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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tuxgeo" data-source="post: 7042462" data-attributes="member: 61026">For my own purposes, I would leave out the INT-based or WIS-based or CHA-based poll options, and instead ask whether the poll respondents favor a set of features in the various Warden subclasses that would apply on a limited schedule (per rest, or when someone else spends a limited resource), and have those various subclasses differ on whether that feature was INT-based or WIS-based or CHA-based. That is, the Warden (or whatever we call it) might be STR-based, but the secondary ability score could vary by subclass. I would add a lot more "Fluffed as" choices: "Fluffed as having a distinctive voice that can be loud and sharp enough to be heard clearly through the din of battle" might be one. "Fluffed as being vigorous enough and spirited enough that others view that Warden as being a hard-charger" might be another one. "Fluffed as being grating and caustic enough that others view that Warden as being someone who has pronounced opinions that may have been developed through hard-won and valuable experience" might be a third.Instead of attacks and grants a benefit as the same action, I would be more inclined to offer an option for the Warden to be able to "Grant a tactical buff as a bonus action when taking the Attack action." (This would clearly be limited to once per round, because a character can only take one bonus action per round.)Certainly not offering the same healing as a Cleric or the same fighting ability as a Fighter. That's trampling on toes. The Warden should be lesser than those classes at those signature abilities. Certainly "strictly non-magical," but that's so fundamental that it shouldn't even be in the poll at all, because it's not even a question: Without that feature, the result would not be the Warlord class that people have been asking for; and the player should just as well play a bard instead.The "Support Healing" and "Action Swapping" poll questions are fine. Temp HP granting is fine. Tactical buffs are fine. Tactical debuffs are questionable, because that's more the Wizard's thing; but listing it in the poll could be an informative exercise.</blockquote>

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