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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 7321455" data-attributes="member: 5142"><p>There are class features that other characters can take as feats as well. </p><p></p><p>Pointing to the "Leader" role for the Warlord as evidence paints an incomplete picture. Please keep in mind that this term also applied to the Cleric and Bard, with the Cleric being considered the "Leader" par excellence for 4E. I suspect that WotC felt that calling the role "Leader" would be more player-empowering than the oft-avoided "Healer," "Support," or "Walking Band-Aid" titles that often were applied to clerics, bards, and other similar classes. </p><p></p><p>There were multiple subclasses of the Warlord, including the Inspiring Warlord, the Tactician Warlord, and the Bravura Warlord, which placed different emphases on their support function. The Inspiring Warlord was like an inspiring Valor Bard without any actual magical spells, at least if one were to convert them to 5E. You would be more than welcome to fluff up their inspiration as magic if it bothers you that much. But at the very least "spell-less" is part of the Warlord package. </p><p></p><p>That <em>is</em> more or less how the 4E Warlord operates. </p><p></p><p>Ironically, I think that the ability for the Warlord to empower other players to use their HD during combat would distinguish it from the Bard. </p><p></p><p>Battlemind? Warmind?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 7321455, member: 5142"] There are class features that other characters can take as feats as well. Pointing to the "Leader" role for the Warlord as evidence paints an incomplete picture. Please keep in mind that this term also applied to the Cleric and Bard, with the Cleric being considered the "Leader" par excellence for 4E. I suspect that WotC felt that calling the role "Leader" would be more player-empowering than the oft-avoided "Healer," "Support," or "Walking Band-Aid" titles that often were applied to clerics, bards, and other similar classes. There were multiple subclasses of the Warlord, including the Inspiring Warlord, the Tactician Warlord, and the Bravura Warlord, which placed different emphases on their support function. The Inspiring Warlord was like an inspiring Valor Bard without any actual magical spells, at least if one were to convert them to 5E. You would be more than welcome to fluff up their inspiration as magic if it bothers you that much. But at the very least "spell-less" is part of the Warlord package. That [I]is[/I] more or less how the 4E Warlord operates. Ironically, I think that the ability for the Warlord to empower other players to use their HD during combat would distinguish it from the Bard. Battlemind? Warmind? [/QUOTE]
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