If You had to Choose a Class from Dungeons & Dragons

If it had Use Magic Device as a skill perhaps it could.

I seem to remember an Oglaf page that involved a wand golem.

'Kay. A little too obscure for even my knowledge of SNL to keep up. Also, never heard of a "wand of wonder". There's the Rod of Wonder, and it doesn't have any charges, but hell with it... if I expand on this any farther I'll feel like such a nerd that I'll be forced to beat myself up for my lunch money.

edited 29th Sep '10 1:06:42 PM by disturbly

I think it's supposed to be a wand filled with enchantment magic.

Sorcerer maybe multi-classed with Rouge

Good choice, make-up might buff your Charisma!

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So does that mean that the power of sorcery is dependent on other people seeing its awesomeness?

Even though it isn't a core class, I am and shall always be immensely fond of the Scout.

edited 30th Sep '10 11:58:01 AM by jewelleddragon

I like the scout's moving bonus, but the scout lacks one of the rogue's key features.

That pun was unintentional but apt—the scout is missing Disable Device and Open Lock.

edited 30th Sep '10 12:06:51 PM by GlennMagusHarvey

^ Don't Explain the Joke

It wasn't meant to be a joke in the first place.

Warforged. Alright, that's not a class. But, blooming hell, they're robots, dang it. I can't resist robots.

Hmmm....I guess that would make me an artificer, probably...Warforged Artificer? Can we say self-modifications now?

Self-forged paragon path in 4E is awezome. It's like "Hey, ever wanted to play Edward Elric?"

Why didn't somebody tell about the Artificer class? This is what I've been looking for all this time! None of the other ways to use Magic ever seemed practical to me.

I won't like artificers until there are official 4E rules for guns.

I'd be an alienist. Insane sorceror that summons mini Cthulhu-like creatures, and can eventually become a Ctuhlhu-like being? Fuck yeah.

That, or a Bard that plays 80's power ballads during key moments.

I'm indifferent-to-warm to 4E in general, but one thing I really like about it is what they did with the bard class. You can essentially play a Brutal Legend character now.

A little silly, but no sillier than being the party's pet minstrel, and a lot more badass and more useful.

edited 7th Oct '10 4:05:19 PM by Nornagest

I love the 4E bard stylistically. Haven't entirely liked the actual mechanics, but I love the thematic.

Wait, so if I were to play a 4E Bard, I could rock so hard as to change the physical properties of things?

Or otherwise fight with the power of ROCK?

It is an option. I tend to prefer the You Fight Like a Cow style of approach.

edited 8th Oct '10 5:47:52 AM by TheyCallMeTomu

3.5 edition Sorcerer/Argent Savant. Sniping opponents to death from afar with long-range spells. Great as a nuker behind meatshields.

Fighter. Iz gonna smash all dem 'umies who tink dat dey can just say dat I can't bash some heads in when I'm bored!

Also, wuz you mean "if"?

so if I were to play a 4E Bard, I could rock so hard as to change the physical properties of things?

That would be an awesome reason for the Veil power.

Hmmm. It's hard to decide.

There's this rendition of the Knight class in some book, apparently. Challenge specific enemies and deal absurd damage if they choose to ignore you, thus effectively making you the guy who draws aggro. Boatloads of HP. Damage reduction. The ability to give defensive bonuses to allies nearby, and protect them from damage if need be. I'd be tough as leather, indomitable. If my abilities were weakened, I just pull myself together and undo the damage done through sheer power of will. And once I reach the 10th and final level of this base class, I get to choose from a variety of powers that the order I'll join or found myself will grant me, including angelic wings. I'd be a goddamn shonen hero who never dies.

On the other hand, what I also value is my freedom of movement. I don't want to be dependent on weapons or armor that do everything for me. But the Monk lifestyle is too restrictive... Scout is the class that not only increases my movement rate, but gives me freedom of movement as a gift and rewards me for moving as much as possible in battle...

Perhaps one could combine the two...

...

"Hey!" [hovering over an orc warrior] "You're my opponent!"
"Nguh?" [waves club over his head]
"Too bad!" [Flyby-Attack from above with crazy amounts of Knight damage and Skirmish]

I've heard that the Knight isn't very impressive.