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On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 12:25:32 +1200, Rupert Boleyn
<rboleyn@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 09:41:33 -0700, "Shawn Wilson"
><Ikonoqlast@yahoo.com> carved upon a tablet of ether:
>
>> Sure, as a starting character he was a 1st level Burglar once he started on
>> an adventure.
>
>You are aware that the rules don't allow trading classes in for other
>classes except in certain, carefully explained, circumstances, right?
>
>More reasonable is that he's a Commoner-1 and after a bit of
>adventuring he becomes a commoner-1/rogue-1. What's so hard about
>that?
I'd like to make the case that he's an aristocrat-1, and that he
levels up to aristocrat-1/rogue-1 after he kills that spider in
Mirkwood.
o He's said to be good with all sorts of thrown weapons, and with bows
("shooting the wand"), and he doesn't have any noticable problems when
he picks up Sting and starts using it. (Simple and Martial Weapon
Proficiencies: Aristocrat has them, commoner doesn't except for 1
measly simple weapon.)
o He's said to be knowledgable about all sorts of things that he
hasn't experienced personally. (All knowledge skills: Again,
aristocrat has them, commoner doesn't.)
o He has a "business manner" for putting off people who try to borrow
money from him (Ranks in Diplomacy, Intimidate, and/or Sense Motive -
class skills for aristocrat but not commoner.)
o In his encounter with Gollum he uses Intimidate and Diplomacy (class
skills for aristocrat, cross-class for commoner), and later he uses
Diplomacy when speaking with Smaug.
o He's independently wealthy to start with - he doesn't have to work
for a living.
o He's connected with the chief families of the Shire and is part of
the "squirearchy" which is as close to a ruling class as the Shire
has.
o As an aristocrat he'd start with 8 hp, rather than 4 as a commoner.
This fits in a bit better with his survival through his adventures.
--
Erol K. Bayburt
ErolB1@aol.com
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