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<blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 1559777" data-attributes="member: 1645"><p>More specifically, how, by class, could the various classes spend their "off season"? And what random things might happen to them (or their estates)? Do you have any good game mechanics for any of this?</p><p></p><p>Fighters: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Train (i.e. level up): Choose combat Feats to train and learn.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cost of Living: Decide how much to spend on clothing, food, ale, gifts, etc. Social standing for the next year should flow from these expenses. (See Variant: Upkeep, DMG, p. 142)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Income: Roll to see how productive your estate is, how much tax money is coming in, etc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stable: Roll to see how healthy your mounts (horses, hippogriffs, etc.) remain, if any get stolen (adventure seed!), etc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Social: Does our noble knight start courting a lady love? Does our mercenary spend all his money at the bordello? Does our established hero start a family? Or risk his family life with infidelity? Or get cuckolded? A death, birth, or scandal in the family!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Garrison, Border Patrol, Armed Escort, Tournament, Raiders -- there any many small, local encounters that aren't grand quests.</li> </ul><p></p><p>I suppose a Rogue's "off season" wouldn't bear much resemblance to a knightly Fighter's. A swashbuckling Rogue might woo paramours, while a thug might settle for ale 'n' whores. His social standing is important in its own way, but being "mack daddy" isn't quite the same as being a magnanimous lord. I suppose a mob-esque guild thief might have the equivalent of an estate with tax revenue: extortion, gambling, drugs, smuggling, etc.</p><p></p><p>I guess the most interesting "off season" activity for Rogues would be urban adventure: spying, thieving, etc. The Rogue doesn't need to raid faraway temples when he can sneak into local temples.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmadsen, post: 1559777, member: 1645"] More specifically, how, by class, could the various classes spend their "off season"? And what random things might happen to them (or their estates)? Do you have any good game mechanics for any of this? Fighters:[List] [*]Train (i.e. level up): Choose combat Feats to train and learn. [*]Cost of Living: Decide how much to spend on clothing, food, ale, gifts, etc. Social standing for the next year should flow from these expenses. (See Variant: Upkeep, DMG, p. 142) [*]Income: Roll to see how productive your estate is, how much tax money is coming in, etc. [*]Stable: Roll to see how healthy your mounts (horses, hippogriffs, etc.) remain, if any get stolen (adventure seed!), etc. [*]Social: Does our noble knight start courting a lady love? Does our mercenary spend all his money at the bordello? Does our established hero start a family? Or risk his family life with infidelity? Or get cuckolded? A death, birth, or scandal in the family! [*]Garrison, Border Patrol, Armed Escort, Tournament, Raiders -- there any many small, local encounters that aren't grand quests. [/List] I suppose a Rogue's "off season" wouldn't bear much resemblance to a knightly Fighter's. A swashbuckling Rogue might woo paramours, while a thug might settle for ale 'n' whores. His social standing is important in its own way, but being "mack daddy" isn't quite the same as being a magnanimous lord. I suppose a mob-esque guild thief might have the equivalent of an estate with tax revenue: extortion, gambling, drugs, smuggling, etc. I guess the most interesting "off season" activity for Rogues would be urban adventure: spying, thieving, etc. The Rogue doesn't need to raid faraway temples when he can sneak into local temples. [/QUOTE]
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