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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9278728" data-attributes="member: 6801228">You are correct. Looks at the Title of the Thread &quot;But what if...EVERYONE had a classOr they could be a level 5 [Farmer]. I am literally reading a story, on webtoon, where the main character has the Farmer class. <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/the-top-dungeon-farmer/list?title_no=5656&amp;page=3" target="_blank">The Top Dungeon Farmer</a>They don't use levels in this story, but the main character starts with a series of abilities. They can't get sick. They become &quot;friends with nature&quot;. They get XP from harvesting crops. They get an ability to increase the quality of their crops, and one that increases the chance of seeds they plant to sprout. Now, you may say, this is terrible! None of their abilities can help them fight! And you would be 100% correct! They can't fight. Because they are a farmer, not a warrior or a mage. Their abilities make them a better farmer. And you may say, &quot;but this is terrible, what player would ever want to play this class&quot; and I'd say... What are you talking about? The point of this class isn't to have a player to play it. It isn't to have a statblock for the DM to make. It is literally there to tell the story of a person who has the class [Farmer]. Why is this setting suddenly hostile to DnD just because it includes things players wouldn't want to do? The setting works perfectly fine, you just say it doesn't work as a game... but it isn't a game. It is a setting. A world. The thing the game takes place inside.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 9278728, member: 6801228"] You are correct. [I]Looks at the Title of the Thread[/I] "But what if...EVERYONE had a class Or they could be a level 5 [Farmer]. I am literally reading a story, on webtoon, where the main character has the Farmer class. [URL="https://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/the-top-dungeon-farmer/list?title_no=5656&page=3"]The Top Dungeon Farmer[/URL] They don't use levels in this story, but the main character starts with a series of abilities. They can't get sick. They become "friends with nature". They get XP from harvesting crops. They get an ability to increase the quality of their crops, and one that increases the chance of seeds they plant to sprout. Now, you may say, this is terrible! None of their abilities can help them fight! And you would be 100% correct! They can't fight. Because they are a farmer, not a warrior or a mage. Their abilities make them a better farmer. And you may say, "but this is terrible, what player would ever want to play this class" and I'd say... What are you talking about? The point of this class isn't to have a player to play it. It isn't to have a statblock for the DM to make. It is literally there to tell the story of a person who has the class [Farmer]. Why is this setting suddenly hostile to DnD just because it includes things players wouldn't want to do? The setting works perfectly fine, you just say it doesn't work as a game... but it isn't a game. It is a setting. A world. The thing the game takes place inside. [/QUOTE]

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