[DnD] I think I just fixed Fighters.

[reaverta]

Hm. It sure has been a long time since I posted anything at all about D&D on here, isn't it? Well, I figure I may as well change, at least when discussing experimental concepts. Where better to start than Fighters?

It's long been held by many, many experienced groups that as the levels climb, Fighters tend to fall behind. (Well, okay melee classes

Comments

[necomancer]

Not bad, though the tactical ability makes it pointless to ever try a trip, disarm or any sort of effect on a fighter. Improvisations basicly gives you another bonus feet once you reach a certain level,since you rarely fight more then 3 battles a day

[reaverta]

Well... yes and no. It was equally 'pointless' to trip a barbarian who was Raging, remember - he had a +2 or +3 to the check himself. So in that sense, it's not actually until 9th and 12th level that he's any better than a Raging Barbarian at resisting such stuff. That's not too bad, I figure. And hey, monsters have insane bonuses anyway - it'd be nice if the fighter /did/ stand a chance against them, y'know? ;)

Improvisations by, high levels, may well indeed 'just give you another bonus feat', but there's a few catches here - first, you can't do that till 11th or 15th level, by which the game is getting pretty crazy anyway. And further, it's discounting the real power of it - you can have not only a bonus feat, but the perfect one for the current fight.

Like taking Improved Trip or Stability when fighting a wolf, Improved Grapple when fighting a thing with tentacles, Cleave when fighting a swarm of little guys... its power is that it's the feat you needed right now. And you get it at the levels that Fighters started to suck.

[necomancer]

...Improved grapple when fighting things with tentacles...? Reiver, you're starting to sound like Einar.

[reaverta]

I mostly meant for the +4 to escape, ya doofus.

Any opinions on the class in general, though?

[alyssakolet]

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