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<blockquote data-quote="Bill Zebub" data-source="post: 9612419" data-attributes="member: 7031982">So it seems like we are getting a new martial class, and a new caster class.In the KS discussion, Paladin and Barbarian seem popular.&nbsp; I haven't seen if any caster classes are trending.I'm looking forward to the live streams, but also can't help but wonder/think/theorize/wish in certain directions.A number of fan attempts at Paladin and Barbarian (and other classes) that I've seen have a tendency to just take the D&amp;D versions and translate abilities to Shadowdark.&nbsp; But Kelsey is great at taking a fresh look at these sorts of things, and not being constrained by D&amp;Disms that are easy to mistake as intrinsic to the concept, so I'm excited to see what she comes up with.&nbsp; If Barbarian wins, I really hope she doesn't use a &quot;rage x times per day&quot; mechanic.&nbsp; In fact I hope she minimizes combat effectiveness, and instead focuses on other 'flavors'.But really I'm rooting for Paladin.I'm not sure what I hope for in a caster class.&nbsp; One thing I've always felt was missing from D&amp;D (although maybe addressed by Divine Soul sorcerer) is a cloth-wearing healer/support class.&nbsp; I think I'd like to see such a thing in Shadowdark.&nbsp; I'd love something with literally no spells that do damage, which I think that could work in SD better than in some other systems.How about you?&nbsp; Thoughts/ideas/wishes?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bill Zebub, post: 9612419, member: 7031982"] So it seems like we are getting a new martial class, and a new caster class. In the KS discussion, Paladin and Barbarian seem popular. I haven't seen if any caster classes are trending. I'm looking forward to the live streams, but also can't help but wonder/think/theorize/wish in certain directions. A number of fan attempts at Paladin and Barbarian (and other classes) that I've seen have a tendency to just take the D&D versions and translate abilities to Shadowdark. But Kelsey is great at taking a fresh look at these sorts of things, and not being constrained by D&Disms that are easy to mistake as intrinsic to the concept, so I'm excited to see what she comes up with. If Barbarian wins, I really hope she doesn't use a "rage x times per day" mechanic. In fact I hope she minimizes combat effectiveness, and instead focuses on other 'flavors'. But really I'm rooting for Paladin. I'm not sure what I hope for in a caster class. One thing I've always felt was missing from D&D (although maybe addressed by Divine Soul sorcerer) is a cloth-wearing healer/support class. I think I'd like to see such a thing in Shadowdark. I'd love something with literally no spells that do damage, which I think that could work in SD better than in some other systems. How about you? Thoughts/ideas/wishes? [/QUOTE]

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