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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 5671776" data-attributes="member: 59506">If we are talking 3.x, there are some classes from some publications that should work, but first about about setting. I think it depends on what your setting conceits are. Are we talking about a typical D&D Fantasy setting (pseudo-medieval Europe), or are we talking about more of a real-world setting. In a typical D&D Fantasy setting, it does seem the most common course to a throne is through one's own strength (fighting skill) and leadership. In which case your class above isn't too bad, but a Warrior/Knight type character would be better. In the real world, this would be less so. A monarch may have been trained as a Knight himself, and gained the leadership skills of a General - or may have been less skilled in such things (though is likely still familiar with them and recieved some training), and is more of just a Noble who has risen to the throne through heredity...but knows how to lead people who do have the requisite fighting and leadership skills. So, in the real-world, a simple Noble or Aristocrat class would work just as well as some kind of Knight or Warrior. For classes, an Expert loaded up on Nobility and Leadership skills would work: <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/genericClasses.htm#expert" target="_blank">Generic Classes :: d20srd.org</a> Or as mentioned earlier, the Aristocrat class: <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/npcClasses/aristocrat.htm" target="_blank">http://www.d20srd.org/srd/npcClasses/aristocrat.htm</a> Also, there is a Noble class in the Game of Thrones D20 game (the Guardians of Order, Sword & Sorcery game) that could also work. For most other uses, a Knight-like Warrior with Leadership skills works just as well. As to the class you made, it's not bad. I don't think it's overpowered. It definitely has some Controller/Leader type elements (to use a 4E-ism). And seems to grab the flavor you're looking for. As a GM, I wouldn't have a problem allowing it in any game I run. It would have to be the right kind of player though, as the benefits seem to apply to the group much more than the character themself. The character should definitely be staying off the front line and being a leader, and likely won't be involved in as much action because of that. That type of character is definitely not for everybody. Cheers.<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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