Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
Where is the rule that every campaign setting must range over the full range of PHB descriptions at the frequemcy the PHB suggests for those descriptions? I've never encountered it.
Cool. I've never said there is one. I have said that settings alter the class as written in the PHB, and from this statement it seems that you agree with me.
Questing knights, conquering overlords, royal champions, elite foot soldiers, hardened mercenaries, and bandit kings—as fighters, they all share an unparalleled mastery with weapons and armor, and a thorough knowledge of the skills of combat. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and staring it defiantly in the face.
You appear to be committed to holding that a fighter who has, at the start of play, never killed; and/or a fighter who refuses to kill (by taking advantage of the "unconscious at zero hp" rule) is a house rule. Which is absurd.
Context is important. The listed examples are all very experienced, and you don't get to be a conquering overlord, royal champion, hardened merc, etc., without killing and defending your life.
Likewise you seem committed to holding the idea of a paladin rather than a fighter being a questing knight a house rule. Etc.
Nope! Just because questing knights can be fighters, does not mean that all questing knights are fighters. That fluff makes no claim that every questing knight is a fighter.
The cleric is not the only class with "fluff" (to use your label),
Yep! Correct on that one.
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