Stormborn
Explorer
One thing you may want to consider when usign this as a hook is class choice What classes are going to be applicable to a academy based setting? Given the right background, most any of them would work, with some possible exceptions. Barbarians, for example, seem inherently opposed to such a setting. I suppose you could change some class features around, give a back story for illiterate ragers that go to school, but overall it would be difficult. Ditto for Sorcerers, I think, while they have arcane knowledge skills, for the most part all of their powers are inborn, and I have typically assumed that their knowledge of such matters was instictive. Unless it is a specialized school you might have problems with Druids as well, although a forest based school for Druids and Rangers could work, and people might start out as Barbarians.
On the other hand, Rogues and Bards are the perfect classes for this setting, with Wizards and Clerics coming in second. Fighters and Rangers also work, and the Ranger's favored enemy abilities seem like fields of study to me.
Just somethign to think about, ask your players if they want to play classes that will fit.
On the other hand, Rogues and Bards are the perfect classes for this setting, with Wizards and Clerics coming in second. Fighters and Rangers also work, and the Ranger's favored enemy abilities seem like fields of study to me.
Just somethign to think about, ask your players if they want to play classes that will fit.
