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Subject: A new nonviolent class...
Here is a new pc class I cooked up. It has not been tested yet. Enjoy.
THE SAGE
A new player-character class by David M Girardot
Yandra whirled his staff in an arc and knocked the orcs feet out
from other him. His foot deprived the creature of most of his
breath. "Now my friend," said Yandra, kneeling and securing the
orc with bonds of leather, "maybe you'll learn to think twice
before waylaying travellers."
"What are you doing," grumped the mighty Thardfast, wiping the
blood of the last orc off of his sword. "Just kill it."
"I'm a Sage, not a Warrior," said Yandra. "There's no need to
kill."
The barbarian threw up his hands, "Sages!" he said in disgust.
* * * * *
The Sage class is one predicated on development of the intellect.
The mind, they postulate, is the Divine -- and there is no
greater goal than the development of the divine. The Sage is not
a fighter, though many are adept at self-defense. They will not
take a life, however. The Sage beleive that a healthy mind can
only develop within a healthy body, and so exercise rigorously.
ABILITY REQUIREMENTS: Strength 12
Intellect 16
Dexterity 9
Wisdom 9
Constitution 12
PRIME REQUESITES: Strength 16
Intellect 16
Dexterity 12
ALLOWED RACES: Human only
ALIGNMENTS: Lawful Good
Lawful Neutral
WEAPONS ALLOWED: Quarterstaff
WEAPON PROFICIENCIES:
INITIAL: 1
Non-Prof. Penalty: Cannot use any weapon but
the Quarterstaff and
own body.
ADDITIONAL: None
NON-WEAP. PROFICIENCIES: 4, additional 1 every 2 levels
ARMOUR ALLOWED: None
STARTING MONEY: None
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS AND BENEFITS:
The sage begins with no money, only the clothes on his back
and a quarterstaff. Additionally, he may never carry more than a
few peices of silver. His equipment is not so restricted, as
long as it directly related to the gathering of information,
science, or development of the intellect or body. Magic items of
this sort are allowed too.
The sage will avoid combat at all costs. A sage will never
attack first, and will only defend if first attacks. In any
case, the sage prefers to talk first.
Because of their scientific training, sages are particularly
skeptical of magical and clerical abilties. A sage will tend not
to beleive in magickal effects, or downplay their importance. If
ever "convinced" in magick a sage will see it only as an
unpredictable and limited effectiveness device and curiousity.
The exceptions to this are magickal scrolls and potions, which
the sage will attribute to science rather than any sort of
magick. Note that this does not happen with spells the sage
himself casts from scrolls or potions drunk by him. It is
suggested to the GM that the sage play up the role-playing
aspects of their background in order to receive the full benefit
from the save bonus. I.E., "the dragon is going to breathe