Is he a Paladin or a Figher?

Does he heal?

>>50719070
Paladin.

he traded in "lay on hands" for "force barrier" and a sword for his hammer.

but he's still a paladin

>>50719070
Stat-wise? Fighter obviously because Overwatch doesn't have magic (outside of Sombra's "hacking")
He's a paladin at heart though

>>50719070
He's German, i.e. a cuck

>>50719354
>Overwatch doesn't have magic
Ryuu ga waga teki WO KURAU

>>50719070
>it's an Everything Must Have Direct Analogues to D&D episode

>>50719496
He just wants to discuss non-tg here and is uselessly shoehorning in a dnd topic to try and justify that. Ignore and move on.

>>50719496
I was thinking archetypes...even in classless systems people know the sort of character you're playing if you say "paladin" or "Fighter"

armor-bro fights to defend the weak
he is the shield to his comrades in battle
he relishes a fair fight
he fights to honor his fallen
he holds Justice above all things

>>50719496
Better than the HURR DURR FOR DEE KAY crossover episodes, at least.

Destructive Wave
Paladin spell
Evocation

You strike the ground, creating a burst of divine energy that ripples outward from you. Each creature you choose within 30 feet of you must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 5d6 thunder damage, as well as 5d6 radiant or necrotic damage (your choice), and be knocked prone. A creature that succeeds on its saving throw takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone.

>HAMMER DOWN

>>50719454
RYUJIN NO KEN WO KURAE

>>50719496
Looking for analogues to D&D is fun.

Neither. It's not a traditional fantasy game so D&D classes are a worthless comparison.

>>50719454
Nanomachines son

>>50719070
Paladin. He shoots fireballs

>>50720546
Unlike a lot of stuff, there's no nanomachine justification for the Shimada bros' dragons or Zenyatta's powers. They straight up have spirit magic.

>>50719070
There's nothing Paladin-esque about Rein. He's just a fighter who likes justice. He doesn't get his abilities from a divinity or other higher power, he's not a member of a religious order, he hasn't sworn any sort of oath(Aside from the oaths anyone in the German military and Overwatch swears)

>>50720712

Well, he was a member of the Crusaders.

>>50720712
>They straight up have spirit magic.

[Citation Needed]

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>>50720813

>>50720546
>Nanomachines son
I'm sorry to break it to you. It's actually magic unfortunately.

>>50720963
>>50720973
Then it shouldn't be hard to quote an official source calling it magic.

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>>50721004
Blizzard has enough of a hard time confirming if Pharah is a quadriplegic or not with answers like the pic related.

They wont come out and say its magic. They won't say if its technology. But so far there are two guys who can make dragons appear, one guy who turns into literal smoke and a woman who can bring the dead back to life.

>>50721004

There isn't a source calling it nanomachines either.

Honestly, I think it falls under 'Hasn't been explained yet'. It's existed too long to be nanomachines as it's a multi-generation thing but it's also not really a setting with much overt magic yet just 'Maybe/sorta' stuff.

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>>50721030
I think Mercy's stuff is nanomachines, but Hanzo and Genji are almost certainly weeaboo fighting magic.

>>50721031
I think assuming nanomachines or aliens is more logical than magic though. Nothing else in the setting suggests that wizards or magic exists, and it hardly fits the tone.

It could just as easily be mutant powers or some psionic projection. The exact technobabble isn't important, but the fact is that it's going to be technobabble in the long run

>>50721030
>a woman who can bring the dead back to life.

As a gameplay effect, within the last 15 seconds or so. Completely within the realm of Biotic assisted CPR.

>one guy who turns into literal smoke

Funny thing. Reaper actually legitimately is Nanomachines son. He's in a state of constant decay and regeneration which lets him do all his weird stuff.


>there are two guys who can make dragons appear

And it makes more sense that this is also science and technobabble rather than jumping to magic.

>>50721092
>I think assuming nanomachines or aliens is more logical than magic though. Nothing else in the setting suggests that wizards or magic exists, and it hardly fits the tone.

The timeframe doesn't really match nanomachines though. It's been going for generations and generations. Aliens are also very much not something that's even been hinted at with the setting.

I personally lean magic but there is enough of a lack of information that either is acceptable.

>>50721186
See later where I pointed out mutations or psionics. There are plenty of random sci-fi things it can be without resorting to magic.

