Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition: Part 2

In Part 2 of our look at 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons, we will take a broad look at how the new class system works. Players of MMO's will quickly see the inspiration for the new system, and should be able to pick up the play styles easily.

Defender: A character with high defenses and high hit points. This is the character you want getting in front of the monsters and absorbing their attacks. Fighters have been doing this job in D&D for 30 years. Ideally, a defender ought to have some abilities that make him "sticky" in other words, a defender should be difficult to move past or ignore so that he can do his job.

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