Exactly! If you're going to play someone who can't walk, at least do something interesting with it. If the Red Wizard of Thay rocks up on a palanquin carried by a pair of hearty bodyguards, that's a lot cooler than this combat wheelchair tripe.
I remember an old story of a guy who played as a Goblin wizard that had absurd INT but abysmal CON. So he was carried everywhere by a gang of goblins, who bore his throne out of either fear or reverence, and while a stiff breeze could kill him, he would turn people to meat slush with a flick of the wrist.
I would have used magic to heal or had a beast carry me
As what's more badass, a wheelchair or being into your adventure on the back of a giant dire wolf or dragon!
Exactly! If you're going to play someone who can't walk, at least do something interesting with it. If the Red Wizard of Thay rocks up on a palanquin carried by a pair of hearty bodyguards, that's a lot cooler than this combat wheelchair tripe.
I remember an old story of a guy who played as a Goblin wizard that had absurd INT but abysmal CON. So he was carried everywhere by a gang of goblins, who bore his throne out of either fear or reverence, and while a stiff breeze could kill him, he would turn people to meat slush with a flick of the wrist.
But wheelchairs…
Also a cool idea. If somebody asked me to play such a character, I'd get to work statting out a Goblin Swarm to represent the gang.