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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6678685" data-attributes="member: 996">It would be sensible, though not very flavorful, to separate the honorable Knightly aspect from the mounted-combat cavalry aspect. &nbsp;The original concept was necessarily a warrior.&nbsp; Fans took one build to an extreme that allowed you to get away with not being a warrior, though, and it'd be cool if 5e still allowed that.&nbsp; No, any class cannot be a Warlord, not anymore than any class can be a Cleric or Rogue or anything else that's worthy of a full class.&nbsp; Any character might mix in some Warlord, though, via MCing or other options.&nbsp; 5e does have feats and backgrounds that lift a little of a given class, and Inspiring Leader might be like one of those feats for the Warlord, and 5e does have hybrid (sub)classes in lieu of multi-classing, like the EK, and you might have sub-classes that are as much warlords as an EK is a wizard, for instance.&nbsp; &nbsp;That's not mine, it's an old one, I have no idea who came up with it.&nbsp; Some Warlords, though, did the 'lead by example' thing and were competent warriors, though no match for a fighter or barbarian.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 6678685, member: 996"] It would be sensible, though not very flavorful, to separate the honorable Knightly aspect from the mounted-combat cavalry aspect. The original concept was necessarily a warrior. Fans took one build to an extreme that allowed you to get away with not being a warrior, though, and it'd be cool if 5e still allowed that. No, any class cannot be a Warlord, not anymore than any class can be a Cleric or Rogue or anything else that's worthy of a full class. Any character might mix in some Warlord, though, via MCing or other options. 5e does have feats and backgrounds that lift a little of a given class, and Inspiring Leader might be like one of those feats for the Warlord, and 5e does have hybrid (sub)classes in lieu of multi-classing, like the EK, and you might have sub-classes that are as much warlords as an EK is a wizard, for instance. That's not mine, it's an old one, I have no idea who came up with it. Some Warlords, though, did the 'lead by example' thing and were competent warriors, though no match for a fighter or barbarian. [/QUOTE]

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