PonyIsland

Every Saturday night, such as tonight, my friends and I get together to play D&D 4.0.
Our DM is planning a party wipe because we've gotten too powerful. So, we're all starting to think about what our next characters should be.
I don't do well with ranged or magic using classes. Thief, Fighter, and Barbarian are my favourite classes as they are the rough and tumble types. Which I'm very good at.

My current character is a Fighter.

So, I ask you, PI. What should I be next?

I'd personally go with thief, always a good choice.

I'd say Thief. They're pretty different from Fighter or Barbarian and as someone else mentioned, you can go ranged, melee, or a bit of both. Also, you can roll for Bluff to get Combat Advantage. I played a Scout once, which is a "sub-class" of Thief, and I loved it!

Also, though you said you dislike magic casters, I would note that Sun Domain Clerics want to get right up into the fray most of the time (though they want the fighters to run in first, allowing them to follow up with a flank.) All of their special effects run off hitting their enemies with a melee weapon. Only Healing Word works independent of that.

Btw, have you guys considered trying other gaming systems as well? I know that it can be a little expensive, depending on what you decide to try out, but D&D is only one of MANY dice systems out there. It's a nice introductory game and I play Encounters at my local gaming store every week (I've also played many unofficial D&D games before I got into Encounters) but I've had a lot of fun with other stuff too and I really wish I had a more regular gaming group that'd stick together so I could try out some more (I really want to give the One-Roll-Engine and Deadlands Classic a try but never really had the chance.)

If you want some recommendations, I can offer some to consider. If not, that's fine. :3

I know all about thieves. With our old group, I played a thief and loved it. I've also played a barbarian in the past, which I also greatly enjoyed.

And yes, we've played many other dice games. PathFinder, D&D 3.5, Rogue Trader, Inquisitor, and World of Darkness.
World of Darkness and D&D 4.0 were the only ones I really got into though. I'm not a War Hammer fan, so Rogue Trader didn't appeal to me much.

Boyfriend and I have been into dice games for quite a long time. It's just really fun and a great way to spend time with friends!

Don't worry. You didn't come off that way. Tomorrow, I think I'll be posting a drawing of my World of Darkness character actually.. She's awesome.

What's 4.0 o.o sounds fun ~ hehe >.>

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Barbarian >:o

Thief, definitely. It seems to be the exact opposite of what you're playing right now.

My teifling rogue from 4.0 is my favorite character ever!