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<blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 5227166" data-attributes="member: 50895"><p>Looking for ways to differentiate Clan Warriors based on Clan type, I looked at historical Celtic analogs throughout Europe for ideas:</p><p></p><p><strong>Celtiberic</strong></p><p>Horsemen and Stone Forts, (breeches wearing)</p><p>Weapons of choice: Falcata sword, Gaesume Light Lance</p><p>Shield: medium targe shield (round)</p><p>Skill Focus: Ride 1st, Skill Focus: Animal Handling 5th</p><p>Clan Feats: Mounted Combat, Ride by Attack, Spirited Charge, Trample, and Unseat.</p><p></p><p><strong>Gallic</strong></p><p>Celtic Iron/Smith Town and Mines, (breeches wearing)</p><p>Weapons of choice: Gladio short sword, Gallic long sword</p><p>Shield: Scuta Large Shield; Chain Mail shirt (uncommon).</p><p>Skill Focus: Ride 1st, Skill Focus: Craft (iron) 5th</p><p>Clan Feats: Improved Salmon Leap, Improved Shield Bash, Two Weapon Fighting, Shield Slam, Shield Master.</p><p></p><p><strong>Brythonic</strong></p><p>Druids College, (breeches wearing)</p><p>Weapons of Choice: Gaesume Long Spear, Gae Bolg barbed spear</p><p>Shield: Scuta Large Shield</p><p>Bonus Skill: Knowledge (Fey)</p><p>Skill Focus: Perception 1st, Skill Focus: Knowledge (Fey) 5th</p><p>Clan Feats: Improved Salmon Leap, Del Chliss, Improved Del Chliss, Spear Kicking, Improved Spear Kicking</p><p></p><p><strong>Gaelic</strong></p><p>Islander Pirates (kilt wearing)</p><p>Weapons of Choice: Gaesume Long Spear, any Celtic Weapon as booty</p><p>Shield: Scuta large shield, and Targe medium shield</p><p>Bonus Skills: Knowledge (Fey), Profession (sailor)</p><p>Skill Focus: Swim 1st, Skill Focus: Profession (sailor)</p><p>Clan Feats: Improved Salmon Leap, Deflect Arrows, Spear Catching, Del Chliss, Weapon Focus: any single Celtic weapon</p><p></p><p><strong>Pictish</strong></p><p>Half-Celts (Bronze Age matriarchal pre-celtic culture), (kilt wearing)</p><p>Weapon of Choice: Pictish Bastard Sword (Free Exotic Weapon feat)</p><p>Shield: medium Targe shield with shoulder strap to wield sword 2-handed.</p><p>Bonus Skill: Knowledge (Fey)</p><p>Skill Focus: Climb (1st), Skill Focus: Knowledge (Fey) 5th</p><p>Clan Feats: Weapon Focus: Pictish Bastard sword, Power Attack, Vital Strike, Improved Critical, Critical Focus.</p><p></p><p><strong>Danuvius</strong></p><p>Celtic Danube Homeland (Germanic territories), (breeches wearing)</p><p>Weapon of Choice: Gaesume Spear, War Sling</p><p>Shield: Scuta large shield</p><p>Bonus Skills: Knowledge (arcana), Spellcraft</p><p>Skill Focus: Knowledge (arcana) 1st, Skill Focus: Spellcraft 5th</p><p>Clan Feats: Shield Focus, Greater Shield Focus, Del Chliss, Deflect Arrows, Spear Catching.</p><p></p><p><strong>Galatii</strong></p><p>Eastern Highlanders, (breeches wearing)</p><p>Weapon of Choice: Scimitar and kukri, 2 weapon style.</p><p>Shield: none</p><p>Bonus Skill: Stealth</p><p>Skill Focus: Perception 1st, Skill Focus: Stealth 5th</p><p>Clan Feats: Two Weapon Fighting, Double Slice, Two Weapon Rend, Improved Two Weapon Fighting, Two Weapon Defense</p><p></p><p><strong>Scythians</strong></p><p>Horsemaidens of the Near Steppe, (breeches wearing)</p><p>Weapons of Choice: Short Bow and Scythian Curved Sword</p><p>Skill Focus: Ride 1st, Skill Focus: Survival 5th</p><p>Clan Feats: Point Blank Shot, Mounted Archery, Dodge, Mobility, Shot on the Run.