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<blockquote data-quote="mlund" data-source="post: 5942530" data-attributes="member: 50304">I like &quot;knight&quot; as a background. In 1E U.A. the Cavalier was a Super-class. In 3.5 the Knight was a splat-book class. In 4E the Knight was a sub-class of Fighter. In the 5E play-test the background of &quot;Knight&quot; was a particular social station in a background. It's effectively landless nobility - education in higher culture and feudal obligation but not necessarily peerage. It does not require or imply any class or feats. One could wear an inherited knighthood with your rapier to Versailles or your Daisho to the Shogun's court in Edo. Perhaps you wield the arcane arts as a sorcerer-champion in the demesnes of the Seelie Fae. Did you set aside your father's steel and shave your head to undertake religious repentance for a terrible mistake you made as a young man?Almost any class can be played with a &quot;Ser&quot; stuck to the front of your name. However, the social expectations that come with your station subject you to scrutiny. Those who practice their class outside of social norms (assassins, thieves, etc.) may have to exercise subtlety to avoid becoming notorious as a result.As themes go I don't think we'll see &quot;knight.&quot; We already have Guardian out there for the bulwark shield-warden. They'll probably be something like &quot;Lancer&quot; or &quot;Cavalier&quot; for the specialist equestrian.If backgrounds continue to address the question of &quot;where did you come from?&quot; I think I'll be very satisfied with them. They could be vague socio-economic circumstances (&quot;farmer,&quot; &quot;merchant,&quot; &quot;beggar,&quot; &quot;crook&quot;) or they could be specific and exotic (&quot;raised by wolves,&quot; &quot;raised by dragons,&quot; &quot;reincarnated,&quot; &quot;fey changeling,&quot; &quot;exile&quot;). I'd like it if any character could take any background, even if some have better innate synergy with some classes than others.- Marty Lund</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mlund, post: 5942530, member: 50304"] I like "knight" as a background. In 1E U.A. the Cavalier was a Super-class. In 3.5 the Knight was a splat-book class. In 4E the Knight was a sub-class of Fighter. In the 5E play-test the background of "Knight" was a particular social station in a background. It's effectively landless nobility - education in higher culture and feudal obligation but not necessarily peerage. It does not require or imply any class or feats. One could wear an inherited knighthood with your rapier to Versailles or your Daisho to the Shogun's court in Edo. Perhaps you wield the arcane arts as a sorcerer-champion in the demesnes of the Seelie Fae. Did you set aside your father's steel and shave your head to undertake religious repentance for a terrible mistake you made as a young man? Almost any class can be played with a "Ser" stuck to the front of your name. However, the social expectations that come with your station subject you to scrutiny. Those who practice their class outside of social norms (assassins, thieves, etc.) may have to exercise subtlety to avoid becoming notorious as a result. As themes go I don't think we'll see "knight." We already have Guardian out there for the bulwark shield-warden. They'll probably be something like "Lancer" or "Cavalier" for the specialist equestrian. If backgrounds continue to address the question of "where did you come from?" I think I'll be very satisfied with them. They could be vague socio-economic circumstances ("farmer," "merchant," "beggar," "crook") or they could be specific and exotic ("raised by wolves," "raised by dragons," "reincarnated," "fey changeling," "exile"). I'd like it if any character could take any background, even if some have better innate synergy with some classes than others. - Marty Lund [/QUOTE]

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