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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
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 Posted - 27 Aug 2012 : 23:41:54
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved/Land of the Diamond Throne had racial levels as well as class levels.
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 27 Aug 2012 : 23:45:58
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Really? I always like the way Monte thinks.
It makes sense for a lot of the classical mythology/folklore races (since there are massive shifts in power in their descriptions). Humans evolve as a race, but perhaps non-humans evolve as individuals? Then when you add-in 'bloodlines' humans can do a little of this too. IIRC, thats how sorcerers came about.
And the more I think on this, I think 3e really did try to go this route a bit, but people just didn't take to it (those NPC classes in the DMG). If they spruced-up some of those NPC classes, there is no reason why they couldn't be used in a similar fashion as the racial levels (like a level 5 farmer, or level 9 merchant). Even the barbarian class is an example of this (unless someone wants to tell me how someone gets a job as a barbarian? I haven't seen that come up in the want-ads). |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2013 : 00:18:22
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| Did we ever find out who's hiding under the hoody? |
"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
The original and unapologetic Arilyn, Aribeth, Seoni Fanboy. |
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silverwolfer
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 06 Aug 2013 : 00:49:45
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| Hmmm purple, female, some sort of magic caster...way in the background so not a main character most likely. She is the rose of sarifiel *snickers* |
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Laduger
Acolyte
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Posted - 26 May 2014 : 02:49:51
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Yeah, I like my tieflings and genasi to have the old 3E look where they have a mostly human appearance with subtle features of their heritage.
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This is explained in the Brimstone Angels series (last one being "The Adversary" sundering book 3). When Asmodeus became a god, he laid claim to all the tieflings and even the 'older' ones took on more of his appearance. |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 26 May 2014 : 15:15:02
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Originally posted by Laduger
Yeah, I like my tieflings and genasi to have the old 3E look where they have a mostly human appearance with subtle features of their heritage.
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This is explained in the Brimstone Angels series (last one being "The Adversary" sundering book 3). When Asmodeus became a god, he laid claim to all the tieflings and even the 'older' ones took on more of his appearance.
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It doesn't explain the genasi. I too preferred them being less immediately visible as "different". |
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
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