[quote=@IncredibleBee]
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Then doesn't that just make them fighters?
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... this isn't a D&D campaign. By that logic, Charlemagne's paladins wouldn't be paladins, and D&D paladins may also not be paladins because of varying features. Classes aren't required to be selected from a pre-approved list of abilities equalling certain classes. >.>

[quote=@Boomrocker]
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In terms of mechanics, then, they are fighters. Large parties often have multiple fighters to serve as front-line defenders while the mages do their work. I fail to see how two fighters are redundant.
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Which makes the addition of a [i]fourth[/i] fighter who occupies the exact same character niche a worse overlap.