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The Warlord shouldn't be a class... change my mind!
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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 7885444" data-attributes="member: 5142"><p>I don't see Robin Hood or Odysseus as Battlemasters. In many regards, the Battlemaster also fills the spot of the "Blademaster" who has a skilled technical grasp of arms combat and swordsmanship, which we see in most of the maneuvers. I don't really ever get that sense from Odysseus. He was not defined so much by his ability at arms, but by being wily, shrewd, clever, and deceitful. In some ways, he would almost make for a good rogue, but he was also an armed and armored soldier, which is why is probably the most readily apparent "Warlord" of literature. So I think that Odysseus was meant to embody a champion of Athena who was wise in the ways of war and guile. </p><p></p><p>I haven't watched much of it, but Lelouch of Code Geass comes to mind. Arguably Julius Ceasar. Doesn't mean that he never fought, but usually he got his hands dirty fighting when "naughty word hit the fan" and/or the troops required a more "Bravura approach" to inspire them. Zhuge Liang (Romance of the Three Kingdoms): famous scholar-strategist of Chinese history and literature. </p><p></p><p>Conan is a skilled warrior in his own right, but he is still often regarded as a Barbarian rather than a Fighter. If your character exists as a PC in D&D, then your character will be a capable warrior to some extent or another. If the only requirements for a character to be considered a Fighter is "non-magical" and "good warrior," then the Fighter exists as a pretty weakly-defined catch-all archetype.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 7885444, member: 5142"] I don't see Robin Hood or Odysseus as Battlemasters. In many regards, the Battlemaster also fills the spot of the "Blademaster" who has a skilled technical grasp of arms combat and swordsmanship, which we see in most of the maneuvers. I don't really ever get that sense from Odysseus. He was not defined so much by his ability at arms, but by being wily, shrewd, clever, and deceitful. In some ways, he would almost make for a good rogue, but he was also an armed and armored soldier, which is why is probably the most readily apparent "Warlord" of literature. So I think that Odysseus was meant to embody a champion of Athena who was wise in the ways of war and guile. I haven't watched much of it, but Lelouch of Code Geass comes to mind. Arguably Julius Ceasar. Doesn't mean that he never fought, but usually he got his hands dirty fighting when "naughty word hit the fan" and/or the troops required a more "Bravura approach" to inspire them. Zhuge Liang (Romance of the Three Kingdoms): famous scholar-strategist of Chinese history and literature. Conan is a skilled warrior in his own right, but he is still often regarded as a Barbarian rather than a Fighter. If your character exists as a PC in D&D, then your character will be a capable warrior to some extent or another. If the only requirements for a character to be considered a Fighter is "non-magical" and "good warrior," then the Fighter exists as a pretty weakly-defined catch-all archetype. [/QUOTE]
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