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<blockquote data-quote="Xipe_Totec" data-source="post: 5498000" data-attributes="member: 6671547">Ok, just to explain a few reasons why I made the decisions I made.&nbsp; Even when I first started reading about 4e a few months back, the Warden caught my eye.&nbsp; However, someone else decided to play the &quot;tank&quot; in our first 4e campaign, so now that we're on our 2nd, the opportunity came up again and this time, that's the exact role that was needed.&nbsp; Why ES Warden?&nbsp; Well, that build seemed to fit the mold for what the party needed as a solid defender able to absorb the blows (plus I LOVE the flavor of being able to dish out the +CON damage stuff.&nbsp; I know it's not the highest damage, even among defenders, but it adds a certain level of strategy that keeps me interested).As for why Goliath, I considered that for quite a while.&nbsp; Obviously Dwarves are far and away the best race now that they can pick up STR/CON, and I considered playing one for just that reason, but I just didn't like the flavor of them.&nbsp; So I read through brief descriptions of different races compatible with the Warden class, and I was instantly drawn to Goliath.&nbsp; They seemed to not only fit the picture I had in my head when imagining a Warden, but their racial characteristics fit perfectly with the personality I had in mind for my character, so I went for it.&nbsp; It actually wasn't until I was at this stage that I found out about the &quot;sky pirate&quot; theme we were going to have for the setting, and I feel like I can make it work for my character.&nbsp; One thing to consider, and I believe I mentioned this in a previous post, is it's not the &quot;peg-leg, pet parrots, rape and pillage&quot; type pirates, but the &quot;work outside of the law and maybe do a few dirty deeds to make some money&quot; kind of pirate.&nbsp; Think &quot;Firefly&quot;/&quot;Serenity&quot;.&nbsp; To be honest, I think that was kind've what inspired the theme.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xipe_Totec, post: 5498000, member: 6671547"] Ok, just to explain a few reasons why I made the decisions I made. Even when I first started reading about 4e a few months back, the Warden caught my eye. However, someone else decided to play the "tank" in our first 4e campaign, so now that we're on our 2nd, the opportunity came up again and this time, that's the exact role that was needed. Why ES Warden? Well, that build seemed to fit the mold for what the party needed as a solid defender able to absorb the blows (plus I LOVE the flavor of being able to dish out the +CON damage stuff. I know it's not the highest damage, even among defenders, but it adds a certain level of strategy that keeps me interested). As for why Goliath, I considered that for quite a while. Obviously Dwarves are far and away the best race now that they can pick up STR/CON, and I considered playing one for just that reason, but I just didn't like the flavor of them. So I read through brief descriptions of different races compatible with the Warden class, and I was instantly drawn to Goliath. They seemed to not only fit the picture I had in my head when imagining a Warden, but their racial characteristics fit perfectly with the personality I had in mind for my character, so I went for it. It actually wasn't until I was at this stage that I found out about the "sky pirate" theme we were going to have for the setting, and I feel like I can make it work for my character. One thing to consider, and I believe I mentioned this in a previous post, is it's not the "peg-leg, pet parrots, rape and pillage" type pirates, but the "work outside of the law and maybe do a few dirty deeds to make some money" kind of pirate. Think "Firefly"/"Serenity". To be honest, I think that was kind've what inspired the theme. [/QUOTE]

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