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[Li Shenron]

Hello Isida, the title of the thread still says "recruiting alternate" but... are you still really recruiting? The players list seems already very large.

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

Hey Isida~

If you have time i could use some help again. If you dont mind. I am on AIM. Thanks

~L.S

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Isida, I know you don't want any more crazy ideas from me but I got to thinking about that exotic weapon master PrC I sent you last night and your own bondblade...

I know my expertise on the Arab lands in question is not that good, much like my knowledge of the Japan and such but I see a lot of the same issues here… Wouldn’t craft: weaponsmithing be frowned upon as a commoner’s job?

And if so would you consider a variant skill in its place?

Perform: weapons display, I’ve seen this feat defined somewhere but I think if you take a look at the other perform skills I don’t think we really need to overly define it.

Anyhow this idea works better with the exotic weapons master as none of its ability depends upon you repairing it. As for the Bondblade it doesn’t work quite so good but I know that GFA has really looked at the bondblade PrC a couple of times but that the craft skill doesn’t make sense IC so I thought I would toss this out so that maybe you could work your magic. (If she really wants the PrC after all.)

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

I like the PrC, but the Craft skills didn't make sense IC for me, which is why I asked for the DM item I did.

The skill preqs for the class make sense - but not for my character concept.
As for making sense in the setting - I don't know much about Arabian settings, just what I have read in novels and from having once or twice played in Arabian Adventures in 2nd edition D&D, so I couldn't venture a guess on how the weaponsmith skills were viewed.

 

[rangerjohn]

I know my expertise on the Arab lands in question is not that good, much like my knowledge of the Japan and such but I see a lot of the same issues here… Wouldn’t craft: weaponsmithing be frowned upon as a commoner’s job?

Why is this important? Are any of us noble? I got the impression that the 'genie-kin', by that I mean the all the genie-related races, had been driven underground, untill recently.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I like the PrC, but the Craft skills didn't make sense IC for me, which is why I asked for the DM item I did.

Yes I realize that. Out of curiosity, which would you rather have the DM item or the PrC?

The skill preqs for the class make sense - but not for my character concept.

I agree with both for the most part, but I also know that strange and magical things happen... A wise woman once said that, "Its the class that needs to make sense to the character, the perquisites are just filler."

Isida, sorry if I butchered your words on that....

GFA, does the PrC make sense to your character?

As for making sense in the setting - I don't know much about Arabian settings, just what I have read in novels and from having once or twice played in Arabian Adventures in 2nd edition D&D, so I couldn't venture a guess on how the weaponsmith skills were viewed.[/QUOTE]

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Why is this important?

It's important because most of D&D is set up with a European influence, something this setting does not have…

It’s also important as some of us will not take a class, or a PrC, without looking to see it makes IC sense....

Finally it's important because some of us think it’s important…

Are any of us noble?

Doubt it but does this really matter? If you’re a genie-kin who’s proud of your blood would you do something that you had been raised to believe was below you? Your character might, but that doesn't others would.

If your worried about your character being changed there's a reason why words "and/or" where invented.

I can see the requirements reading something like:

yada yada yada
Craft: Weaponsmithing 6 and/or Perform: Weapon Display 6

It's not that uncommon of a practice either...

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

Why is this important? Are any of us noble? I got the impression that the 'genie-kin', by that I mean the all the genie-related races, had been driven underground, untill recently.

If others know that you are genie-kin, then yes. Some of the PCs can/may be able to pass as 'normal' human, and hold positions as such.

It really isn't important for the majority of the characters - but for mine (and possibly B.S.'s) the character just wouldn't have learned such a thing, because we may have considered it 'low-class'.

So is it important to you or the other PCs? Probably not. Is it important to my PC? Probably. Make more sense?

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

GFA, does the PrC make sense to your character?

For what I was wanting to do with the character, I would like to try it. However, the Craft checks to repair the blade, etc really make sense for the class. I just re-read the class, and decided that really, if you change those, the meaning of the class changes a bit, and it might have to be rewritten. Since I don't want to change those, I would have to change the character concept slightly, and I am happy with it as is.

So - I believe I am happy with what I have now. Thank you for asking, although I would have gotten around to it if I could have reconciled the character and class.

 

[rangerjohn]

If others know that you are genie-kin, then yes. Some of the PCs can/may be able to pass as 'normal' human, and hold positions as such.

It really isn't important for the majority of the characters - but for mine (and possibly B.S.'s) the character just wouldn't have learned such a thing, because we may have considered it 'low-class'.

So is it important to you or the other PCs? Probably not. Is it important to my PC? Probably. Make more sense?

So basically, your saying your characters consider it low class. Because, I haven't read anywhere of a 'caste' system in Arabia. Niether here or anywhere else. But obviously, your characters are free to believe anything they like.