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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Geron Raveneye" data-source="post: 2093701" data-attributes="member: 2268">And this is (again) the perfect example of two eloquent people with different views of the same game clashing. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Which always reminds me of the true beauty of D&D...and incidentally, any other RPG: I can make it what I want, as soon as I paid the money for the books. And the nicest part in the D&D  DM's Guide, in my opinion, is the part that tells me how to modify a base class so it does fit a certain concept without having to fiddle too much with it. Want a dedicated chevalier from the fighter class? No problem. Want a specialty priest from the cleric? Not much of it either.I can only say that I like it when a specific campaign setting presents some base classes to me that are intended to capture the flavour of the setting in 20 levels. A campaign setting that sets a focus on some part of the genre should present some base classes that act within this focus, or rather are focussed through the same lens themselves. Of course, the core base classes should work, too, as they are pretty generic...with a few exceptions, granted.In my eyes, some more focussed character concepts simply are good enough to fill a 20 level progression and stay as interesting as the broader core base classes. The concept of a fighter who goes lightly armored, with quick weapons, and relies mostly on nimbleness, flashy moves and witty repartee. Sure, you can do that with a fighter/rogue combo...but why shouldn't that be done with a 20 level base class, instead? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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