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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 7128918" data-attributes="member: 92305"><p><strong>A NOTE ON THE SCHOLAR CLASS</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you come from a long background in D&D, then you may think of a Scholar character as a Sage--as an old, wizened man with a long white beard that knows arcane languages and has at his command knowledge that has not been spoken of in centuries.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, you can certainly make a character like that from the Conan RPG Scholar class. It is designed for that kind of character.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And, if you look at the class description in the core rulebook (which is written with an eye towards players playing an interesting adventuring Scholar), you will think that the Scholar class is meant for sorcerers an priests. And, that's true, too.</p><p></p><p></p><p>But, I want to show you how the Scholar class can be played in a completely different sort of way (and is, indeed, played that way in the game already as evidenced by man NPCs provided in various Conan RPG supplements).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Conan's world is full of uneducated folks. Most people cannot read and write. A character in the Scholar class is a learned character. This character knows a lot about a specific subject.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Let me draw your attention to the rule in the class description that says, instead of taking Sorcery Styles, the character can instead take Skill Focus. This allows the character to build up skills with plentiful skill points the class allows, and then take all the bonus Skill Focus feats the character gets in exchange for Sorcery Styles to build up the character's knowledge in that area.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In addition, a Scholar character can exchange any spell awards for 2 extra skill points.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This means that, if you want a character that is a Master weapon smith, then Scholar is the class that character should be. You don't always have to use Commoner for these types of characters.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Indeed, if you look through the various Conan books and supplements where NPCs are provided, often the Merchant NPCs are Scholar classed characters.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is not a House Rule. <strong>What I am suggesting here is in the rule book</strong>, under the Scholar description. The stuff is just buried in the text with no bold header to set it apart. You've got to look for it. But, it's there.</p><p></p><p></p><p>One way to think of the Scholar Class is that it is a class that is designed to have high skills. The class gets the highest number of skill points of the six base classes (tied with Thief), and the class provides a multitude of bonus Skill Focus feats.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Scholar is the class to use if you are building an character that is a Craftsman, Professional, or some other character where its primary ability is tied to one of the skills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 7128918, member: 92305"] [b]A NOTE ON THE SCHOLAR CLASS[/b] If you come from a long background in D&D, then you may think of a Scholar character as a Sage--as an old, wizened man with a long white beard that knows arcane languages and has at his command knowledge that has not been spoken of in centuries. Well, you can certainly make a character like that from the Conan RPG Scholar class. It is designed for that kind of character. And, if you look at the class description in the core rulebook (which is written with an eye towards players playing an interesting adventuring Scholar), you will think that the Scholar class is meant for sorcerers an priests. And, that's true, too. But, I want to show you how the Scholar class can be played in a completely different sort of way (and is, indeed, played that way in the game already as evidenced by man NPCs provided in various Conan RPG supplements). Conan's world is full of uneducated folks. Most people cannot read and write. A character in the Scholar class is a learned character. This character knows a lot about a specific subject. Let me draw your attention to the rule in the class description that says, instead of taking Sorcery Styles, the character can instead take Skill Focus. This allows the character to build up skills with plentiful skill points the class allows, and then take all the bonus Skill Focus feats the character gets in exchange for Sorcery Styles to build up the character's knowledge in that area. In addition, a Scholar character can exchange any spell awards for 2 extra skill points. This means that, if you want a character that is a Master weapon smith, then Scholar is the class that character should be. You don't always have to use Commoner for these types of characters. Indeed, if you look through the various Conan books and supplements where NPCs are provided, often the Merchant NPCs are Scholar classed characters. This is not a House Rule. [b]What I am suggesting here is in the rule book[/b], under the Scholar description. The stuff is just buried in the text with no bold header to set it apart. You've got to look for it. But, it's there. One way to think of the Scholar Class is that it is a class that is designed to have high skills. The class gets the highest number of skill points of the six base classes (tied with Thief), and the class provides a multitude of bonus Skill Focus feats. Scholar is the class to use if you are building an character that is a Craftsman, Professional, or some other character where its primary ability is tied to one of the skills. [/QUOTE]
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