Warden! (Forked Thread: Playing Minotaurs)

[TerraDave]

Forked from: Playing Minotaurs

We're also told that minotaurs make excellent wardens--have we heard of this class before? Are we seeing the advent of the primal defender?

Another PHBII class revealed.

Hmm, primal defender...could be an alt barbarian, though with a name like that, sounds more like an alt ranger.

In any case: let the speculation begin!

 

[Bold or Stupid]

Two handed weapon, primarily spear or axe.
Defender natch. Some similiarity to tw ranger, as a mobile melee combat able to lure foes away from his allies.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

I'm putting my bet on Primal Defender as well. I could see it being Primal and all having Powers oriented towards having the land/spirits that it watches over rising up to defend himself and his allies.

Come on Warden summoning twin spirit hounds to carrel enemies toward him and away from his allies

I don't imagine he would have lots of heavy armour, so will probably rely on his Primal skills and Dexterity to not get hit while hindering opponents.

 

[Shroomy]

I have to go with defender too, especially since the Minotaur has bonuses to Strength and Constitution. I'm thinking a kind of huntsman, kind of like the ranger, but with a much more pronounced mystical bent. I wonder how the marking will work?

 

[Rechan]

I'm thinking a kind of huntsman, kind of like the ranger, but with a much more pronounced mystical bent.

So, like a mythic Native American warrior?

With a name like Warden, I actually am thinking about areas. Like, he throws down a zone (that he is in the center of), and allies in the zone get a benefit to AC while enemies in the zone are marked. Or maybe he can shift to anywhere in the zone as a standard action (sort've like the Swordmage's teleporting).

Another venue is turning the class into something like a Dwarven Defender. A bodyguard, able to take some of the punishment that someone else receives, able to negate forced moves, etc.