Boon Bounty: Class Guides

The game is in need of class guides to help new players learn more about what different classes are good at, how they work, how to build them, and how to play them effectively. Each class guide must include the following sections:

Why {Class Name}s are Great. Include the sort of party roles the class excels at filling, special strengths the class enjoys, the sort of play style the class supports, and other reasons people might want to play it.
Special Game Mechanics. Most classes have straightforward healing or attack abilities. Go into details about special actions or effects that set the class apart (e.g., Refresh and Performance for bards, Deflect for warriors, Wild Form for druids, Pin for monks, Zeal for paladins, Burst attacks for savages, etc.). Explain how these work and why they are useful.
Important Skills. List out the skills that are most important and/or useful for the class, starting with basics like Armed Combat, Armored Combat, Unarmed Combat, etc. Address what a new player should pick up first, then address things they should focus on as they advance in level.
Useful Strategies. Give some handy tips for how to stay alive and excel at playing a member of the class. Talk about other classes that synergize well, useful ability combinations, sought-after treasure, etc.

This will be a multi-part bounty, one for each class in play. You must have played the class to at least fifth level in order to accept the bounty. Boon will be awarded to coincide with the quality of the finished work (at least 2 to 3 is expected for the amount of work involved). If you would like to take this bounty, please say so in the comments below.

This is right up my ally. I pretty much do this with the new players anyway. I'll take Warlock :)

Thad, I'd be happy to do the Ranger write up if that is fine with you. Are you 5th level Claire?

Shell (Taklinn) will do the warrior write up.

Yep, I'm level 5 this game =D I'll write it up after this weekend :)

cool deal!!!!!!!!

I guess that means I got werebeast :D

I'll write the sorcerer's guide after I get to Lvl 5.

Ill work on the Rougues Guide with Mark(Rasiri) if he has time to assist me.

I sent the first draft to you on google docs. let me know what you think and if I need to add/delete anything. Thanks!

Nick like plot.
Plot is gud.
Plot is fun cause plot is kill players lots.
Plot is no flag so no players kill plot.

I can do a write up for monks.

I'll take Paladin

Savage. I can probably do Savage.

I suppose you probably already have wizard on lock Thad?

I'll do anything for BOON
: - }
I'll be glad to do Bard

We were at the beach Everybody had matching towels Somebody went under a dock
And there they saw a rock It wasn't a rock
Was a rock lobster

Done with Ranger. I sent it through google docs to your e-mail.

Yes, dibs on wizard, Matt. ;)

For those of you submitting these, thanks for your hard work. I'll do my best to get to them in a timely fashion. That being said, I have a horrible track record when it comes to reviewing such things quickly (just ask Mark Shell about the dwarf race packet), so I make no guarantees until the off season.

id attempt shaman. but nick has that on lock down i would assume. plus im not even lvl 4 yet :P