</p><p></p><p>Any Clan Warrior may take War Sling Focus, Improved War Sling Focus and Sling Master as optional clan feats.</p><p></p><p>Celtic Noble caste members of any clan gains Skills: Bluff and Diplomacy, Skill Focus: Bluff 9th, Skill Focus: Diplomacy 13th</p><p></p><p>Thoughts?</p><p></p><p>GP</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gamerprinter, post: 5227166, member: 50895"] Looking for ways to differentiate Clan Warriors based on Clan type, I looked at historical Celtic analogs throughout Europe for ideas: [B]Celtiberic[/B] Horsemen and Stone Forts, (breeches wearing) Weapons of choice: Falcata sword, Gaesume Light Lance Shield: medium targe shield (round) Skill Focus: Ride 1st, Skill Focus: Animal Handling 5th Clan Feats: Mounted Combat, Ride by Attack, Spirited Charge, Trample, and Unseat. [B]Gallic[/B] Celtic Iron/Smith Town and Mines, (breeches wearing) Weapons of choice: Gladio short sword, Gallic long sword Shield: Scuta Large Shield; Chain Mail shirt (uncommon). Skill Focus: Ride 1st, Skill Focus: Craft (iron) 5th Clan Feats: Improved Salmon Leap, Improved Shield Bash, Two Weapon Fighting, Shield Slam, Shield Master. [B]Brythonic[/B] Druids College, (breeches wearing) Weapons of Choice: Gaesume Long Spear, Gae Bolg barbed spear Shield: Scuta Large Shield Bonus Skill: Knowledge (Fey) Skill Focus: Perception 1st, Skill Focus: Knowledge (Fey) 5th Clan Feats: Improved Salmon Leap, Del Chliss, Improved Del Chliss, Spear Kicking, Improved Spear Kicking [B]Gaelic[/B] Islander Pirates (kilt wearing) Weapons of Choice: Gaesume Long Spear, any Celtic Weapon as booty Shield: Scuta large shield, and Targe medium shield Bonus Skills: Knowledge (Fey), Profession (sailor) Skill Focus: Swim 1st, Skill Focus: Profession (sailor) Clan Feats: Improved Salmon Leap, Deflect Arrows, Spear Catching, Del Chliss, Weapon Focus: any single Celtic weapon [B]Pictish[/B] Half-Celts (Bronze Age matriarchal pre-celtic culture), (kilt wearing) Weapon of Choice: Pictish Bastard Sword (Free Exotic Weapon feat) Shield: medium Targe shield with shoulder strap to wield sword 2-handed. Bonus Skill: Knowledge (Fey) Skill Focus: Climb (1st), Skill Focus: Knowledge (Fey) 5th Clan Feats: Weapon Focus: Pictish Bastard sword, Power Attack, Vital Strike, Improved Critical, Critical Focus. [B]Danuvius[/B] Celtic Danube Homeland (Germanic territories), (breeches wearing) Weapon of Choice: Gaesume Spear, War Sling Shield: Scuta large shield Bonus Skills: Knowledge (arcana), Spellcraft Skill Focus: Knowledge (arcana) 1st, Skill Focus: Spellcraft 5th Clan Feats: Shield Focus, Greater Shield Focus, Del Chliss, Deflect Arrows, Spear Catching. [B]Galatii[/B] Eastern Highlanders, (breeches wearing) Weapon of Choice: Scimitar and kukri, 2 weapon style. Shield: none Bonus Skill: Stealth Skill Focus: Perception 1st, Skill Focus: Stealth 5th Clan Feats: Two Weapon Fighting, Double Slice, Two Weapon Rend, Improved Two Weapon Fighting, Two Weapon Defense [B]Scythians[/B] Horsemaidens of the Near Steppe, (breeches wearing) Weapons of Choice: Short Bow and Scythian Curved Sword Skill Focus: Ride 1st, Skill Focus: Survival 5th Clan Feats: Point Blank Shot, Mounted Archery, Dodge, Mobility, Shot on the Run. Any Clan Warrior may take War Sling Focus, Improved War Sling Focus and Sling Master as optional clan feats. Celtic Noble caste members of any clan gains Skills: Bluff and Diplomacy, Skill Focus: Bluff 9th, Skill Focus: Diplomacy 13th Thoughts? GP [/QUOTE]
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