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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SirAntoine" data-source="post: 6528537" data-attributes="member: 6731904">I never saw a player do anything of the kind, but I believe people who say they saw it, so I say there were roles for some people.  I wouldn't want the game to tell players what the combat role of the characters of a given class is, though.  Even if it's useful strategic advice, it should be presented that way instead of with a label.  When you talk of roles now, people think of the 4e roles, but the word, role, is too central to the game.  The only thing that comes close to that is class, but even then it's just class.  The role is the character you are role-playing in any RPG.  This is an individual.I think it would be beyond the scope of this thread to further comment on the 4e roles in particular, but suffice to say, no one needs the same strategic advice to play 5th Edition.</blockquote>