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<blockquote data-quote="Bluewyrm" data-source="post: 4365084" data-attributes="member: 72122"><p><strong>Depends on what you are looking for</strong></p><p></p><p>I would say the reason for Fighters not having 1st level access to Plate is an intent to "balance" the Fighter to the Paladin (to really every other class out there). That seems to be a major focus for 4e, striving for balance between the classes. So is there a thematic or narrative reason for a Fighter to not be trained in Plate? Probably not. You certainly could develop such reasoning in your campaign, but I don't see such reasoning present in the "feel" of the Fighter as it currently stands.</p><p> </p><p>So I suppose if you are striving for better realism in your campaign, then I would let the Fighter have his Plate. However, once you do this, you could very well see players of the other classes upset that they no longer have Plate armour as well (Clerics come to mind). I'd take a look at your player group, and if there are no other Paladins or Clerics in it, you could probably allow it without too much unrest. If you are striving to keep the intended balance between the classes, then I would stay with the RAW. Really, you get so many feats in 4e, achieving access to Plate is fairly trivial, so your player won't really be very hampered anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluewyrm, post: 4365084, member: 72122"] [b]Depends on what you are looking for[/b] I would say the reason for Fighters not having 1st level access to Plate is an intent to "balance" the Fighter to the Paladin (to really every other class out there). That seems to be a major focus for 4e, striving for balance between the classes. So is there a thematic or narrative reason for a Fighter to not be trained in Plate? Probably not. You certainly could develop such reasoning in your campaign, but I don't see such reasoning present in the "feel" of the Fighter as it currently stands. So I suppose if you are striving for better realism in your campaign, then I would let the Fighter have his Plate. However, once you do this, you could very well see players of the other classes upset that they no longer have Plate armour as well (Clerics come to mind). I'd take a look at your player group, and if there are no other Paladins or Clerics in it, you could probably allow it without too much unrest. If you are striving to keep the intended balance between the classes, then I would stay with the RAW. Really, you get so many feats in 4e, achieving access to Plate is fairly trivial, so your player won't really be very hampered anyway. [/QUOTE]
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