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I really like him. I think it's interesting that he has overall good-aligned goals, but that he's willing to do evil things to get there. A little evil in the present from a greater good in the future. I'm not sure if "villain" really describes him, though. He is an adversary, but the term villain generally applies more to an evil, or at least bad, person. Nevertheless, the idea that the players have to make a choice when encountering him or his deeds is pretty excellent. I could even see an adventuring party supporting him.

Here's my item. What do you think of it? I thought it was alright, just too bland.

Sanative Shroud
Aura faint conjuration; CL 6th
Slot none; Price 18,000 gp; Weight 3 lbs.
Description:
This blanket glows with a faint blue light which emanates from stitched runes lining its edge. When covered by a sanative shroud, a sleeping character’s rate of natural healing increases so that they heal 5 hit points x their Hit Dice after a full night’s sleep. This effect only activates once per day and only when the character under the shroud is asleep. At any other time it simply acts as a normal blanket. The sanative shroud will only work for one character at a time. It does not increase the natural rate of healing of Ability Score damage.
Construction:
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, cure light wounds; Cost 9,000 gp

Without looking at gear - since all classes can have gear - how many options does a Fighter have vs another class?

If the answer is 'less', the Fighter fails.
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Hitpoints don't make up for low saves and less tactical options.

What I was trying to say was that fighters do have tactical options, it's just that you have to get more creative to come up with them rather then "get all the orcs close together, fireball, rinse, repeat". So yes, it's a more of a challenging class to play, but that's good. I'm definitely not one of the more experienced PCs, but I would think that the more experienced people would get this. What's the point in playing if it's too easy?

You can give a character flavor by roleplaying, without having to take a different class to do it. Fighters, being almost a blank slate, are ripe for all kinds of epic storytelling, backstory, roleplaying, and fun. I think, also, that it's far more satisfying to defeat a frost giant as a fighter than as a paladin or something, because afterwards I can say "I did it myself".

This is exactly why fighters are my favorite class. No one else in my gaming group agrees with me, but I've always considered fighters to be the best because of their "blank slate" quality. Fighters can be anything. Rogues, barbarians, rangers, and paladins are all basically versions of the fighter. They all have fancy tricks like rage or sneak attack, but the sheer number of feats that fighters get means that you can replicate the sneaky feel of a rogue or the bestial nature of a barbarian while having much more control over how your character evolves over time. Also, as Dr. Swordopolis says, when your fighter takes out a bunch of orcs single-handed it's vastly more fun and satisfying then simply fireballing them into oblivion.

Another aspect of fighters that I feel tends to be ignored is that they are masters of the fight. That includes tactics and the very mechanics of a battle. Of course depending on the character, tactics sometimes aren't an option, but with a bit above average intelligence most fighters can figure out a way to use the environment or the objects around them to increase their options in battle. I say if you can't make the DM have to make up rules to account for something you do every once in a while then you aren't much of a PC.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that spells and fancy effects bore me. I don't want my battle solved for me, I want to have to figure out a way to make what I have work, and starting with a blank slate is a great way to give me the options I need to do that.