sepulchrave
First Post
Hi Colonel
Initially, I found the character levels for these guys a little on the steep side, but quickly changed my mind. Low magic and the standard AC / ablative hp system actually seems ideally suited to the setting. It baits the question of where the squires, knights errant and knights bachelor fall within this schema - I'd be tempted to slice up the field something like this:
Squire: F1-F2
Errant: F3-F4
Bachelor: F5-F6
Knight of Renown: F7-F9
Knight of Quality: F10-F13
The idea of having a character start as a squire at 1st level has both a true Arthurian "ring" to it, as well as offering great RP opportunities and making plot hooks dead easy as well. Winning your spurs at 3rd level might be a little on the low side (Perhaps Unearthed Arcana adolescent conditioning demands that it should be 4th?).
Its interesting to me just how damn dangerous a fighter becomes when he concentrates on mounted combat - I suppose most D&D fighters in my experience either go for the spring attack chain, or have a utilitarian mix of feats which include an archery chain. Usually the Paladin, with his inferior feat selection, is left with the mounted warrior role - but he's 12th or 15th level before he really excels (and he gets a special mount, of course). Fighters who opt to specialize in mounted combat get very dangerous, very fast.
Talking of which, how do you feel about Paladins? I'm inclined to see them restricted (maybe even PrC???). Lancelot and Galahad, of course. Some (but not all) of the Grail knights. Arthur, maybe. With others, I find the analogy difficult. The fact that this is an ideal which every knight aspires towards (or is supposed to aspire towards) makes me feel that a Paladin prestige class might be the answer.
Initially, I found the character levels for these guys a little on the steep side, but quickly changed my mind. Low magic and the standard AC / ablative hp system actually seems ideally suited to the setting. It baits the question of where the squires, knights errant and knights bachelor fall within this schema - I'd be tempted to slice up the field something like this:
Squire: F1-F2
Errant: F3-F4
Bachelor: F5-F6
Knight of Renown: F7-F9
Knight of Quality: F10-F13
The idea of having a character start as a squire at 1st level has both a true Arthurian "ring" to it, as well as offering great RP opportunities and making plot hooks dead easy as well. Winning your spurs at 3rd level might be a little on the low side (Perhaps Unearthed Arcana adolescent conditioning demands that it should be 4th?).
Its interesting to me just how damn dangerous a fighter becomes when he concentrates on mounted combat - I suppose most D&D fighters in my experience either go for the spring attack chain, or have a utilitarian mix of feats which include an archery chain. Usually the Paladin, with his inferior feat selection, is left with the mounted warrior role - but he's 12th or 15th level before he really excels (and he gets a special mount, of course). Fighters who opt to specialize in mounted combat get very dangerous, very fast.
Talking of which, how do you feel about Paladins? I'm inclined to see them restricted (maybe even PrC???). Lancelot and Galahad, of course. Some (but not all) of the Grail knights. Arthur, maybe. With others, I find the analogy difficult. The fact that this is an ideal which every knight aspires towards (or is supposed to aspire towards) makes me feel that a Paladin prestige class might be the answer.