Post-Playtest FEEDBACK, Part 2: Diagnosing Pathfinder's new GUARDIAN (Rules Lawyer)

This is the 2nd part of a two-part series giving detailed feedback from our live playtest on the Commander and Guardian!

I AM EXTREMELY ANNOYED that the music gets in the way in the last five minutes! At 1:26:47, right before I give "my last-last thought," switch to this for the Canon Ending:    • Guardian Playtest video ending - Director'...  

Playtest Feedback, Part 1 (Playtest overview, Commander):
   • Post-Playtest FEEDBACK, Part 1: Pathfinder...  

PLAYTEST LIVESTREAM (Commander + Guardian):
https://youtube.com/live/lCnssc1n2aI?...

4e retrospective, looking at 4e's Warlord and Fighter:
   • Retrospective on D&D 4e's combat roles, Sp...  

"Lawyer's Critique" series of the D&D playtest documents:
   • "Lawyer's Critique" series on D&D 5.5e / O...  

0:00 Our job during a playtest
6:18 "Victim" class?
16:15 Taunt
31:56 Intercept Strike
42:00 Taking punishment
47:45 More to control enemy movement?
57:04 Lack of harmony
1:03:07 It's okay to be offensive
1:19:34 Final thoughts

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