I am almost done with my current 3.5 D&D campaign and I'm chomping at the bit to try D&D 5th Edition. One of my regular players will be taking on the task of DM, so I will get to play after a long dry spell. During the long national trial that was 4th Edition, there was one class that I always wanted to try: the avenger. I never got to try it out and figured that I never would.
Then came 5th Edition.
When you make a PC in 5th edition, you pick a race and class. At about 2nd or 3rd level, you choose a specialty to further define your character's class. For example, Rogues can specialize as a Thief, an Assassin, or an Arcane Trickster. For paladins, you choose an Oath that defines you. One of those oaths is the Oath of Vengeance. In the description for this oath, it even says the following (note the bolded sentence):
"The Oath of Vengeance is a solemn commitment to punish those who have committed a grievous sin. When evil forces slaughter helpless villagers, when an entire people turns against the will of the gods, when a thieves’ guild grows too violent and powerful, when a dragon rampages through the countryside—at times like these, paladins arise and swear an Oath of Vengeance to set right that which has gone wrong. To these paladins— sometimes called avengers or dark knights—their own purity is not as important as delivering justice."
I'm gonna be Batman--err, an Avenger-- err, a Paladin! Can. Not. Wait.
Take care,
~Rob
My alt-oholism is already manifesting in 5e; I have a druid, a bard, a sorcerer, a cleric, and soon an eldritch knight (fighter who gets spells at the above mentioned third level).
And while there are rules for multiclassing á là 3e, so far I don’t see much need for it. ^_^
I’ve been a die-hard first edition player forever, but I’m looking forward to running a game in 5e! It mostly looks to me like 1e on glossy paper, which might be why I like it! (It better be good, since we dropped $150 on the %&?@#!* books!) My wife’s going to stick with her 1e campaign for now, though, so we get the best of both worlds!
That’s right Rob. Be Batman. Always be Batman.
I am enjoying the hell out of 5th edition. It runs smooth, and is very easy to tinker with. That third book? That’s the “Here’s how to run a game… and here are all the after-market features you can fiddle with to give your game the right feel. And here’s how to make your own after-market features. And here’s where you realize that the game-as-custom-automobile metaphor has been done to death, and you need a new frame of reference. And here are frakkin’ laser pistols, should you need them.”
Now I just need to find a 3rd game to slip into so I can *play* for a change.
I believe Paladin was almost an Avenger so you are covered there. and if you “HAVE GUN and WILL TRAVEL. you are covered there too.