Warlord, like everyone else. *sigh* I'm not even sure if I would make a good warlord, I've never been great at the front line fighter role, and a lot of the warlord's abilities seem melee oriented. I play much better rogues, wizards, clerics. We'll see if I can build a backfield warlord.
What class will be your first?
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A rather mad star pact warlock with ranger training, sworn to 'prepare the world' for the very powers that consumed his village, his youth, and his family. A rather crazed example of what happens to people when you make deals for power when you don't know the price. Fun little backstory about an ignorant young hunter who finds the remains of a 'falling star' and makes a deal for power and knowledge as the creatures that emerge from it feed off his life force. He starts to realize what he's done as they devour his village...after he leads them to it. Thanks to their feeding he now looks to be in his late 40s, but keeps going because they demand it and forced a fairly unnatural vitality upon him. He's also quite insane because of whats he has done and because they whisper instructions to him in his sleep.
I'm just not sure whether to turn the creepy factor up a lot. I can play some of it for amusement value as he isn't actually sane enough to tell whether 'prepare the world' means setting up people to be farmed like cattle or actually organizing a resistance against the creatures that he's relatively sure are coming for them. Someone may balk, however, when he raises the idea of making a magical implement (rod) out of the femur of his dead lover and the skull of their unborn child.
I'm just not sure whether to turn the creepy factor up a lot. I can play some of it for amusement value as he isn't actually sane enough to tell whether 'prepare the world' means setting up people to be farmed like cattle or actually organizing a resistance against the creatures that he's relatively sure are coming for them. Someone may balk, however, when he raises the idea of making a magical implement (rod) out of the femur of his dead lover and the skull of their unborn child.
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I voted Rogue, but I will probably be DMing.
I like the Rogue because:
"I poke you here, you move over there."
"Ah, a chink in your armor, to bad."
"So what if they call me a backstabber."
"You can't keep up with me can you?"
In other words, they hit hard, move targets around, can attack reflex or will defence and can move around really well on the battlefield. In addition they can sneak and bluff with the best.
One of my playtesters first played the Wizard and then the Paladin from the pregen characters.
Him, after the first session: "I am going to play the wizard".
Me, before the second session: "You have to try another character."
Him: "Ok, I think I will try the Paladin"
Him after the second session: "I am going to play the Paladin"
The only class I didn't get impressed by where the Ranger and Warlock. The synergy with the rest of the party was quite low. If you compare them to the third striker, the Rogue you will notice that the Rogue will make it much easier for the party to set up flanking and that the Rogue will soak a bit of damage that otherwise would have targeted the Fighter/Paladin. In addition the rogue has some crowd control abilities from the encounter/daily powers (move enemies 1+ squares).
I like the Rogue because:
"I poke you here, you move over there."
"Ah, a chink in your armor, to bad."
"So what if they call me a backstabber."
"You can't keep up with me can you?"
In other words, they hit hard, move targets around, can attack reflex or will defence and can move around really well on the battlefield. In addition they can sneak and bluff with the best.
One of my playtesters first played the Wizard and then the Paladin from the pregen characters.
Him, after the first session: "I am going to play the wizard".
Me, before the second session: "You have to try another character."
Him: "Ok, I think I will try the Paladin"
Him after the second session: "I am going to play the Paladin"
The only class I didn't get impressed by where the Ranger and Warlock. The synergy with the rest of the party was quite low. If you compare them to the third striker, the Rogue you will notice that the Rogue will make it much easier for the party to set up flanking and that the Rogue will soak a bit of damage that otherwise would have targeted the Fighter/Paladin. In addition the rogue has some crowd control abilities from the encounter/daily powers (move enemies 1+ squares).
GoodKingJayIII
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More than likely I'll be DMing first, but if/when I get the chance to play it's a toss-up between a dwarf warlord and a tiefling paladin/warlock I've been jonesin' for.
I put warlord just because I like my concept a little better.
I put warlord just because I like my concept a little better.
Cirex
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My chances for playing 4e are very, very low, since only other player would be up to DMing...and it would be once Spanish version is out, but, if I could play, my first character would be an Eladrin Wizard or Warlock (leaning towards Warlock).
I like the concept of both, although warlock seems a bit more refreshing, and Eladrin is such a cool race (even without the teleporting stuff).
I like the concept of both, although warlock seems a bit more refreshing, and Eladrin is such a cool race (even without the teleporting stuff).
Wormwood
Adventurer
Alas, poor Cleric!
I knew him, ENWorld: a fellow of infinite cures, of most excellent orisons:
he hath buffed me a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination he is!
Where be your heals now? your glyphs? your turning table? your cheap-ass PrC exploits that were wont to set the DM on a rage?
I knew him, ENWorld: a fellow of infinite cures, of most excellent orisons:
he hath buffed me a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination he is!
Where be your heals now? your glyphs? your turning table? your cheap-ass PrC exploits that were wont to set the DM on a rage?
Darkwolf71
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I'll be Flumph/DM our first 4e campaign. So, until one of the 3e campaigns end (later this year) I have lots of time to see different classes in action and decide then.
