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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7176460" data-attributes="member: 20323">[MENTION=40398]Tequila Sunrise[/MENTION] Leaving aside the peculiar alignment stuff, yes I have added campaign-specific flair to the classes before. Here's an example from my Witcher game:Bard. Bards of the Northern Kingdoms often receive education at the University of Oxenfurt where studies range a whole gamut of subjects - alchemy, trouvereship and poetry, medicine and herbology, natural history, philosophy, technology, and spying. Bards of Nilfgaard often trace their education to the Imperial Academy where they study humanities, science, and linguistics. In the Witcher setting, bards are not necessarily inherently magical, and to reflect this a bard character should stick to spells which can be explained as extensions of their performing skills and charisma, and should avoid “loud” or “flashy” spells.Fighter. Fighters are veterans of the wars with Nilfgaard and often belong(ed) to one of the world’s armed forces. A few possibilities include:Blue Stripes: Temerian special forces made up of ruthless and utterly patriotic humans.Dun Banner: A Kaedweni light cavalry regiment that was devastated beyond resurrection.Free Company: An elite mercenary unit (condottieri) financed by Kovir.Free Slopes: Irregulars waving a guerrilla war against Nilfgaard, seeking Sodden’s liberation.Landsknechts: Finest Redanian armored division wielding halberds, pikes, and great swords.Mahakam Volunteer Army: A dwarven infantry sent on suicide missions.Poor F---ing Infantry: Conscripts and volunteers who joined the Temerian army.Wizard. Wizards (or mages) are born with the gift for magic, like sources, but they receive training to control their powers. Females (referred to as “sorceresses”) are trained at institutions like Aretuza on the Isle of Thanedd, while males (referred to as “sorcerers”) are trained at colleges like Ban Ard in Kaedwen. Training in these schools of sorcery takes many years, acquiring knowledge and mastering magical skills. Wizards often are proficient in History and with a megascope (see Equipment). Their powers cause wizards to age at half the rate normal for their race. Owing to their extensive scientific and political knowledge, mages are coveted as advisors by monarchs.Wizards often belong to one of two factions: the Conclave of Mages or the Lodge of Sorceresses. The Conclave was once the preeminent ruling body governing mages of the Northern Kingdoms, ensuring that Sources receive proper training, and regulating the standards and rules of magic such as the ban on necromancy and magic used in army-to-army combat. However, in recent years after the death of many members during the Thanedd Rebellion and persecution by the Temple of the Eternal Fire, the Conclave is barely hanging on by a thread. The Lodge of Sorceresses rose to prominence with the Conclave’s decline as a secret organization of exclusively female mages. Their secret goal to create a nation ruled by mages was exposed at Loc Muinne and led to many of the sorceresses being killed or imprisoned; only a handful of the powerful founding members remain.</blockquote>

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