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<blockquote data-quote="cbwjm" data-source="post: 7897901" data-attributes="member: 6788732"><p>Dragon Magazine 143 has some sage advice on Knights of Solamnia. This magazine was from 1989 so was still 1e but sheds some light on how the knights are meant to work when advancing.</p><p></p><p><strong>Do Solamnic knights have cavalier abilities?</strong></p><p>Knights of Solamnia are cavaliers but do not gain the cavalier's weapon of choice bonuses until they become Knights of the Rose.</p><p></p><p><strong>Are the abilities of each order of knights cumulative?</strong></p><p>Yes. A Crown Knight retains his weapon specialization ability when he becomes a Sword Knight, and a Sword Knight keeps any spells earned when he becomes a Rose Knight (but he does earn more spells as a Rose Knight). - <em>I actually wonder if they meant to write "but he doesn't earn more spells as a Rose Knight". I think I would take it at face value and allow a rose knight to continue to gain spells at the same rate as a sword knight.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>What exactly are the special proficiencies in weapons and combat gained by a Rose Knight?</strong></p><p>Rose Knights gain the cavalier's weapon of choice bonuses in addition to the Crown Knight's weapon specializations and Sword Knight's spells.</p><p></p><p>The 2e tales of the lance box set has the cavalier as a kit for both fighters and paladins. Following with what was said about rose knight's gaining the weapon of choice bonuses, I would grant crown and sword knights the other abilities of the cavalier kit (Bonuses with the lance used on horseback, resistance to mind affecting spells) with the exception of the cavalier's immunity to fear spells and the inspire confidence ability that comes with it (reserving that for the rose knight). </p><p></p><p>With this in mind, if I wanted to run a 2e game of Dragonlance, I'd do the following for the Knights of Solamnia:</p><p></p><p><strong>Crown knights:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">weapon specialisation,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">cavalier lance bonuses,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">cavalier resistances to mind affecting spells.</li> </ul><p><strong>Sword Knights:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">retains crown knight abilities,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">paladin abilities,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">spells (gained from spheres of Kiri-Jolith).</li> </ul><p><strong>Rose Knights:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Retains crown & sword abilities,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">cavalier weapon of choice bonuses,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">cavalier fear and inspiration bonuses,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">retains spells but perhaps changed to spell spheres granted by Paladine.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cbwjm, post: 7897901, member: 6788732"] Dragon Magazine 143 has some sage advice on Knights of Solamnia. This magazine was from 1989 so was still 1e but sheds some light on how the knights are meant to work when advancing. [B]Do Solamnic knights have cavalier abilities?[/B] Knights of Solamnia are cavaliers but do not gain the cavalier's weapon of choice bonuses until they become Knights of the Rose. [B]Are the abilities of each order of knights cumulative?[/B] Yes. A Crown Knight retains his weapon specialization ability when he becomes a Sword Knight, and a Sword Knight keeps any spells earned when he becomes a Rose Knight (but he does earn more spells as a Rose Knight). - [I]I actually wonder if they meant to write "but he doesn't earn more spells as a Rose Knight". I think I would take it at face value and allow a rose knight to continue to gain spells at the same rate as a sword knight.[/I] [B]What exactly are the special proficiencies in weapons and combat gained by a Rose Knight?[/B] Rose Knights gain the cavalier's weapon of choice bonuses in addition to the Crown Knight's weapon specializations and Sword Knight's spells. The 2e tales of the lance box set has the cavalier as a kit for both fighters and paladins. Following with what was said about rose knight's gaining the weapon of choice bonuses, I would grant crown and sword knights the other abilities of the cavalier kit (Bonuses with the lance used on horseback, resistance to mind affecting spells) with the exception of the cavalier's immunity to fear spells and the inspire confidence ability that comes with it (reserving that for the rose knight). With this in mind, if I wanted to run a 2e game of Dragonlance, I'd do the following for the Knights of Solamnia: [B]Crown knights:[/B] [LIST] [*]weapon specialisation, [*]cavalier lance bonuses, [*]cavalier resistances to mind affecting spells. [/LIST] [B]Sword Knights:[/B] [LIST] [*]retains crown knight abilities, [*]paladin abilities, [*]spells (gained from spheres of Kiri-Jolith). [/LIST] [B]Rose Knights:[/B] [LIST] [*]Retains crown & sword abilities, [*]cavalier weapon of choice bonuses, [*]cavalier fear and inspiration bonuses, [*]retains spells but perhaps changed to spell spheres granted by Paladine. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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