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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8414932" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>Eh, it's a + page. Personally, I can't think of any game where any type of magic using character was referred to as a shaman other than World of Warcraft. I know D&D has used the term for NPCs, though maybe at some point they had a PC class called a Shaman, but I don't think I've played any other game with a shaman class or character type in it. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I prefer that a game doesn't invent whole cloth an interesting or cutesy name that either I or my players will have trouble remembering. But there are plenty of other words one might use in place of shaman. Shadowrun has magicians and adepts, and there's old classics including sorcerer, wizard, seer, and enchanter. </p><p></p><p>I take it back about the whole cloth thing. Sort of. If this new and interesting word is tied into the setting I don't mind so much. It worked for Dune. But if the author is just inventing a new word for the sake of inventing a new word I find it annoying. Like reading a fantasy novel where they start adding unnecessary apostrophes and vowels to character's names just to make it seem more fantastic I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8414932, member: 4534"] Eh, it's a + page. Personally, I can't think of any game where any type of magic using character was referred to as a shaman other than World of Warcraft. I know D&D has used the term for NPCs, though maybe at some point they had a PC class called a Shaman, but I don't think I've played any other game with a shaman class or character type in it. Personally, I prefer that a game doesn't invent whole cloth an interesting or cutesy name that either I or my players will have trouble remembering. But there are plenty of other words one might use in place of shaman. Shadowrun has magicians and adepts, and there's old classics including sorcerer, wizard, seer, and enchanter. I take it back about the whole cloth thing. Sort of. If this new and interesting word is tied into the setting I don't mind so much. It worked for Dune. But if the author is just inventing a new word for the sake of inventing a new word I find it annoying. Like reading a fantasy novel where they start adding unnecessary apostrophes and vowels to character's names just to make it seem more fantastic I guess. [/QUOTE]
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