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<blockquote data-quote="Dagredhel" data-source="post: 4885646" data-attributes="member: 3421"><p>So... I'd agree that this would make a good <strong>base</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Compared to the Pathfinder Fighter (at least what I recall offhand from the Beta,) it's probably still lacking comparatively, though.</p><p></p><p>It seems like you're going more for simple versus retro, am I right? The "old school" feel you're striving for is uncomplicated play, rather than a recreation of a specifc ruleset, correct?</p><p></p><p>One thing lacking (and which a Fighter should have) is greater damage-dealing capability. A scaling bonus per level is a really straightforward fix. A large bonus could be limited to a single attack requiring a full attack action (so no iterative attacks, just the one for the round.)</p><p></p><p>Defenses could also be beefed up without making the bennies specific to a particular type of armor. Make it a blanket bonus to AC scaling with level. Or add DR. How about temporary hit points each round equal to the AC bonus of armor and shield? (Or half that, if you think that is over the top.)</p><p></p><p>As Voadam mentioned, there will still be some "must have" feats in order to pull the "master of arms" riff off. Perhaps you'd prefer a player to pick these up as regular feats from level advancement. But for a "retro" old school previous edition feel, I'd consider including <strong>Cleave</strong> (and perhaps the feats and abilities that improve it... Great Cleave and Supreme Cleave?)</p><p></p><p>Some rulesets gave the Fighting Man/Fighter the ability to sweep the rug (make lots and lots of attacks) against low (was it 1HD or less?) foes. I think Cleave is a good way to represent that. Give the class Cleave as a virtual feat without Power Attack as a prerequisite.</p><p></p><p>The other "retro" appropriate feat worth mentioning is Leadership at 9th level.</p><p></p><p>As to a name for the class, my suggestion is <strong>Myrmidon</strong>. I always thought it was one of the coolest "named" levels. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/glasses.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="B-)" title="Glasses B-)" data-shortname="B-)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dagredhel, post: 4885646, member: 3421"] So... I'd agree that this would make a good [B]base[/B]. Compared to the Pathfinder Fighter (at least what I recall offhand from the Beta,) it's probably still lacking comparatively, though. It seems like you're going more for simple versus retro, am I right? The "old school" feel you're striving for is uncomplicated play, rather than a recreation of a specifc ruleset, correct? One thing lacking (and which a Fighter should have) is greater damage-dealing capability. A scaling bonus per level is a really straightforward fix. A large bonus could be limited to a single attack requiring a full attack action (so no iterative attacks, just the one for the round.) Defenses could also be beefed up without making the bennies specific to a particular type of armor. Make it a blanket bonus to AC scaling with level. Or add DR. How about temporary hit points each round equal to the AC bonus of armor and shield? (Or half that, if you think that is over the top.) As Voadam mentioned, there will still be some "must have" feats in order to pull the "master of arms" riff off. Perhaps you'd prefer a player to pick these up as regular feats from level advancement. But for a "retro" old school previous edition feel, I'd consider including [B]Cleave[/B] (and perhaps the feats and abilities that improve it... Great Cleave and Supreme Cleave?) Some rulesets gave the Fighting Man/Fighter the ability to sweep the rug (make lots and lots of attacks) against low (was it 1HD or less?) foes. I think Cleave is a good way to represent that. Give the class Cleave as a virtual feat without Power Attack as a prerequisite. The other "retro" appropriate feat worth mentioning is Leadership at 9th level. As to a name for the class, my suggestion is [B]Myrmidon[/B]. I always thought it was one of the coolest "named" levels. B-) [/QUOTE]
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