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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 1249326" data-attributes="member: 871">Well, in that case, I think it'd be relatively easy to do so, and if they're in a magic-rich environment, then you could feasibly leave the classes as is, & not worry about reworking them to lack spellcasting ability.  Other than the "amped-up" versions of the Twain found in the 1st/2nd ed. AD&D Deities & Demigods/Legends & Lore, Fafhrd's Wisdom score would be too low for him to cast ranger spells, & he could simply opt never to use any of his bard spells (or be unfamiliar to do so).Mouser would be a rogue/wizard/fighter--he'd never exceed 3rd level as a wizard, & couldn't cast spells due to the lack of a spellbook.  If you allow the swashbuckler class from Complete Warrior, then he'd have levels in that class instead of fighter.  After reading over the duelist class a lot, I'd say Mouser wouldn't have levels in that class--the significant abilities work only with no armor, and when only wielding a rapier in one hand (thus no 2-weapon fighting).  Mouser seemed to be the most prone of the Twain to use 2 weapons while fighting.With Duke Danius, Mouser had help from Ivrian, who wore her mother's clothing (Ivrian's mother/Danius's wife was a cruel, domineering woman who Danius still feared after death), so Ivrian's help & Mouser's magic undid the duke.As for Fafhrd, I think he'd still have bard levels, but not as many as depicted in earlier versions--maybe only 1st level, or up to 3rd at most, but not the 5-6 levels assigned to him earlier.  He could work a crowd, but not to the spell-like effects that a higher-level bard could.And the characters are different from story to story--I think Fafhrd's eye color has changed (from blue to green, IIRC), and his hair has been described as red & reddish-blond.  Mouser's sword also seems to be a rapier, but at times, the description is more apt for a sort of light saber (as are quite a few illustrations of the Mouser with his weapon).Had my Lankhmar sourcebooks w/ me, & they have a handy little synopsis for each of the stories (up to Knight & Knave of Swords).  Mouser obtained 12 fighter-thieves to sail with him to Rime Isle on his ship Flotsam; Fafhrd gathered 12 berserkers to sail with him on the ship Seahawk.  Mouser sailed on Seahawk when he was returning to Rime Isle after a trade trip in "The Mer She."This thread (as well as recent acquisition of CW) has got me working on my Lankhmar conversion again.  If anyone is interested, I'll post what I have in this thread, or in a relevant (& related) Rogue's Gallery Thread.  It'll take me a while, though--there are quite a few feats that I think are applicable for the characters, but there's only so many that a character can have.If you want, I could work up a Lankhmar-style version of the Twain (setting-intensive versions of races & classes & all), as well as a mainstream D&D-version of the duo (with magic-using versions of classes & all--even magic item recommendations).</blockquote>

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