Most people have a default template / character class that they default to.
When I first started playing, it was usually a Paladin. What can I say? I was a teenager and I saw it as the power class. Besides, we usually had inflated stats back then.
When AD&D 2e was released, I gravitated to the Bard. It was a versatile class and a jack of all trades. Not all that powerful, but it filled in holes when the party needed it.
When I started playing Castles & Crusades, I settled on the Cleric. Dwarven, if you need to know. He made a decent warrior and a decent healer... again, filling more then one role. In a way, it was a natural progression from the old bard class.
What's your default class?
Running classic 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
modules—specifically the iconic G1-3 Giant Series (Steading of the Hill
Giant Chieftain, Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, and Hall of the Fire
Giant King by Gary Gygax)—using Adventurer Conqueror King System II (ACKS
II)
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Running classic 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
modules—specifically the iconic G1-3 Giant Series (Steading of the Hill
Giant Chieftain, Glacial R...
13 hours ago
Mine used to be a wizard, and recently gone to it. Had a period in the middle where a fighter-type was my default.
ReplyDeleteMy default is the ranger with bow. Nature knowledge, distance fighting, and leather stud armor!
ReplyDeleteDwarf fighter wielding an axe or sword. Infravision & knowledge of stonework comes in so damn handy in dungeon crawls.
ReplyDeleteNo surprises here: I opt for a witch when I can.
ReplyDeleteFailing that, a paladin.
I would have done this as a survey, but there's just way too many options ;)
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Matt's vote was for a Dwarven Fighter with axe or sword
I usually like to play the cleric in a support role. Plus, I really enjoy going toe-to-toe with undead, so the cleric has a bit of a leg up there. My other fave is the illusionist. back in Ye Olde AD&D Dayes, the illusionist class was a bit of a cypher with my group, so it was cool to play a class no one had any knowledge of.
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Human Fighter, when I get to play. I guess I play myself; or a more idealized version. Since I usually DM and have a myriad of non-me roles to play all the time, it's nice to play something a little closer to home I guess. Sometimes I play a Wizard, but that's my Power-Gaming class, and everyone hates it when I do that.
ReplyDeleteDwarf fighter with an axe. Infravision and stonework knowledge for the dungeon crawl win!
ReplyDeleteIn MMORPGs I tend to play support classes such as healers/buffers or stand alone classes since I can't always play longer term missions. In classic D & D, I'd probably be a cleric since I still like healing and all the turning powers. How boring, I really wanted to be a monk, forty pounds ago.
ReplyDeleteI'm a Halfling player myself (Halfling ranger /scout in AD&D and it's kin.) I love playing the advanced scout in the party.
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