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Playable races. Forsaken 22 18 22 18 25 36 60 Goblin 20 22 22 23 18? Orc 26 17 23 17 22 34 70 Tauren 28 16 23 16 22 32 71 Troll 24 22 22 16 21 44 60 Draenei 24 17 22 20 22 34 60 Dwarf 28 16 23 19 19 32 70 Gnome 18 22 22 24 20 44 60 Human 23 20 22 20 20 40 60 Night elf 19 24 22 20 20 48 60 Pandaren 23 18 23 19 22 37 Worgen 26 22 22 16 19 98 60 Before the release of Cataclysm , blood elf players were the only race that could not be warriors, though they were a standard class for blood elves in the RPG.
With the release of Cataclysm , warriors are the first non-hero class to be available to all races. Extremely useful for high level PvP and PvE. The extra [shadow resistance] is always welcomed. Dwarves: [Stoneform] removes poison, disease, and bleed effects, and decreases damage taken by a short period of time.
Both of these can be very useful in PvE and PvP fights. The additional [Frost Resistance] is always useful, as a warrior's sworn enemy is the frost mage.
Warriors, the prototypical tank , often have to lead mobs and bosses away from healers and ranged fighters, thus making Escape Artist very useful.
Gnomes also benefit from increased [arcane resistance] , which is always useful. Because of their small size, gnome warriors are useful in PvP environments, posing a difficulty to target. Inexperienced or careless opponents can be quickly hit before they have any idea as to what happened.
Humans: Humans gain the "racial PvP trinket" — [Every Man for Himself] — effectively freeing up a trinket slot which warriors might find more useful. Night elves: [Quickness] adds an extra layer of survivability to night elf warriors. The enhanced [nature resistance] is always nice. In PvP settings Shadowmeld can be devastating, for the night elf warrior can operate as a rogue, attacking from a stealthed position! An additional bonus to Shadowmeld is the ability to temporarily drop threat in combat.
Worgen: The worgen's [Darkflight] is very useful in chasing down a fleeing opponent in PvP, to avoid being kited, and for just saving time moving when you cannot use a mount. The additional [shadow resistance] is a nice addition, as well as the small buff to [critical strike chance]. Neutral races before faction choice Pandaren: The pandaren [love of food] allows them to gain a larger benefit from well fed buffs. These versatile fighters also take [less falling damage].
To add to their deadly warrior abilities, they also have a [natural stun]. Horde races Blood elves: Their racial abilities focus on magic and its disruption. Spell casters, especially healers, will learn to loathe the blood elf warrior. Forsaken: The increased [shadow resistance] is always useful, as is [Cannibalize] , which can rapidly increase your health, thereby saving your healer's mana.
Forsaken also have a passive [damaging ability] that strips health from the enemy. Goblins: Tinkers at heart with an affinity for things that explode, goblin warriors fill a niche only an engineer could be jealous of. They use their rockets to not only [leap] , but also to fire off a [barrage] into the faces of their enemies.
And when they need to repair their armor, they always get the [Best Deals Anywhere]. Their [Time is Money] ability increases attack speed, helpful for any warrior. Orcs: [Hardiness] reduces stun duration, which can save a warrior in PvP settings, or save their group in PvE settings. Image from: Stahlgilde. To do this, I usually start each new project by looking for historical precedents for the character.
Still, there has to be something out there. This post is dedicated to finding and sharing whatever design principles women warriors of ages past have left behind for us.
Vietnamese military leader Trieu Thri Trinh is said to have worn golden armor and carried two swords astride a huge war elephant…but none of these have survived to this day. Image from: listverse. So, are there any examples of cultures where warlike women were more common?
This is actually a bit of a controversial topic. Historically, war has been considered to be strictly the domain of men. More recently, however, researchers have been going back over these finds, and examining the bones more careful for skeletal signs of gender. Some have even done DNA testing. One way to determine the gender of a skeleton is to look at the pelvis.
A male example is on the left; female on the right. Image from: allthingsaafs. In some locations this has led to the surprising finding that many of the bodies buried with weapons were actually women …including the warrior whose tomb I mentioned above not Genghis Kahn, after all.
Battle wounds on the skeletons make a much more convincing argument. A single wound might mean the woman was a hapless villager slain in one hit, but multiple wounds paint a picture of intense hand-to-hand combat. For example, forensic analysis of female graves in Tuva southern Siberia revealed the following:. Battle wounds were mostly to the upper body, indicating combat on equal ground or on horseback.
In summary, were there ancient cultures where hunting and fighting women were commonplace? In a word: Yes. Now that we know female warriors existed, lets look at some of the cultures that give clues as to how they might have dressed. The earliest depictions of women warriors are Greek vase paintings of Amazons—fierce and barbaric female warriors. This vase from circa BC shows Amazons on horseback spearing Greek warriors. Image from: Tumblr. In these images, Amazons are depicted as wearing long tunics fastened by wide belts.
Their heads were either uncovered or clad in soft caps. Their feet were bare or booted and above them they wore trousers or leggings patterned with geometric designs. In fact, the Greeks actually believed that trousers were invented by Eastern warrior queens and the fact that men and women wore the same attire in these cultures was taken as a sign of their barbarism.
The Greeks may have been accurate about the origin of trousers—the earliest preserved specimens are found in the graves of horse-riding men and women of the Tarim basin, circa BC.
For a horse-centered culture, trousers were infinitely more practical than togas. In vase paintings, the Amazons do indeed seem inseparable from horses. Their weapon of choice seems to be a spear, giving them adequate range for effective horseback combat. But does all of this really mean anything? After all, the vase paintings are just illustrations of local myths and legends, just like fantasy paintings today. To the East of Greece, there was in fact a culture that matches the Amazonian description: in the steppe lands around the black sea lived a race of horse-riders known as Scythians.
Map of ancient Scythia. Image from: Worldfinancialreview. The territory of the Scythians was broad and they roamed it as nomads.
To the Greeks these wanderers must have seemed uncivilized—even barbaric. All clothing whether shirts, tunics or trousers would be designed to keep the wearer warm, to be simple and loose fitted for carrying out everyday tasks. Cloaks were an important item for the Viking warrior, not only would they keep them warm in the daytime, they could be used as covers at night. With the raiding nature of ancient Norse life, a Viking could spend weeks sailing and invading new lands, and of course there would be no homes on the ocean to sleep safely in.
A proud Viking wearing the traditional clothing of the Vikings a cloak. The cloak itself would be made of closely woven wool, and would be fastened around the neck using a simple metal brooch. In case of a battle the cloak could easily be discarded before charging, on the possibility it could entangle or ensnare the warrior himself.
In the harsh Scandinavian weather, full length trousers were common for all Viking warriors, simply tied at the waist with a drawstring, the trousers would keep the Vikings legs warm for their long marches into new lands.
The trousers would be paired with a long sleeved tunic, which would be worn over the top of an under shirt that would commonly be made of linen.
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