Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 6725877" data-attributes="member: 59506">I partly agree.&nbsp; Yes, a 5E Warlord can't be constrained by 4E definitions and mechanics, but it must fulfill the concept.&nbsp; I believe fulfilling that concept can be done within 5E's paradigm, but it is one reason for the difficulty I've found in crafting a 5E version.&nbsp; It's difficult, but it's not impossible.&nbsp; The Warlord concept, devoid of mechanics, is: a Leader/Ally-Support, a Strategist/Tactician, and a source of real physical recovery through Inspiration - a facilitator of party synergy.Neither the Valor Bard or the Battle Master - or even a multi-class combination of the two - fulfill that concept.&nbsp; There is no way to restore real Hit Points in 5E through an Inspiration mechanic.&nbsp; That desire is not about adherence to 4E definitions, it's about adherence to the Warlord concept.&nbsp; This is a desire to model/play/explore a legitimate fictional trope and leader concept that 5E currently cannot do.&nbsp; You can make something Warlord-esque, but not something that fully fulfills the Warlord concept.To do so requires either re-addressing the Battle Master and Valor Bard, developing Warlord Archetypes for each individual class, expanding Feat options, or developing and including a stand-alone Warlord class.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="El Mahdi, post: 6725877, member: 59506"] I partly agree. Yes, a 5E Warlord can't be constrained by 4E definitions and mechanics, but it must fulfill the [B][I]concept[/I][/B]. I believe fulfilling that concept can be done within 5E's paradigm, but it is one reason for the difficulty I've found in crafting a 5E version. It's difficult, but it's not impossible. The Warlord concept, devoid of mechanics, is: a Leader/Ally-Support, a Strategist/Tactician, and a source of real physical recovery through Inspiration - a facilitator of party synergy. Neither the Valor Bard or the Battle Master - or even a multi-class combination of the two - fulfill that concept. There is no way to restore real Hit Points in 5E through an Inspiration mechanic. That desire is not about adherence to 4E definitions, it's about adherence to the Warlord [I]concept[/I]. This is a desire to model/play/explore a legitimate fictional trope and leader concept that 5E currently cannot do. You can make something Warlord-[I]esque[/I], but not something that fully fulfills the Warlord concept. To do so requires either re-addressing the Battle Master and Valor Bard, developing Warlord Archetypes for each individual class, expanding Feat options, or developing and including a stand-alone Warlord class. [/QUOTE]

Verification