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<blockquote data-quote="Alaxk Knight of Galt" data-source="post: 5732730" data-attributes="member: 4129">Codified Combat Roles are new.&nbsp; Yes, clerics and druids both healed, but they could also be front line fighters.&nbsp; Put that cleric in heavy armor, give him a mace and you are good to go.&nbsp; Were roles implied by the rules absolutely.&nbsp; Enforced by the rules, not so much.Look at 3rd Edition.&nbsp; What's a Fighter who dips into Rogue?&nbsp; Is he a defender?&nbsp; Is he a striker?&nbsp; What about a fighter who takes levels in cleric?&nbsp; What's that, a healer?&nbsp; What's a Barbarian?&nbsp; What's a monk - Striker, Defender, Controller?&nbsp; What's a bard?&nbsp; He can heal, but if you say he's just a healer, you've just hacked off 75% or more the class.&nbsp; What's a Druid?&nbsp; It can be a front line fighter, or a spell slinger, or a healer.3rd Edition allowed you to be whatever you wanted to be.&nbsp; Multi-classing, feats, and spells could focus a character or broaden a charater to your heart's content.&nbsp; The player defined what, if any role, the character would have in combat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alaxk Knight of Galt, post: 5732730, member: 4129"] Codified Combat Roles are new. Yes, clerics and druids both healed, but they could also be front line fighters. Put that cleric in heavy armor, give him a mace and you are good to go. Were roles implied by the rules absolutely. Enforced by the rules, not so much. Look at 3rd Edition. What's a Fighter who dips into Rogue? Is he a defender? Is he a striker? What about a fighter who takes levels in cleric? What's that, a healer? What's a Barbarian? What's a monk - Striker, Defender, Controller? What's a bard? He can heal, but if you say he's just a healer, you've just hacked off 75% or more the class. What's a Druid? It can be a front line fighter, or a spell slinger, or a healer. 3rd Edition allowed you to be whatever you wanted to be. Multi-classing, feats, and spells could focus a character or broaden a charater to your heart's content. The player defined what, if any role, the character would have in combat. [/QUOTE]

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