As I figure it, Warrior is the simplest, most acceptable alternative to Warlord. I'm curious if others like it.
Here's the points I see in its favor:
-Already established in 3e, in the DMG no less
-Has 'war' right in the name
-Associated with soldiers and the like, due to it being the usual class given them
-Just as specific as fighter
-Still sounds a little like warlock, but not nearly so much.
-As far as I know, the NPC classes aren't being used anyways
EDIT: Eh, I should have phrased the poll better.
I recognize that warrior is a very general term, and technically doesn't mean much different than fighter. My association with soldiers is based almost entirely on the NPC class being used for those kinds of characters. Extrapolating 'war' as something that must involve multiple people on either side of a conflict is the only significant difference of the name with fighter, which only refers to combat itself.
But that's not really the point.
My main problem with the warlord isn't that it's so similar to warlock or to specific a term, but that some people have an honest, serious problem with it sharing the name with real world, modern day war criminals. My problem with other suggestions is that in every case they are too specific a concept, denoting military rank or a particular function that warlords may include but aren't limited to.
So then, the question is: is Warrior more acceptable to more people, and works with more expressions of the class concepts, than Warlord, tactician, marshal, or any of the other suggestions?
Here's the points I see in its favor:
-Already established in 3e, in the DMG no less
-Has 'war' right in the name
-Associated with soldiers and the like, due to it being the usual class given them
-Just as specific as fighter
-Still sounds a little like warlock, but not nearly so much.
-As far as I know, the NPC classes aren't being used anyways
EDIT: Eh, I should have phrased the poll better.
I recognize that warrior is a very general term, and technically doesn't mean much different than fighter. My association with soldiers is based almost entirely on the NPC class being used for those kinds of characters. Extrapolating 'war' as something that must involve multiple people on either side of a conflict is the only significant difference of the name with fighter, which only refers to combat itself.
But that's not really the point.
My main problem with the warlord isn't that it's so similar to warlock or to specific a term, but that some people have an honest, serious problem with it sharing the name with real world, modern day war criminals. My problem with other suggestions is that in every case they are too specific a concept, denoting military rank or a particular function that warlords may include but aren't limited to.
So then, the question is: is Warrior more acceptable to more people, and works with more expressions of the class concepts, than Warlord, tactician, marshal, or any of the other suggestions?
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