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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 625630" data-attributes="member: 3051">There's no need to give extras.&nbsp; If he spent 10 years working in a forge instead of adventuring, he should have a couple levels of Expert.&nbsp; NPC classes are not always a bad thing, you know; they're just not meant for adventurers as much, since they're not combat-based.But that doesn't always make them totally inferior.&nbsp; As strange as it sounds, my favorite character is an Aristocrat/Psion.&nbsp; I took Aristocrat because I wanted the armor/weapon proficiencies, Knowledge skills, and Speak Languages.&nbsp; That class is only slightly less powerful than the PHB classes, and I was willing to take the hit.Giving freebies for anything is a balance headache unless you give it to everyone automatically.&nbsp; Starting at age 26 might be a drawback for a Human, but to an Elf it's nothing to start a bit later.&nbsp; Old Age is rarely a problem in a D&amp;D campaign, especially when Reincarnate is always an option.What you CAN do, though, is use something like d20Modern's background system (go read their SRD, it's in .pdf format).&nbsp; Everyone picks one, and it adds a few small bonuses (including a couple extra class skills).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 625630, member: 3051"] There's no need to give extras. If he spent 10 years working in a forge instead of adventuring, he should have a couple levels of Expert. NPC classes are not always a bad thing, you know; they're just not meant for adventurers as much, since they're not combat-based. But that doesn't always make them totally inferior. As strange as it sounds, my favorite character is an Aristocrat/Psion. I took Aristocrat because I wanted the armor/weapon proficiencies, Knowledge skills, and Speak Languages. That class is only slightly less powerful than the PHB classes, and I was willing to take the hit. Giving freebies for anything is a balance headache unless you give it to everyone automatically. Starting at age 26 might be a drawback for a Human, but to an Elf it's nothing to start a bit later. Old Age is rarely a problem in a D&D campaign, especially when Reincarnate is always an option. What you CAN do, though, is use something like d20Modern's background system (go read their SRD, it's in .pdf format). Everyone picks one, and it adds a few small bonuses (including a couple extra class skills). [/QUOTE]

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