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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7690286" data-attributes="member: 996"><p>They are sub-classes, yes. It seems to me that most kits, at least, most earlier ones, were much more like 5e Backgrounds than 5e sub-classes. But, there were a few that were more like 4e Themes or PF archetypes or even 3.5 PrCs - changing the nature of the class and with abilities that grew with you as you leveled. There were definitely some kits that were a lot more like backgrounds and had little business being linked specifically to a class. </p><p></p><p>Even though kits were class (or, later, race) specific, I think most of 'em would do better as Backgrounds. The level of impact and feel of backgrounds is just closer. Amazon, for instance, was a fighter Kit in 2e. It doesn't make a lot of sense that an Amazon couldn't be a Champion or a Battlemaster - or something other than a fighter. As a Background it just works better. Besides, it is a background, literally (though, yeah, the same could be said of 'barbarian').</p><p></p><p>Even if they are under the rubric of 'Kits,' though, Cavalier was a class 1e UA and Scout a class in 3.5, so they're hardly out of place as sub-classes. </p><p></p><p>It's an interesting design choice. Rather than give sub-classes SD, and expand the list of Maneuvers (and leverage the existing list), each thing each sub-class can do with SD is walled off in that sub-class.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 7690286, member: 996"] They are sub-classes, yes. It seems to me that most kits, at least, most earlier ones, were much more like 5e Backgrounds than 5e sub-classes. But, there were a few that were more like 4e Themes or PF archetypes or even 3.5 PrCs - changing the nature of the class and with abilities that grew with you as you leveled. There were definitely some kits that were a lot more like backgrounds and had little business being linked specifically to a class. Even though kits were class (or, later, race) specific, I think most of 'em would do better as Backgrounds. The level of impact and feel of backgrounds is just closer. Amazon, for instance, was a fighter Kit in 2e. It doesn't make a lot of sense that an Amazon couldn't be a Champion or a Battlemaster - or something other than a fighter. As a Background it just works better. Besides, it is a background, literally (though, yeah, the same could be said of 'barbarian'). Even if they are under the rubric of 'Kits,' though, Cavalier was a class 1e UA and Scout a class in 3.5, so they're hardly out of place as sub-classes. It's an interesting design choice. Rather than give sub-classes SD, and expand the list of Maneuvers (and leverage the existing list), each thing each sub-class can do with SD is walled off in that sub-class. [/QUOTE]
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