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Message: <blockquote data-quote="n00b f00" data-source="post: 6768007" data-attributes="member: 6795700">There's a ton of angles to look at this from but basically, something in between. There are definitely professions directly, name included to many of the classes. It's often but not always true for a number or reasons. Such as Throm Woodblast Paladin of the Sun Order, he smites fools, he heals fools. He's a Paladin by title and mechanics. But what if his friend Sasha Carpia Paladin of the Sun Order, tracks fools to their lairs and shoots them with magic arrows, because she was mechanically(maybe in story as well) a ranger. When someone asked them if they were Paladins IC, they'd say yes, that being a rank in their group. Maybe there is an understanding that people with Paladin powers are a different sort of Paladin, and maybe they'd respect that distinction, or maybe they'd have another name like Templar.If two soldiers in leather with shields and rapiers are cutting a swath through a pack of bandits, one is a rogue and one is a fighter. Obviously they have different fighting styles. But while an onlooker would recognize that, that doesn't mean they'd know they were different classes. They couldn't make assumptions about which of them could pick locks from how they handled a blade.The discussion about entirely refluffing characters is related but not the main point of the topic(I'm personally pretty permissive, long as everyone like it, why not). I'd say that people IC notice certain styles of warriors, professions, and magic users typically tend to be from certain schools, organisations, or backgrounds. There's a strong chance they'll understand what you mean if you say you're a Paladin, but a fighter is unlikely to introduce himself as a fighter. He might introduce himself as a veteran soldier of a thousand battles, but he likely wouldn't say I'm a fighter, and he certainly wouldn't say he's a lvl 9 fighter. Class and levels being abstractions that serve to make things clear for a game that are IRL oftentimes hazy. An NPC asking what type of magic user you are after you drop fireballs, and maybe understanding if educated is cool. Them knowing you have a class, after seeing you doing something badass is a bit silly(though not without merit considering your table). Class has a lot of meaning, but it's flexible and usually not a metaphysical fact.</blockquote>

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