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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 4717298" data-attributes="member: 40177">So, I'm going to describe the PCs in two different editions - 2e, and 4e.  Mostly because I've been on a 4e kick lately, and I think 4e and 3e are a bit too similar in some ways... so it'd be more fun to use a weirder edition like 2e.Aragorn2E:  Fighter, with many woodsy NWPs.  The reasoning is, 2e Rangers were Two-weapon fighters and archers, and Aragorn wasn't really either of those.  He was a leader, and this was kind of covered by the Fighter's Followers.  4E:  Warlord, maybe with Avenger multi-class, and some woodsy-feat choices.  Aragorn is a leader, and he was all about helping out his allies and being a strong front man.  However, he did fight well in one-on-one battles (like the Avenger), and he has a strong vibe that supports that.Odysseus2E:  Rogue.  Rogue seems like the only class that really supports the versatility of a man like Odysseus.  You could say Bard, but the bard's magic is too inherent in 2e to work well with a mythic hero like Odysseus.  Rogues are often used to represent sailors, and Odysseus is no exception.  A dual-classed Fighter/Rogue could work even better, to represent Odysseus' specialization in his bow.  4E:  Ranger springs to mind, with an Archery specialization.  Of the D&D classes, I can only see  the ranger performing the "arrow through the rings" feat in The Odyssey.  Plus, the ranger could be seen as something of a wandering sailor.  A ranger that multi-classed into Warlord or (even better) melee bard would fit perhaps even better.Maximus2E:  gladiator, if the DARK SUN class is allowed.  After all, it fits the character perfectly - multiple weapon use, no true followers, and a tough SOB.  If you're using core classes only, you'd have to use a Fighter to represent Maximus, and hope you weren't high level enough to worry about followers.4E: Barbarian, with a few Warlord powers to represent the leadership abilities of Maximus ("has anyone been in the army?  Here's what we're going to do...").  However, instead of portraying barbarian rages as "rages", I'd run them as sort of highly-skilled combat "stances".Merlin2E:  Druid.  I mean, this is supported in the myth... academics often connect Merlin with druids anyways.  And he could change shape - like the druid - and his powers often seemed more druidic in nature.  This one is an obvious one, I think.4E:  Druid, but with Arcane rituals.  The flavour of Merlin is supported a bit better by the druid, and when you throw in the right rituals, it fits.  As an option, I'd suggest ranged bard (since it's about illusions and deceit, fitting in well with Merlin in myth), but again with numerous Arcane Rituals (and maybe multi-classed into Wizard for a few useful utlities).</blockquote>

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