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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7885306" data-attributes="member: 996"><p>AFAIK, it's one of only two builds of its kind in D&Ds long, combat-centric history. The other was the Pacifist Cleric that originated in 3e and got a non-core implementation in 4e.</p><p></p><p>In both cases, you have a particularly good support character that's non-contributing in direct combat, itself. The Pacifist, it's an oath, with magical consequences, in exchange for more potent healing. The 'lazy' build was just a matter of dumping STR and maxing INT, and needn't be taken that far, as long as INT was maximized you were as good at attack-granting and tactical buffs.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and in 4e there was also shaman build that could be that heavily into attack-granting, so 3, I guess. </p><p></p><p></p><p> They're examples of different builds (sub-classes) There's a number of takes on it, the silly one you hear about is literally 'lazy' like "oh, you attack him for me," the genre characters that it can model on the more non-combatant side of the scale are sidekicks, supporting characters, the victim in chronic need of rescue - they're out of their league, and depend on their heroes in the party. </p><p>It's unique (again, the Pacifist Cleric is the only build that's similar, mechanicalky), in that it allows for a PC concept that isn't another equal, but contributes, indirectly.</p><p></p><p> Not at all, the really interesting possibilities are quite personal. The Marshal - right out of the Miniatures Handbook - would be the potentisl mass battle subclass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 7885306, member: 996"] AFAIK, it's one of only two builds of its kind in D&Ds long, combat-centric history. The other was the Pacifist Cleric that originated in 3e and got a non-core implementation in 4e. In both cases, you have a particularly good support character that's non-contributing in direct combat, itself. The Pacifist, it's an oath, with magical consequences, in exchange for more potent healing. The 'lazy' build was just a matter of dumping STR and maxing INT, and needn't be taken that far, as long as INT was maximized you were as good at attack-granting and tactical buffs. Oh, and in 4e there was also shaman build that could be that heavily into attack-granting, so 3, I guess. They're examples of different builds (sub-classes) There's a number of takes on it, the silly one you hear about is literally 'lazy' like "oh, you attack him for me," the genre characters that it can model on the more non-combatant side of the scale are sidekicks, supporting characters, the victim in chronic need of rescue - they're out of their league, and depend on their heroes in the party. It's unique (again, the Pacifist Cleric is the only build that's similar, mechanicalky), in that it allows for a PC concept that isn't another equal, but contributes, indirectly. Not at all, the really interesting possibilities are quite personal. The Marshal - right out of the Miniatures Handbook - would be the potentisl mass battle subclass. [/QUOTE]
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