Drascin
2008-04-29, 01:37 AM
After three straight years of only DMing, it seems I might be able to actually play in a campaign. This has me pumped, of course. Thing is, I'm the only non-newbie there apart from the DM, and he has asked me to go easy on them, not optimize much, and not get much spotlight, because we both know anyone who reads boards such as these regularly has a definite advantage.
So I thought of making a bit of a support character - instead of smashing things myself, help others smash things! That way, no one feels useless, and it's a role I enjoy quite a bit anyway, as my tendency to go with priests and other such healers/buffers in every MMORPG I play shows.
And thinking about this, in my perpetual indecision, I was wondering what people's suggestions on support characters were. What's the best way to make others feel awesome? Bard? Society Mind? Marshal? It's Eberron, so no non-Eberron, setting-specific things, but apart from that, I am pretty certain I can get away with anything from pretty much any book - if I don't have it, someone I know will :smalltongue:.
So I thought of making a bit of a support character - instead of smashing things myself, help others smash things! That way, no one feels useless, and it's a role I enjoy quite a bit anyway, as my tendency to go with priests and other such healers/buffers in every MMORPG I play shows.
And thinking about this, in my perpetual indecision, I was wondering what people's suggestions on support characters were. What's the best way to make others feel awesome? Bard? Society Mind? Marshal? It's Eberron, so no non-Eberron, setting-specific things, but apart from that, I am pretty certain I can get away with anything from pretty much any book - if I don't have it, someone I know will :smalltongue:.