Attack Heroes
Genji: Fighter, Kensai (Redux)
McCree: Ranger, Gunslinger
Pharah: Fighter, Magitech Hero, with Propulsion and Dive Attack
Reaper: Rogue, Ghost-Faced Killer or Ranger, Abysswalker
Soldier 76: Fighter, Magitech Hero, with Repeating Crossbow and Frost Missile
Tracer: Ranger, Paradox Hunter
Defense Heroes
Bastion: Paladin, Tech Knight
Hanzo: Monk, Zen Archer
Junkrat: Alchemist, Mad Bomber
Mei: Sorcerer, Rimeborn
Torbjorn: Craftsman, any profession, or Wizard, Mechamancer with Tough feat
Widowmaker: Rogue, Assassin, with Sharpshooter feat
Tank Heroes
D.Va: Fighter, Magitech Hero, with Mecha Transformation
Reinhardt: Barbarian, Dreadnought or Barbarian, Path of Iron
Roadhog: Barbarian, War Hulk (Redux)
Winston: Barbarian, Rage Mage
Zarya: Fighter, Crusader
Support Heroes
Lucio: Bard, Divine Bard, with Mobile feat
Mercy: Cleric, Life Domain
Symmetra: Wizard, School of Abjuration
Zenyatta: Monk, Shadow Sun Ninja
(Also, I know that some of these aren't perfect analogues; like we really don't have anything letting you play Winston very well -- it's included here for completeness.)
And before anyone asks: Ana was only announced /hours/ before this article came out. I have yet to think of a build for her!
ReplyDeleteAna seems pretty clearly to be either an arcane subclass Ranger or arcane subclass Rogue, possibly Trickster or Arcane Archer. Sleep, buffs, and seems like she would be a little sneakier and more agile than most characters, though not exactly acrobatic in her old age as much as just very subtle. (Also, Genji, not Gengi ;))
ReplyDeleteI saw a pretty complete set of magicalish items for Overwatch and DnD 5e on the Unearthed Arcana reddit.
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ReplyDeleteNeeds Gorilla totem barbarian
ReplyDeleteYeah, if writing this article did anything, it was that it gave me some interesting character ideas. I also need a name for a Roadhog-esque hook-throwing subclass (or maybe just a feat?)
DeleteFor Roadhog, I thought your Mountain Man subclass worked pretty well.
ReplyDeleteBut for a Subclass, maybe a Path of the Executioner? Couple features to do reach grapples, and then wail away when you pull them within reach. Then a liquid swig kind of ability for healing, and a flurry of blows Esque ability at 14th level
Oh the Mountain Man! I actively try to forget the Wild West Update nowadays. It had things that worked, but those might have been outweighed by the things that didn't.
DeleteThese seem like good feature ideas, and I might end up using Mirrownis's Hooker name from below, just for the giggles.
I still think we should spend some time editing that beast and getting it up to par with our current stuff. That might be a side project I take on for a while.
DeleteYeah, in regards to the Wild West update, some stuff could be fixed. Gunslinger was fine but sadly attached to the worst base class, no fixing that. Mountain Man & Travel Domain weren't the most thematically tight in my opinion.
DeleteApache, well, boiling an ethnic group down to a subclass isn't the best idea I believe. I think a Storyteller Bard would be a lot more fitting and culturally relevant/appropriate, where shoehorning all Apache into the role of "axe throwing magic martial artist" definitely feeds into some old stereotypes and other problems.
Probably better as a Background to provide interesting nuance and historical context for players not familiar with the Apache.
And I mean all of that in the most helpful way, I understand it wasn't malicious or anything.
I think if we're going to revisit the Wild West, we should take it in a Weird West direction, a more fantasy spin on the classic western, to better fit tabletop genre conventions, and to avoid the crossover real live has in this genre. if we do that, I'm down to give it another try.
DeleteYeah, I'm thinking The Dark Tower and similar stuff.
DeleteOh yes, absolutely. I still have the Huckster lying around somewhere waiting to go all Gambit on everyone. If neither of you guys have ever looked at it, pick up a Deadlands book and see what they have going on.
DeleteAlso, for real, the Dark Tower is my favorite series of books. This needs to be a thing.
I have two proposals:
ReplyDelete1. The Hooker, a walking bad pun, in line with the Cluckromancer and the Cheese Whiz
2. The Brutalizer, a heavy hitting fighter, focused around slapping people around
I actually have a question. How does one submit something? I see a lot of guest content and I wondered, because I was working on something that could work for Roadhog.
ReplyDeleteYou email them a draft. Their emails are at the bottom left. At least for me on a iPhone
DeleteJust send us an email at middlefingerofvecna@gmail.com!
DeleteI submit to you that the Path of Iron Barbarian makes for a MUCH better Reinhardt...then again, I AM biased.
ReplyDeleteConceded, good sir!
DeleteI am guessing if you updated this Tracer would be the Chrono Hopper class now?
ReplyDeleteVery true! When hero 24 comes out, I need to sit down and update every one of them
DeleteSame thing when you guys made Gunslinger... I just started yelling "IT'S HIGH NOON". My question is Mcree Pistolero or Sharpshooter?
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