>Aliens are also very much not something that's even been hinted at with the setting.

And magic is?

>>50719070
I'd say a Fighter that thinks he's a Paladin.
Or at least wants to be one.

>>50720510
Definitely. I like doing it for Borderlands and their 3 different flavors of Barbarian.

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>>50721328
This. He holds Knightly values in very high esteem, but his power comes from his own skill, strength and equipment.

>>50721270

Well, it's certainly mystical in how they handle it.

>>50719070
Paladin, this should be a no brainer. He's even been likened to a german Don Quixote, though with less obvious psychological problems.

>>50721089
It's hardlight, like Symmetra. Except while her autism is about shapes, the Shimada's is about being the most HONOR possible, represented by dragons.

>>50719454
Weeaboos are not magic. Don't give them attention.

>>50722064
>Dragons are hardlight
Oh shit he figured it out

OW dudes with directly correlated D&D classes:
Lucio: Bard
Zenyatta: Monk
McCree: Gunslinger
Sombra: Rogue

and winston has barbarian levels for his Rage

all i can think of right now

>>50719496
>D&D is the only game allowed to have paladins

>>50723415
>>50722064
except the dragons seem to predate hardlight.

symmetra's company was the ones pioneering it IIRC and only lately, while the shimadas have had it long enough to have a legend explaining it.

besides, there is room in that universe for magic AND tech...

its the most fun way to think about. it for me at least.

>>50719070
He's clearly a street samurai

>>50724415
Soldier is the fightiest fighter that ever fought.

>>50722064
The dragons seem to have been around before hardlight was a thing.

Also, they literally drain the spirit from people.

They magic.

>>50719496
>it's an Anon Has a Petty Tantrum episode

>>50721030
your pic related confirms that pharah is not an amputee

>>50719496
God, I hate this episode so much.

>>50724673
It's like Metal Gear, some things are just magic.

>>50719070
Fighter, with the half caster class feature (Arcane Brawler iirc). He's not a holy warrior, and I'm not sure he's even good aligned.

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>>50721030
Nigga, that basically says "No she's not amputee, that's just her armor"
Then they released a list of characters with confirmed cyber limbs where they listed stuff like Symmetra and McCree and omitted Lucio and Pharah.
THEN they just gave us this spray.
You amputee fags have got to let it go.

>>50719070
Weaponmaster or Warrior. Almost all the others are Technicians.
Mercy and Mei are Warlocks, the former cherry picked heals, the latter grabbed ice spells.
Zenyatta is a Tao. Bastion is technically a Warrior, as is Zarya.
Widow's an Assassin or Shadow.

Paladins get his hammer in WoW. I'd say he's a Paladin.

>>50729372
I never said I believed she was an amputee. I just wanna point out how ambiguous blizzard can be in giving an answer.

>>50732284
Except for they weren't ambiguous about Pharah. They have clearly stated that it's just the suit.

>>50724415
Zenyatta is the same as Reinhardt though, he's only a monk in flavour. None of his abilities or fighting style are similar to dnd monks.

>>50732806
Zenny is not a monk. He's a Psion.
>floating through mental focus
>telekinetic weapons
>psychic healing powers

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I have a system that'll make this much easier if you're wanting to simulate these characters.

>>50733918
>implying Overwatch isn't just a high level Shadowrun game

>>50734188
>imfuckingplying
Blizzard doesn't have enough style to do Cyberpunk

>>50734292
Overwatch is heavy on the Cyber, light on the Punk. Tech is advanced, but society barely changed. Still it beats not sticking to the dystopia of chrome and grime like every other sci-fi schlock.

>>50734363
>Overwatch is heavy on the Cyber, light on the Punk
So is Justice League Unlimited, does that make it cyberpunk?

>>50734363
>Overwatch is heavy on the Cyber, light on the Punk.
And it skipped out completely on quality or flavor!

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>>50724415
>Zenyatta is a monk
>His effective attacks are all ranged, best at mid-long
>He heals or debuffs from long range
>He can occasionally heal in a big AoE
He's some sort of weird psionic kineticist with healing abilities. Definitely not a D&D kung fu monk- though his personality and flavor work great for them.

>>50719070
He's a nazi

/thread

>>50734979

For a semi-pacifistic monkish person, Zenyatta hits surprisingly hard, too.

I guess steel ball to the face is an universal language.