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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 8925152" data-attributes="member: 7006">Then it doesn't really help for Dungeons &amp; Dragons then, does it?&nbsp; Because D&amp;D is traditional fantasy.The Witcher is a 'warrior who uses magic' concept from traditional fantasy that has a strong emphasis and story that you can base a class around.&nbsp; The game already has that replicated to a certain extent with Matt Mercer's Blood Hunter.&nbsp; If WotC wanted to add their own Witcher-like class to the game, that could easily slot into the monster hunter theme that would get separated from the Ranger.But if not that... then what other story is there?&nbsp; The Swordmage has a little bit of history within the game, but still needs a focus to their &quot;defense&quot; within the settings for which it exists.&nbsp; If we go with the idea of the Swordmage's 'Aegis' defensive abilities... what are Swordmages defending?&nbsp; Are they bodyguards for kings and nobles?&nbsp; Are they a defender and law enforcement for commonfolk, a wandering constabulary?&nbsp; Who are they, how do their acquire their magic, and what is &quot;job&quot; in the world a la the Paladin's &quot;Knight In Shining Armor&quot; and the Ranger's &quot;Wilderness Survivalist and Protector&quot;?If only everyone could agree on the job of what this arcane half-caster would have... maybe it would gain traction and there would be enough of a call from the gaming populace for WotC to look into it.&nbsp; But I have made this exact same argument for the past 8 years... and all I ever get from people is &quot;No, we just want a completely open and generic 'fighter/wizard' combo that has unique game mechanics so that we can make them be anything we want!&quot;&nbsp; And this complete lack of agreement on what this so-called class should be (other than having &quot;unique mechanics&quot; but that's no argument for WotC to make a new class) is exactly why it's been asked for over and over and over and over and yet never gets made.The &quot;Generic Gish&quot; concept has not inspired WotC to make a new class.&nbsp; And at some point someone should realize this and eventually try and offer up a different direction for the arcane half-caster if they really want one that badly, because the generic version just ain't cutting it with the people in charge on the coast.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 8925152, member: 7006"] Then it doesn't really help for Dungeons & Dragons then, does it? Because D&D is traditional fantasy. The Witcher is a 'warrior who uses magic' concept from traditional fantasy that has a strong emphasis and story that you can base a class around. The game already has that replicated to a certain extent with Matt Mercer's Blood Hunter. If WotC wanted to add their own Witcher-like class to the game, that could easily slot into the monster hunter theme that would get separated from the Ranger. But if not that... then what other story is there? The Swordmage has a little bit of history within the game, but still needs a focus to their "defense" within the settings for which it exists. If we go with the idea of the Swordmage's 'Aegis' defensive abilities... what are Swordmages defending? Are they bodyguards for kings and nobles? Are they a defender and law enforcement for commonfolk, a wandering constabulary? Who are they, how do their acquire their magic, and what is "job" in the world a la the Paladin's "Knight In Shining Armor" and the Ranger's "Wilderness Survivalist and Protector"? If only everyone could agree on the job of what this arcane half-caster would have... maybe it would gain traction and there would be enough of a call from the gaming populace for WotC to look into it. But I have made this exact same argument for the past 8 years... and all I ever get from people is "No, we just want a completely open and generic 'fighter/wizard' combo that has unique game mechanics so that we can make them be anything we want!" And this complete lack of agreement on what this so-called class should be (other than having "unique mechanics" but that's no argument for WotC to make a new class) is exactly why it's been asked for over and over and over and over [I]and yet never gets made[/I]. The "Generic Gish" concept has not inspired WotC to make a new class. And at some point someone should realize this and eventually try and offer up a different direction for the arcane half-caster if they really want one that badly, because the generic version just ain't cutting it with the people in charge on the coast. [/QUOTE]

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