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toapat · 10-26-2012, 10:11 PM

Talking to Grod over a rather ignorant Fighter homebrew has reminded me of something highly critical you have to address:

Each class needs to have their own personal dedicated Storytelling Niche/Archtypal Framework. One of the significant problems in 3.5 is the number of classes doing the same thing. ACFs have their place, in order to give options for the execution of a concept or role. having a hundred classes for that is not the way though. PF kinda toyed with this concept, but their archetypes being implemented post-core instead of pre-core resulted in things like paladin being worthless as anything more then a healgod

Quick class ideas:
Barbarian: Noble Berzerker
Ranger: Relyable master at arms/ Aragorn (Mixed in with Fighter)
Paladin: Knight-Errant. Light of the people
Knight: Knight in Shining Armor
Priest: Preacher of the faith, healer (cleric kinda steps (with a Mobile Launch Platform) on paladin's toes)
Mage: Learned Caster, Limited (as in to a theme, or to a school) in spells known
Sorcerer: Wild Caster, could have a Warlock (Trade for spellcasting) ACF
Druid: As usual, but no pet

classes i cant find space for:
rogue: kinda the same space as ranger
fighter: too much mechanical overlap with ranger

10-26-2012, 10:11 PM	Top - End - #302
toapat Ogre in the Playground Join Date: Jan 2012	Re: Gaols and Giants - The Playground rewrites third Edition Talking to Grod over a rather ignorant Fighter homebrew has reminded me of something highly critical you have to address: Each class needs to have their own personal dedicated Storytelling Niche/Archtypal Framework. One of the significant problems in 3.5 is the number of classes doing the same thing. ACFs have their place, in order to give options for the execution of a concept or role. having a hundred classes for that is not the way though. PF kinda toyed with this concept, but their archetypes being implemented post-core instead of pre-core resulted in things like paladin being worthless as anything more then a healgod Quick class ideas: Barbarian: Noble Berzerker Ranger: Relyable master at arms/ Aragorn (Mixed in with Fighter) Paladin: Knight-Errant. Light of the people Knight: Knight in Shining Armor Priest: Preacher of the faith, healer (cleric kinda steps (with a Mobile Launch Platform) on paladin's toes) Mage: Learned Caster, Limited (as in to a theme, or to a school) in spells known Sorcerer: Wild Caster, could have a Warlock (Trade for spellcasting) ACF Druid: As usual, but no pet classes i cant find space for: rogue: kinda the same space as ranger fighter: too much mechanical overlap with ranger __________________ My Homebrew: found here. I use Red when I'm angry, I use blue when I'm excited. Winged Drow avatar @ myself Last edited by toapat : 10-27-2012 at 12:33 AM.