Retrospective on D&D 4e's combat roles, Speculation about Pathfinder's COMMANDER + GUARDIAN classes!

I look back at D&D 4e's FIGHTER and the WARLORD, which might give us a glimpse of what we might see in the new Pathfinder classes GUARDIAN + COMMANDER that will be playtested starting April 29! I also reflect on 4e's design what might be in the future for Pathfinder 2e.

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0:00 Intro, Pathfinder announcements
1:41 D&D 4e's legacy and Pathfinder 2e
10:21 Guardian = 4e's Fighter?
13:18 Fighter class features
17:56 Fighter powers, demonstration
30:38 Commander = 4e's Warlord?
33:41 Warlord class features
38:01 Warlord powers
52:00 Thoughts on 4e and PF2

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