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<blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 1482528" data-attributes="member: 1515">I agree, the LotR movies give some excellent prototypes for a lot of the classes.&nbsp; I like the suggestion of Gandalf as a bard, though one could also view him as a cleric (after all, he's an agent of the gods).I agree with the previous advice on steering beginners away from spellcasting classes, unless they really seem set on it, at which point Sorcerer is probably the easiest for a beginner to digest.&nbsp; I'd also steer clear of bards unless you have someone who's likely to really get into the role-playing aspect -- they make great support characters, but are too often the second-best at everything.If someone wants to play a monk, that's easy for inspiration: Every martial arts movie ever made.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> It's too bad that &quot;Ladyhawke&quot; seems to have passed out of the pop-culture memory, as it has several great prototypes in it.&nbsp; Navarre (Rutger Hauer) is a great fighter, Phillipe the Mouse (Matthew Broderick) is clearly a rogue, and Father Imperius (Leo McKern) could be a cleric, although he isn't a spellcaster (not too many examples of spellcasting holy men in fantasy movies.)&quot;The Princess Bride&quot; has some good examples, too.&nbsp; Inigo Montoya and Count Rugen are definitely fighters.&nbsp; Fezzik is probably a barbarian, Wesley is likely a fighter / rogue (though you probably don't want to be introducing the idea of multiclassing quite yet).You could also use some more historical sources for inspirations: - Depending on who you talk to, Robin Hood could be a rogue, a fighter, or a ranger.&nbsp; Friar Tuck is a cleric (though, again, without spellcasting).&nbsp; Alan a Dale is a bard.- The Arthurian legend is full of paladins and fighters, and a few wizards in Merlin and Morgan.Hope this helps!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kenobi65, post: 1482528, member: 1515"] I agree, the LotR movies give some excellent prototypes for a lot of the classes. I like the suggestion of Gandalf as a bard, though one could also view him as a cleric (after all, he's an agent of the gods). I agree with the previous advice on steering beginners away from spellcasting classes, unless they really seem set on it, at which point Sorcerer is probably the easiest for a beginner to digest. I'd also steer clear of bards unless you have someone who's likely to really get into the role-playing aspect -- they make great support characters, but are too often the second-best at everything. If someone wants to play a monk, that's easy for inspiration: Every martial arts movie ever made. :D It's too bad that "Ladyhawke" seems to have passed out of the pop-culture memory, as it has several great prototypes in it. Navarre (Rutger Hauer) is a great fighter, Phillipe the Mouse (Matthew Broderick) is clearly a rogue, and Father Imperius (Leo McKern) could be a cleric, although he isn't a spellcaster (not too many examples of spellcasting holy men in fantasy movies.) "The Princess Bride" has some good examples, too. Inigo Montoya and Count Rugen are definitely fighters. Fezzik is probably a barbarian, Wesley is likely a fighter / rogue (though you probably don't want to be introducing the idea of multiclassing quite yet). You could also use some more historical sources for inspirations: - Depending on who you talk to, Robin Hood could be a rogue, a fighter, or a ranger. Friar Tuck is a cleric (though, again, without spellcasting). Alan a Dale is a bard. - The Arthurian legend is full of paladins and fighters, and a few wizards in Merlin and Morgan. Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]

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