Re: CF: Races + Classes

[Robert Brockway <robert@blake.humbug.org.au>]

On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Marc Santoro wrote:

> 2. Have players actually pay money to join a 'guild' that will teach them
> various things. Warriors might have a guild that trains strength, while
> mages will have guilds that give them mana and spells. A player does not
> *have* to join a guild, he could always be a 'generic' adventurer. If we
> had a guild system that was well written, I would assume the coding of
> races and such would be made somewhat easier. 

I think this is an excellent idea, but I suspect the biggest hurdle is
getting someone to do the actual coding to implement it :)
 
> 3. Maybe even have backgrounds, where a character might start with a
> little extra gold and charisma but a low con due to pampered raising, or 
> an extra str with no gold and minimum equipment because he was a slave.
> Background should even play a part in guilds. Would an aristocratic
> fencing guild featuring fancy sword techniques accept a pauper? 

This is a cool idea too.

Well, there is my 2cp worth I guess :)
Cheers,
	-Robert
 

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