I've never been fond of the 'one meaning and only one meaning' method of shoehorning mechanics into the world.  Particularly when they're the 'melee that doesn't suck' mechanics, which oftentimes amount to 'I hit the other guy really hard<em>in the face</em>.'  It's part of the whole 'eleven classes, eleven characters' path.  A Warblade is a warrior, same as a Fighter, covering pretty much all the same character types.  He's just one that doesn't suck and isn't systematically punished for the mere act of existing.<br/><br/>I'm also against requiring that all bards being required to be Bards, all Bards being required to be bards, all clergy having to take the Cleric class, and pretty much any other shackles that end up gatting tacked onto the mechanics in arbitrary ways that detract from their ability to do their job of representing the characters and their abilities.<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=52661.msg2586816#msg2586816">Quote from: Tagan on 29-12-2009, 03:42:55</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Awww.  Doesn't Sam want to be a magic warrior?  She could turn girl, we could find her and Kasumi Sailor suits, and they could transform into them before each battle while shouting catch phases refering to Love and Justice alot!<br/><br/>Sorry,  I actually enjoyed the plot line of Sailor Moon, if not the actual show itself.  I KNOW I'm a nut.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Can they be translated from lesbians to incestuous lesbians to make it safe for the American viewing audience, too?  (In other news, Kasumi has the most talent here.)