New name for Warlord

[hong]

Agreed -- not bad, but a bit dry.

Nothing wrong with dry. This is a game with classes named fighter, cleric and rogue... heck, I'd say that a name that was TOO exotic/flavoursome would be inappropriate in this context.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

I'd have gone with Veteran.

I want them to save the name Veteran for the Leader role in the Psionics Handbook. That way, I can play a Veteran of a thousand Psychic Wars.

 

[Klaus]

I want them to save the name Veteran for the Leader role in the Psionics Handbook. That way, I can play a Veteran of a thousand Psychic Wars.

Nice!

Who will play Taarna?

 

[The Myopic Sniper]

And if we're going to get into negative connotations, every time I see a news article about "Taliban fighters", my inner D&D geek dies a little more.

If you think that Fighters are getting a unfortunate connotations in recent years, you might want to do a Google news search for the word Cleric.

 

[Felon]

You mean "look at the minority who think warlord is "fine".

30% of the voters so far think warlord is fine, but almost 70% think it's not, and suggest something else.

No, I meant exactly what I said. It wasn't at 30% then, and not 30% now. And for a name with as bad as "warlord", 30% is too much.

 

[Felon]

I would have said to ask Monte Cook for permission to call it "Warmain." That name works even better for me.

You know, Monte's batch of made-up exotic names for Arcana Unearthed was somewhat off-putting to me, but I'll take them over one that's utilitarian but lousy.

 

[Felon]

And if we're going to get into negative connotations, every time I see a news article about "Taliban fighters", my inner D&D geek dies a little more.

Really? Personally, I think it's great that there are people who fight the Taliban.

Seriously though, note that in your rebuttal on negative connotations, you had to slap "Taliban" in front of "fighter" to get something negative. Putting a warm-and-fuzzy adjective in front of it--like, say, "freedom"--lends a positive connotation.

Warlord is just downright negative all on its own. In fact, warlords have a tendency to refer themselves as freedom fighters.

If you don't mind dry, and marshal doesn't do it for you, then how about "commander"?

 

[Incenjucar]

...Director...?

Really would have to know what the buggers do first.

I mean... do they actually order people around, or are they just buff bots...?

I think the main thing is that the term "lord" is waaaaay too strong.

But then the overall notion of a "leader class role" bugs me.

Take bards. They weren't always leaders. Sometimes they were more like cheerleaders or enablers or some such. The people in the group who go "Oh hey guys come on you can do it you can totally win yeah we're the greatest!"

 

[Frostmarrow]

...Director...?

Really would have to know what the buggers do first.

I mean... do they actually order people around, or are they just buff bots...?

I think the main thing is that the term "lord" is waaaaay too strong.

But then the overall notion of a "leader class role" bugs me.

Take bards. They weren't always leaders. Sometimes they were more like cheerleaders or enablers or some such. The people in the group who go "Oh hey guys come on you can do it you can totally win yeah we're the greatest!"

Where the bard would give help to his friends by shouting encouraging words the warlord will boost morale by his actions. He won't stand in the back going "if you charge those monsters I bet'ya it will great!". No he'll go "CHARGE!" and those who follow will get a bonus.

 

[MarkB]

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