Shadowdark Western Reaches Stretch Goal: New Classes

[Scribe]

The spellcaster choices are all interesting and could be good. I almost want to see what a librarian would look like, as I suspect if Kelsey didn't have some interesting ideas for it, she wouldn't have included it as a choice. Maybe it's kind of a Lovecraftian researcher into forbidden lore?

I'm curious about what that would look like, what's the sales pitch really.

 

[Scribe]

For what its worth, my classes are.

Knight (Now being updated pending her Green Knight)
Woodsman
Noble
Psion
Barbarian

Of those, the Barbarian is the easiest imo, Psion took the most work.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Also, people who want pirates in Shadowdark: Each of the Pirate Borg classes are already a pirate take on an existing Shadowdark class. You've got a fighter, a wizard, a cleric, a thief and a ranger. To make them into pirate classes, just use the Pirate Borg abilities for each as custom talent tables.

 

[Fenris-77]

A pirate is just a merchant with a cutlass. I already have a class for that.

 

[kapars]

I picked Jester and Psion. There was a Monster Monday that was an evil Jester and I think SD could have a wicked take on the concept.

I picked Psion but I’m doubting my choice. I’m not sure I want spells rather than a set of fixed abilities that are roll to use, with a mishap table but not necessarily lost on fail.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I picked Psion but I’m doubting my choice. I’m not sure I want spells rather than a set of fixed abilities that are roll to use, with a mishap table but not necessarily lost on fail.

Psion mishaps could be mind-blowing.

 

[Scribe]

Psion mishaps could be mind-blowing.

 

[Bill Zebub]

Paladin, although I'm sure Barbarian will win.

I almost voted Alchemist...I'm curious what Kelsey would do with that...but went with the Necromancer.

 

[Bill Zebub]

...and agree that Librarian was such a curious choice that I would also like to see what she's thinking there.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In the first Kickstarter, we were only supposed to get one new class (ranger), but she ended up also doing the bard.

I bet we see at least one of the runners-up get made as well.