I could play as a Dragonborn Fighter until the day I die
Seriously though, I'd probably be a Human Rogue, as long as it doesn't apply to other game systems.
Human for the variety. The extra feat, extra skill, and ability to choose your stat bonus makes it easier to play a wider variety of character concepts.
The three pacts have very different feels, and you can choose between two different attack stats. Devilocks blast and self-buff with temporary hitpoints. Feylocks beguile, befuddle, and teleport all over the place. Starlocks drive their enemies to madness, and get homing lasers. Not only that, but new books have already started adding new pacts! Warlock is already an intreguing class, and I think it would take a very long time for it to become old.
Also, the Warlock is thematically close to one of my favorite 3.5e classes; the Binder, from the Pact Magic section of Tome Of Magic. I'm still holding out hope for Binders to reappear in 4e, at the very least in the form of a Vestige pact for Warlocks.
Be? Human cleric.
It's what I started with, and it's something I come back to when I need something simple and fun.
Changeling
Oh! Good idea! That way you can at least look like any race you want.
Because if I am then I'll choose not to play at all.
Depends, am I limited to playing only 4e for the rest of my life?
I was under the impression that we had a mix going. Some people are definitely picking 3.X classes, and some are definitely picking 4th Edition classes.
And some of us (read: me) are picking things that span multiple editions.
I mean, no matter what edition pops up, I'm sure I'll end up playing Human Fighter (or whatever they call guy-who-hits-people-with-a-sword) at some point.
3e - Half-Elf Druid.
3e: Hmm. Human Crusader. Or (and I never played this but always wanted to) an Elan Telepath/Thrallherd/Unbodied. I always wanted to be a floating ball o' energy with my own devoted throng of followers. :D
4e: Tiefling Warlord. At least if I can look like I made that character look. Spikey bone-plated jaws are not hawt. If I can't, maybe an Eladrin Staffizzie. He's fun, too.
Shadowrun: Human First Nation Street Sam.
Battletech: Cauldron-Born Clan Omni-mech. Ok, that'd be the 'mech I drove and not me, but you get the idea.
Alternatively, Tiefling Warlock. I played a Human Warlock in Neverwinter Nights 2 my first run. Then I met Mephasm. Now I can't help but play mysterious semi-evil blue devil relatives.
Watersoul Genasi Swordmage.
A High Man Dabbler from an Upper Class Urban culture...
Ah, Rolemaster!!!
On the other hand, I've played/GMed HackMaster (which is a tribute to/parody of old school D&D) more than any other system (except maybe GURPS) so for it I'd say: Half-elf Charlatan.
The charlatan has only one ability and is otherwise the crappiest class in existence (fights like a magic-user, gets no thief skills even though it's a thief class, etc). The charlatan's one ability more than makes up for all of that, though: charlatans can spend experience and gold to learn almost any class ability in the game.
So you could end up with a character that gets a monk's unarmed strikes, magic-user spells, and the battlemage's ability to wear armor with a reduced chance of spell failure. Or one that casts divine and arcane magic with equal ease and can pick locks better than any thief. Or any of a nearly infinite number of possibilities.
Changeling Wizard.
^^^
That, right there. A changeling wizard. Oh, my, yes. Multiclassed into psionicist. Or a changeling psionicist multiclassed into wizard. You know. Either way.
Second, when you pick the race/class combo, assume you're playing in whatever edition can support them, so don't worry about getting "stuck" with 1e/2e/3x/4e (unless that combination was only viable in one edition, in that case you should have picked something else :p)
Ex: my Dragonborn Fighter doesn't affect my Droid Soilder in Star Wars, but I am limited to 4th (which I'm actually okay with
)I could play as a Dragonborn Fighter until the day I die
Ditto. Now if they could just have tails and wings...
I played one in my first (and only, sadly) long running 3E campaign, and it was the first thing that I wanted to play upon reading the 4E PHB. I just like Paladins, and I have trouble really getting interested in other races like Elves.
Well, it was easier in 3rd Ed, now, how would I go about doing it in 4th Ed?
Human cleric is always viable and fun. (always helpful as well)
I'm really likeing my shadar-kai rogue though.........
she walks around th battlefield half invisible and pretty much never misses ,
she a magic ninja,
I am a HALFLING ROGUE.
Nothing compares to that.
The big-and-bold Lady Fighter stroking your head with tenderness and talking to you in a childish tone.
And you reply, cold as stone, quietly, in a slightly Hispanic accent, from under your velvet black hat:
"I am fortythree, madam. You're eighteen... Please, let's stop this, uh?"
I didn't see any complaints in this thread, so why'd it get moved? This was completely viable in Gen. Dis.
Topic is about playing the game, not the game in general.
or
3.5 Human Barbarian with PHB2 variant/Fighter armed with a spiked chain and a cigarette.
Sometimes, the urge to just be a moderate outcast with extreme destructive capabilities appeals to me. I may need help.
4.0?Half Elven Marshal/whatever/whatever.
Charasmatic and tough? The ability to boss....er...lead others? Hell yeah.
Realistically, I'm a huge fan of any class based around charisma, because in my personal belief, that doesn't mean I trained in battle formations and arcane knowledge. I just happen to be really damn talented, persuasive,or at least better at convincing others I am.
Sorcerors: Slackers unite!
They haven't implemented something like that into 4e yet, but when it comes...
Note in addition: Master of Many Forms, Master Transmogrifist, Warshaper...
anything with shapeshifting
:D
3.5- Single class: Druid
Full combo: Fighter/Sorc...(standard gish build)
Or maybe Monk or Monk/... since It wouldn't matte rif I'm weak I'm better than the 1st lvl commoners.
3.5 - Human rogue with 2 levels of fighter and 3 of swashbuckler
4e - Human rogue mc warlock
D20 modern: Human Smart 4, Field scientist 1, Techno Mage 10, Engineer 3 with the Entrepreneur starting occupation. (expand engineer then field scientist into epic)
D20 future with homebrew: +4 Bioship Racial 10, fast hero 3, Tough Hero 2,Charismatic Hero 1 with transporter starting occupation.
Int junkie.
Could play forever if need be.
I like a sword, a bow, a leafy green outfit, cool horse, and a pixie in my pocket. (sh***t, who dosn't like a pixie in their pocket?)
I also like swinging on ropes, and ******* off rich folks while flashing a sh*t- eating grin.
Wood elves? You bet I would!
Oh hell yeah.
Failing that, Some kind of Human Recon 'Mech pilot.