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<blockquote data-quote="Deadguy" data-source="post: 122315" data-attributes="member: 2480"><p>Personally, I reckon most of them fit the mould of a Warrior, better than a Fighter. They are not first and foremost professional combatants so much as keepers-of-the-peace.</p><p></p><p>That said, when creating City Guards, I should also consider giving them levels in Rogue, either as a pure class or multi-class with Warrior. The Rogue develops many of the "city" skills you would expect of a professional guardsman like Spot, Listen, Sense Motive, even Search (for finding contraband) and Innuendo (for spotting those thieves in bars and crowds). These guys get into the sorts of scrapes that may not always be lethal, but involve a lot of people, so taking down opponents fast (flanking for Sneak Attack damage) represents training and experience. Try it, you might be surprised how well they fit with the role you expect them to fill (and PCs might respect them more, when four of them neutralise the party's fighter in one round!).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deadguy, post: 122315, member: 2480"] Personally, I reckon most of them fit the mould of a Warrior, better than a Fighter. They are not first and foremost professional combatants so much as keepers-of-the-peace. That said, when creating City Guards, I should also consider giving them levels in Rogue, either as a pure class or multi-class with Warrior. The Rogue develops many of the "city" skills you would expect of a professional guardsman like Spot, Listen, Sense Motive, even Search (for finding contraband) and Innuendo (for spotting those thieves in bars and crowds). These guys get into the sorts of scrapes that may not always be lethal, but involve a lot of people, so taking down opponents fast (flanking for Sneak Attack damage) represents training and experience. Try it, you might be surprised how well they fit with the role you expect them to fill (and PCs might respect them more, when four of them neutralise the party's fighter in one round!). [/QUOTE]
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