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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charles Dunwoody" data-source="post: 3849371" data-attributes="member: 17927">I almost didn't come back to this thread after a poster at Wizards wanted to stick pins in a Voodoo doll of me because I had this thread started there too. I don't care enough about the name to start using Voodoo on those who disagree with me!I wanted to mention that Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying 1st edition had a soldier option (along with merc, marine, and militiaman). I liked that the soldier seemed to belong to a more organized training background than the "fighters" (militiaman, merc, and marine).Soldiers have been around forever (well at least since civilization has been waging war) and to a large degree they have always had to have a good grasp of tactics and leadership. The have to march in line, fight with other soldiers (sometimes at very close quarters), and follow orders. They also have to have a certain level of esprit 'd corps to overcome the fear and depravation and horror they face daily on the battlefield. Lots of willpower and personal conviction. Or anger and a desire for vengeance. Either way, the readiness to kill and the training to do so in an organized melee.A 1st level soldier would have left whatever guild or army trained them in tactics and become an adventurer. Good grasp of tactics and leadership already learned.</blockquote>