a front-line fighter, after all. But I honestly think they'd fuction better as a striker, dealing large amounts of damage and being more manuverable as they charge around the battlefield like the beserk lunatics we all know they should be.
But taking it futher, i'm wondering if they could be a controller instead, like a wizard. While it might seem odd to think of a barbarian as comparable to a wizard, when you think about it a really hell-for leather barbarian rampage might be best depicted in the rules by area effect attacks, status effects, and the ability to move foes around. You could easily imagine a barb charging into a swarm of goblins, bowling them over, sliacing a few at a time, while he hefts one up by the throat and hurls it into a chasm.
Maybe a barb's at-will attack could alllow them to slide one foe or themself on a successful attack, while their daily could be an AE melee attack as they swing their blade around in a frenzy. Obviously they would not have the range of otehr controllers, but if anything that's a good way to render them more versatile.
I guess they could have some of this flavour as a defender, but i think the niche would prevent them from rampaging around as much as they should be. OTOH a striker doesn't have the right potential for mayhem IMO.
Does anyone have any other thoughts like this?
