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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vikingkingq" data-source="post: 5949791" data-attributes="member: 66208">I like these themes especially, as they emphasize the skill and intelligence of a trained and experience martial combatant as opposed to the Fighter being a brainless muscle-man. A Fighter that knows themselves, and their opponents should be formidable in combating monsters that would be incredibly difficult for someone who's never left the training barracks - although I'm not quite sure how to represent this mechanically. I also like the idea of the Fighter as a melee McGuyver who actually has a reason for carrying around all those different weapons, using his arsenal like a pro's golf bag - "hmmmm...this ogre isn't wearing armor and is pretty slow, hand me the greatsword....this Stone Golem is going to blunt my longsword, better get out the pickaxe." I like these things as linked components - Fighters are brave warriors who unflinchingly go toe to toe with terrifying monsters and abominations beyond the ken of men. This conspicuous heroism inspires the common folk in unique ways; to most, Wizards are strange and dangerous forces, Clerics and Paladins are "in this world, yet not of it," Rogues are more infamous than famous, Bards are there to tell stories about heroes and tend to be rather rogueish as well, etc.</blockquote>