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1 year ago ::
Mar 31, 2012 - 11:00AM
#21
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We've been playing for enough years to allow a dragon to change age categories..., but from the beginning:
OD&D: Dwarf, Elf, Fighter, Cleric, Thief, Magic-User.
1E: Dwarf Fighter
Elf Thief
Human Wizard
Gnome Illusionist * My Freind's fav Character
Half-Elf Bard * My brother's fav character
2eD&D: Elf Wizard
Elf Wild Mage *GF / Fiance / Wife's Fav Character
Elf Thief
Dwarf Fighter * Freind's Fav Character
Half-Elf Bard
Half-Elf Druid
Human Ranger * Brother's Fave Character
3eD&D: Human Barbarian * Blood Thirsty Daughter's Fav Character
Elf Sorcerer *Wife's Fav Character
Gnome Cleric *Freind's Fav Character
Dwarf Fighter
Elf Druid
Half-Elf Ranger * Brother's Fav Character
Halfling Rogue
3.5: Human Barbarian * Daughter expands her killing experience
Human Sorcerer * Wife sticks with familiar exlposive character choices
Other classes were experimented with, but no other major developments from 3e.
4e: Tiefling Warlock * Diabolic Spousal Unit's Favorite Class of all time, I think she has been waiting for this class for at least 20 years.
Dwarf Warden * Friend's Favorite
Daughter has loved every character she has played in 4e here's her mini list:
Human Barbarian Rageblood *is anyone seeing a pattern?
Elf Ranger Archer Build *Trying something else
Razorclaw Shifter Seeker * Expanding beyond Strikers...
Human Druid Predator * ENjoying Controler/striker....
Eladrian Beast Ranger * Playing with pets
Changeling Rogue Acrobat * Big Damage from small weapons...
then we reutrn to... you guessed it Human Barbarian (this time a Thaneborn build)
Other characters I have seen in 4e: Halfling Paladin (killed second encounter of 4e), Dwarf Bard (I have faith in the combo, but it was not executed well here), Dwarf Fighter grabby, Teifling Warlord, Half-elf Paladin, Human Cleric.
Surprisingly, I have yet to see a Wizard/Arcanist in 4e. Races I have not seen: Dragonborn, though Freind has been threatening to play a Homosexual Dragonborn Bard, but as yet we have yet to see him. Goliath, Daughter has been considering on for, wait for it... a Barbarian. Wife has tried several character builds, but she keeps wanting whatever her character is to be as cool as the tiefling warlock she tried first.
Personally, I have yet to get to play in 4e, probably never will get the chance; but I would try in order: a Human Rogue - Brutal Scoundral, Human or Half-Elf Valorous Bard, Dwarf or Dragonborn Warlord - Tactics, Gnome Feylock.
~Swash~
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1 year ago ::
Mar 31, 2012 - 1:20PM
#22
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Date Joined:
Feb 16, 2012
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let's see,
in my game, we have
gladiator, psionicist (Tp), barbarian, channeler wizard, and half elf mage/cleric
There was a necromancer, but he died, and created the channeler.
in my wife's game, we have
cavalier, psionicist (Tk), psionicist (Mb), fighter, and dwarven fighter/cleric
in another person's game, we have
paladin, psionicist (Tk), sohei, bard
in yet another person's game, we have
kensai, ninja, wizard, assassin
Tp = Telepath, Tk = Psychokinetic, Mb = Psychometabolic
In my long game from long ago, we had
fighter/sorcerer, fire wizard/immortal, elven alienist/wizard, paladin/mage, dwarven fighter/cleric, Ghaele eladrin fighter (i.e. fighter/cleric), and Bard
There was also a ranger/druid but he died "saving the party from an evil blue dragon".
Options are Liberating
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1 year ago ::
Apr 01, 2012 - 3:38PM
#23
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Date Joined:
Jan 13, 2012
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2nd addition Fighter, Cleric, Mage, Thief /assassin. 3.5 addition Fighter, Cleric, Bard, Druid, Thief. 3.5 addition Mage, Druid, 3.5 wife solo Game Rogue/Cleric
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1 year ago ::
Apr 02, 2012 - 5:37AM
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Date Joined:
Mar 21, 2001
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Classes are fairly balanced, with Fighters more common, then Wizards, and finally Clerics and Thieves (usually only one per party). "Gish" classes or multiclasses (4e Sorcerer|Barbarian, BECMI Elf, AD&D Bard, Mage/Thief and Fighter/Mage) are as common as pure Wizards. The typical party in my experience has one or two Fighter-types, one Wizard, one or two Gish-types, and often one Cleric and/or Thief, but less balanced compositions are common (at one time, the AD&D 2e party had two wizards and one mage/thief, plus one fighter and one fighter/cleric).
Humans and Elves are the most common race choices, followed by Dwarves (there's usually one in a party) and the occasional Half-Elf, Halfling or Lupin (from the Mystara setting), but this is highly setting dependent.
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1 year ago ::
Apr 03, 2012 - 9:18AM
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My groups have been heavily weighted towards rangers. Bow rangers, beast rangers, scouts - we always have at least one ranger in the party and often more then one. Slayer has also been fairly popular since he came on the scene.
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1 year ago ::
Apr 03, 2012 - 12:01PM
#26
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Elven Ranger
Elven Wizard
Human Rogue
Human Cleric
and the occasional
Monstrous Barbarian
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1 year ago ::
Apr 04, 2012 - 7:33AM
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Date Joined:
Nov 13, 2004
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Rangers & Rogues see a lot of play. Getting someone to play a proper healer feels like pulling teeth.
Humans are easily the most common race played. Out of the combined PH1 assortment, half-orcs & tieflings are the rarest played.
4e D&D is not a "Tabletop MMO." It is not Massively Multiplayer, and is usually not played Online. Come up with better descriptions of your complaints, cuz this one means jack ****.
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