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<blockquote data-quote="mlund" data-source="post: 6031479" data-attributes="member: 50304"><p>That's way too setting-specific - presuming geographical and cultural features that are completely unnecessary and obviously linked to Backgrounds (where you came from) that don't need to be married to classes (what you do now).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's way too narrow and obviously violates the separation of Background and Class outlined in the article - again imposing "where you came from" onto "what you do now."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So much for Dwarven Battleragers and the like - I guess they just have to seek out some humans in furs to learn how to flip out in combat while using an ax. Marrying class to background so flippantly is just terrible design.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Or they could require a core philosophy, belief, or virtue - similar to how a Paladin requires a Code.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Or, hey, they could be <u>consistent with what they are already doing</u> with things like the Knight (was a 3.5 class, Unearth Arcana super-class [Cavalier], and an Essentials build), Thief (AD&D class, Essentials build), and Thug (4E build) Backgrounds being independent of class - even if commonly associated.</p><p></p><p>The core take-away from the relevant part of the article should be that class is far less about what you did <strong>back then</strong> (that's background), and far more about what you do <strong>now</strong>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Background:</strong> "I was trained as a squire and acolyte to the Templars of Bahemut."</p><p></p><p><strong>Class:</strong> "I uphold the Code of Tyr, Lawgiver. May he strike me down should I ever falter."</p><p></p><p><strong>Background:</strong> "I was orphaned at a young age and grew up on the streets, doing anything I had to to avoid starvation."</p><p></p><p><strong>Class:</strong> "I walk the Path of Open Hand. If you persist in your violence I shall have to take certain steps to restore a peaceful harmony to this land."</p><p></p><p>If a class starts to stray away from "what you do" and into "where you came from" too deep then it needs to be reigned in. The class shouldn't care whether you spent dozens of years in rigorous training in the perfect environment, were ordained to this task by prophecy, or are just some sort of savant. That's not what Class is about for an Adventurer.</p><p></p><p>- Marty Lund</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mlund, post: 6031479, member: 50304"] That's way too setting-specific - presuming geographical and cultural features that are completely unnecessary and obviously linked to Backgrounds (where you came from) that don't need to be married to classes (what you do now). That's way too narrow and obviously violates the separation of Background and Class outlined in the article - again imposing "where you came from" onto "what you do now." So much for Dwarven Battleragers and the like - I guess they just have to seek out some humans in furs to learn how to flip out in combat while using an ax. Marrying class to background so flippantly is just terrible design. Or they could require a core philosophy, belief, or virtue - similar to how a Paladin requires a Code. Or, hey, they could be [U]consistent with what they are already doing[/U] with things like the Knight (was a 3.5 class, Unearth Arcana super-class [Cavalier], and an Essentials build), Thief (AD&D class, Essentials build), and Thug (4E build) Backgrounds being independent of class - even if commonly associated. The core take-away from the relevant part of the article should be that class is far less about what you did [B]back then[/B] (that's background), and far more about what you do [B]now[/B]. [B]Background:[/B] "I was trained as a squire and acolyte to the Templars of Bahemut." [B]Class:[/B] "I uphold the Code of Tyr, Lawgiver. May he strike me down should I ever falter." [B]Background:[/B] "I was orphaned at a young age and grew up on the streets, doing anything I had to to avoid starvation." [B]Class:[/B] "I walk the Path of Open Hand. If you persist in your violence I shall have to take certain steps to restore a peaceful harmony to this land." If a class starts to stray away from "what you do" and into "where you came from" too deep then it needs to be reigned in. The class shouldn't care whether you spent dozens of years in rigorous training in the perfect environment, were ordained to this task by prophecy, or are just some sort of savant. That's not what Class is about for an Adventurer. - Marty Lund [/QUOTE]
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