New Posts For Thread: Harder than a Rock: The Fighter's Handbookhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/24861409/Harder_than_a_Rock:_The_Fighters_HandbookHarder than a Rock: The Fighter's HandbookWar is a conflict that determines not who is right - but who is left. -Shock troopsSo, boys, you think you're real tough guys, huh? Well, I'm gonna see about that! This isn't Guard School where they just teacAssuming you don't want to get into flail shenanigans, the two defender templates I often steer new 4E players towards are Mr. Smith and the Inexhaustibal Dragon Soverign (assuming the DM is fairly respectful of marks). Both could use some updating,http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/24861409/Harder_than_a_Rock:_The_Fighters_Handbook?post_id=531729161#531729161Assuming you don't want to get into flail shenanigans, the two defender templates I often steer new 4E players towards are Mr. Smith and the Inexhaustibal Dragon Soverign (assuming the DM is fairly respectful of marks). Both could use some updating,Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:43:20 -0500Re: Power AttackMy human fighter is extremely accurate, so I picked up Power Attack to see how well it would work. The answer is _very well_. It may not work as well for some groups or PCs, but it's extremely good for boosting damage for me. In theorhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/24861409/Harder_than_a_Rock:_The_Fighters_Handbook?post_id=531721407#531721407Re: Power AttackMy human fighter is extremely accurate, so I picked up Power Attack to see how well it would work. The answer is _very well_. It may not work as well for some groups or PCs, but it's extremely good for boosting damage for me. In theorWed, 24 Apr 2013 10:39:43 -0500Take a look at a sword and board if you want to defend. The Mr. Smith Build in the complete collection link is a good start.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/24861409/Harder_than_a_Rock:_The_Fighters_Handbook?post_id=531718649#531718649Take a look at a sword and board if you want to defend. The Mr. Smith Build in the complete collection link is a good start.Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:04:28 -0500So which defenderish build you would recommend? Maybe without dwarf as race (I'm playing a dwarf battlemind already).http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/24861409/Harder_than_a_Rock:_The_Fighters_Handbook?post_id=531705211#531705211So which defenderish build you would recommend? Maybe without dwarf as race (I'm playing a dwarf battlemind already).Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:39:23 -0500Since all Battlerager posts require this warning, I'll add it:This build is fun to play in heroic, but does not scale well in later tiers.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/24861409/Harder_than_a_Rock:_The_Fighters_Handbook?post_id=531699365#531699365Since all Battlerager posts require this warning, I'll add it:This build is fun to play in heroic, but does not scale well in later tiers.Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:38:12 -0500