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<blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 6746634" data-attributes="member: 59506"><p>I absolutely hated the name Warlord...until this. You've swayed me quite a bit in its favor. And you're right, strictly by definition, even feudal lords were Warlords. Central authority was a very tenuous and variable thing in feudal Europe. </p><p></p><p>Honestly, with Warlord actually a fairly modern word and the negative connotations a mostly modern aspect, maybe it's not as bad as I've previously judged it.</p><p></p><p>Though I still prefer Consul.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>What I'll likely do is keep <em>Warlord</em> as the name of the dedicated class for the Warlording the Fighter thread (seems only fair, and the poll is leaning that way anyways and was mostly only for fun), obviously keep <em>Battle Master</em> and <em>Valor Bard/College of Valor</em> for the archetypes, but name the Prestige Class <em>Consul </em>(a member of the <em>College of Consuls</em><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />).</p><p></p><p>Then throw it all at the wall and see what sticks.</p><p></p><p>The Prestige Class won't be as martial focused as the dedicated class, and even less martial focused compared to the Battle Master. Since the Prestige Class is something meant for any class to be able to multi-class with, I think the concept of a <em>"counsellor with tactical, strategic, and leadership training - and maybe the proxy/liaison of someone with authority - but doesn't have the personal implication of authority"</em> works really well. It can fulfill the concept of Leader Rogues, Leader Rangers, Leader Barbarians, Leader Clerics and Paladins, even Leader Druids, etc...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El Mahdi, post: 6746634, member: 59506"] I absolutely hated the name Warlord...until this. You've swayed me quite a bit in its favor. And you're right, strictly by definition, even feudal lords were Warlords. Central authority was a very tenuous and variable thing in feudal Europe. Honestly, with Warlord actually a fairly modern word and the negative connotations a mostly modern aspect, maybe it's not as bad as I've previously judged it. Though I still prefer Consul.:D What I'll likely do is keep [I]Warlord[/I] as the name of the dedicated class for the Warlording the Fighter thread (seems only fair, and the poll is leaning that way anyways and was mostly only for fun), obviously keep [I]Battle Master[/I] and [I]Valor Bard/College of Valor[/I] for the archetypes, but name the Prestige Class [I]Consul [/I](a member of the [I]College of Consuls[/I]:D). Then throw it all at the wall and see what sticks. The Prestige Class won't be as martial focused as the dedicated class, and even less martial focused compared to the Battle Master. Since the Prestige Class is something meant for any class to be able to multi-class with, I think the concept of a [I]"counsellor with tactical, strategic, and leadership training - and maybe the proxy/liaison of someone with authority - but doesn't have the personal implication of authority"[/I] works really well. It can fulfill the concept of Leader Rogues, Leader Rangers, Leader Barbarians, Leader Clerics and Paladins, even Leader Druids, etc... [/QUOTE]
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