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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ronpurvis" data-source="post: 2041029" data-attributes="member: 26029">So there is no misunderstanding, when I say a higher class I am refering to a more wealthy or aristocratic class. Paladins have knowledge of nobility and cavaliers are knights. This is different than the poor orphan taken in by the church which is where most of the Foot Soldiers of God come from. While it is possible that a person from the nobility might have something tragic enough happen that will cause them to become a member of this class, it is far more likely for one of the poor orphans that come from the frontiers.Also you are right that the foot soldier is probally a lot more coarse and unrefined than those from a more cultured and gentille enviroment.Think of todays military. You have the fighter pilots who aquit themselves bravely in combat, but rarely go after the full evil of the enemy. They fight the other fighter pilots in short combat and then go home. They have the most powerful weapons around them. They are adored by the people.Compare that to the special forces troops that I was in: 1/3 Special Forces. We go out and stay focused on fighting the enemy and teaching the villagers to fight that enemy. We stayed out in the field and took the fight to the heart of the enemy. THey have weaker weapons and less of them. There are few people who know of their deeds.Likewise the Foot Soldier of God will take the fight to the heart of the enemy day after day even when he doesn't carry all the weapons and armor of the Paladin. He will work with the locals to protect them against evil on a more personal basis than a knight would. Thank you for the comments. I hope that this is a class that some would enjoy using in their campaigns at some point.</blockquote>

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