As a soldier, body guard or labourer his size is a great advantage. His body resembles that of a man in heavy plate armor. Take for example a Warforged soldier built for melee combat. However, the advantages provided by their physical design can also be problematic in other circumstances. Warforged with superior strength and size are more likely to find acceptance fulfilling roles where these advantages are more beneficial. The level and degree to which Warforged try to assimilate will vary depending on the character’s goals, history and class. Although many Warforged will strive to develop a sense of self-identity and independence they are still willing to work within the confines of the world that man have created.
The Warforged understands that he is an artificial being made to fit into the world of humanoids. When most of us play Warforged characters we likely fall into this first category. They either want to become more like their creators, more Human and life-like, or they want to forsake the idea that they are anything like their creators and seek meaning in their artificiality. When it comes to role-playing a Warforged in search of his identity, I’ve always felt that they fall into two distinct groups. Living people already have an extremely difficult time establishing an identity for themselves, but imagine how much more difficult it must be for these constructed beings. Yet now they find themselves redundant in a world without war. I was fascinated by the idea of a race of artificial soldiers constructed for one purpose – to fight. So with that in mind the 600th post seemed like the ideal time to take a closer look at Warforged in 4e D&D.Įver since I first read the original Eberron Campaign Setting I fell in love with Warforged. I’ve always believed that Keith Baker came up with his idea for Warforged after watching one of the Terminator movies. One of the Terminators they fought was the T-600 – an extremely powerful combat model.
Inspiration for 600 hit me when I was watching Terminator: Salvation on DVD.