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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4887910" data-attributes="member: 54846">To me, PCs are special in and of the fact that they are PCs. The world has few people of Character Classes, or few people with Destinies, or whatever you want to call it, but by the virtue of being protagonists, the PCs stand out. Anyone who looks at them knows they have promise and potential.Pcs didn't just stumble off the farm and find powerful At-Wills, Encounters and Dailies lying in the road. They had to have learned how to use these powers somehow, and that, I feel, is where the rep comes from. I'm going to do something outrageous, and compare levelled characters to sports. 0 Level (or being trained, or whathaveyou) is equivalent to a kid growing up learning football - playing touch with his buddies, throwing a ball around with his dad, maybe even peewee football league when he was a kid. But, most people, even when they hit high school football, aren't that great. To me, 1st level PCs are the equivalent of the high school football star in a small town. Everyone in the small town knows he's the best football player, they know he has talent and potential, and by gum, he's even getting scouted by college teams! It's a sure thing he's getting a scholarship to play ball! Outside of that small town, no body knows who he is, and no way he can play in the professional league. Hell, he still needs some training to play College ball. But, to those who have seen him, they recognize "Kid's got talent". Bringing it back to D&D, no, the PC doesn't have a reputation beyond the fact they have a PC class. A 1st level wizard PC would be, essentially, "Woah, you can cast magic! Not just a little. Let's see what you can do, kid." The reputation is purely based on their talent. So others may very well say, "I heard you got some skills. Let's see what you can do." Or "You're the only guy fifty miles who can swing a sword with competence - we need help."</blockquote>

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