Talk:Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)

message: * Why is there a section on multiclassing? seems largely to just be someone's opinion on what they like to multiclass as. I don't see how it adds anything to the barbarian class article. Unless I recieve soem good reason not to, I will remove it shortly.62.253.200.30 (talk) 14:41, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good point. I removed it. AndyBQ (talk) 02:26, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Multiclassing

message: Many of the common rpg roles have an article with the name "X (character class)", where X can be "wizard" or "rogue" and so forth, with another article "X (Dungeons & Dragons)" that is specialized. Barbarian currently lacks the general article. Do you think there should be one? Barbarian is a class in the game Nethack. I'm sure there are other RPGs that also have it. Jason Quinn (talk) 07:06, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Diablos II and III also have a Barbarian, but that class doesn't have enough info to survive as a standalone, which is what really needs to be considered and which should be brought up at WP:VG and WP:RPG. -Jéské  (v^_^v Kacheek!) 20:09, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not a page for each game that has a barbarian class that I am suggesting but a single more general article. The games you mention could also be mentioned there. Still need more input. Jason Quinn (talk) 04:22, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barbarian (character class) article? 

message: 24.148.0.83, although I'm fairly certain that the version that came out in 1977 is the first one that ever came out, I have no reliable source for it.  Also, the updated AD&D version that came out in "The Best of White Dwarf Articles #1" is the first one that I'm personally aware of.  I bought the basic D&D (blue cover, box version) in 1979, but before 1980, I was told to ditch it in favor of AD&D (since that was what everyone was playing in my school).  In 1980, one of my friends bought the "best of" mentioned above and rolled up a barbarian for AD&D.  
That's why I'm fairly sure that the one that came out in 1980 was for AD&D.  At the very least, that's the system we played it under.  Nevertheless, I'm not a reliable source (but I should be!! ) so if someone wants a citation from a reliable source, unfortunately I can't give them one.  In any case, it is obvious from the sources I listed that Gary Gygax didn't invent the class; at best, he just made an official version for AD&D.
Be that as it may, in order to keep in line with wiki policies, it might be better to separate the information I recently supplied and put it under a different heading preceding the AD&D section—perhaps we could call it "Pre-AD&D", or something to that effect.  What do you think?  Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 04:00, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: For an idea of what you could do with the publication history, check out some of the other character class articles, such as Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons). 24.148.0.83 (talk) 10:44, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Good idea!  Also, after I had a night's sleep on it, the Barbarian character class (BCC) that was reprinted in 1980 in the WD mag was likely used by my circle of gamer friends with AD&D rules even though it was initially meant for basic D&D.  This was possible since the rule sets were pretty similar and any conversion that had to be made was simple.  Anyway, I'll go ahead and follow your suggestion above later this evening.  Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 22:53, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I went ahead and made the change.  Can someone add in a date (if necessary) to the "Dungeons & Dragons" heading I created?  I'm not sure what date range I should put in there.  Thanks.  Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 05:02, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not entirely sure, myself! 24.148.0.83 (talk) 10:50, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

text: Both versions seem to be covered in the Publication history section right now. 129.33.19.254 (talk) 22:28, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Cool - must have missed that.  Thanks.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.229.20.245 (talk) 01:04, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of the Barbarian Class 

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replies: text: Per WP:BOLD, go for it. 73.168.15.161 (talk) 19:50, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
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