Favorite PC
Class
This topic needs to be broken down into two
parts. What was my favorite class back in the day. And what is my favorite
class to play now-a-days.
Way back when, some 30+ years ago (GAWD I’m
OLD!) I was all about the Thieves, and Barbarians, and possibly Cavaliers, and
maybe Illusionists. I really just liked
being to do all the things those classes could do. I had not the depth of
thought or personality to work from a position of authority in matters
regarding background or anything resembling a story, at that time.
I had been reading everything I could get my
hands on at that age. Which means Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Tolkien, Howard Pyle (Thanks Mom), all the
required fantasy reading of the day. These authors colored my choices back
then. And this is just fantasy... Wait tiI I discover science fiction and the
game Traveller!
But I doth chase
chickens.
Tastes change over the years, I have migrated
from wanting to play characters because of the powers they can wield to trying
to get classes to do things they weren’t meant to do, to making more out of the
characters backstory to make them interesting. Currently I have this fascination
with pairing certain classes with obscure professions. This has a two-fold
benefit. First, I get to research things like Bell casting, Coopers (barrel
making), and Book binding. Second, it’s a challenge (albeit minor) to pair
certain Mideval professions with character classes. More on Bell casting in a
later post.
Overall my favorite class has to be the 1st
Edition Bard. It was so difficult to actually become a Bard back then. You had to
go through Fighter, then Thief, then you became a provisional Bard. But O the
things you could do when you finally got there! Every old school player I have
ever met, has at least once tried to get to full blown BARD. It’s tough to
qualify for. Takes a very long to time achieve. It takes commitment.
I have probably rambled for long enough. I
don’t want to run the risk of boring you.
Happy Gaming!
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