The first of the Wanderers of Hgathe

The Bellcaster

I’ve been tinkering with 5^th edition stuff lately. Been tinkering with lots of stuff, but primarily 5^th edition. The old school vibe I got from 5^th, immediately made me of the 1^st edition AD&D Bard class. So I started thinking of what interesting combinations would yield nifty things. I’ve had an idea for a character concept for a while, just haven’t had a chance to play one. A Bellcaster. A wandering craftsman that roams the countryside from village to village, casting bells for towns and villages. As I’ll probably never get to play one in a game, I starting thinking of a way to incorporate into a 5^th edition game.

Letting my mind wander off with an idea, never leads to anything simple. It actually sparked an idea for a whole new game world. Hence, The Wanders of Hgathe was born. There won’t be any gods in this world. There will however be Wanderers. These will be super High level entities, maybe not immortal, but very long lived. They will be able to create magic items.

I have several ideas for the various Wanderers, the first of which is the Bellcaster. These are what I will be calling composite classes. Like the 1^st Ed. AD&D Bard, they start off as one class eventually switch to another class, and then ending up as the third and final class which then bestows unique abilities according to the flavor desired.

So far the Wanderers I’ve come up with are…

Bellcaster

Mystic

Seeker

Seer

Councils of Wizards

Lore Keeper

Witch

 

I’ve only got the Bellcaster done, and I’m still trying different combinations to yield the right layers of experience to bring about the various Wanderers. What I’ve come up for now I present to you here. Feel free to use it a starting point though I would advise against trying to spring this on your DM.

 Bellcaster

A Bellcaster is a wandering craftsman. S/He usually starts their career as a fighter, then at 8^th level they will switch careers and become a bard. Learning the magic contained in music, the prospective bellcaster will again switches careers at 8^th level of bard, to that of wizard. The Bellcaster is at this point an apprentice bellcaster and should be studying under a bellcaster of at least Craftsman rank.

After a year of apprenticing under a Craftsman Bellcaster the character can strike out on their own as a Journeyman Bellcaster.

Lvl        Prof Bonus       Feature                                                            Title

 1                +5             Chime of Opening                                           Apprentice

 2                +6             Bell of Calling                                                 Journeyman

 3                +6             Bell of Alarm                                                   Foundryman

 4                +6             Bell of Calm

 5                +7             Bell of Inspiration                                           Sr. Journeyman

 6                +7             Clockwork Bell tower                                      Craftsman

 7                +8             Wisdom of the Spheres                                  

 8                +8             Gaze of the Astronomer                                 Master Craftsman

 9                +9             Clockwork Orrery

 10              +10           Secret of the Music of the Spheres                Master Bellcaster