After I picked up the 4E Player's Handbook on Saturday the 7th, I found myself in a bit of a funk. The book was definitely NOT D&D, and gave me the distinct impression of being a computer or video game. Perhaps if there was no alternative it would work, but since the Pathfinder RPG exists there is hope.
I posted my thoughts on how to categorize the classes a few weeks ago. In that post I postulized that there should be 15 base classes, based around the six ability scores divided between two groups and the mixing of them. But perhaps that's not the way to go. Perhaps there is a different way.
What if there were only 6 base classes, each based on one of the prime attributes? This starts with the same basic premise as my previous post but stops there.
Fighter = Strength
Barbarian = Constitution
Rogue = Dexterity
Wizard = Intelligence
Priest = Wisdom
Lord = Charisma
That includes the two new classes I created to better re-focus the base classes - Priest and Lord. That doesn't mean the other classes go away - far from it. Instead, they are created as prestige classes. This idea was actually presented in the Unearthed Arcana book, introducing the Bard, Ranger, and Paladin as 15-level prestige classes. Well, why not expand that out to the other non-basic classes into 15-level prestige classes.
Does this take a feeling more like d20 Modern? I don't think so, mainly because the base classes were SO generic as to be unusuable and pointless to pursue after the point where you qualified for a prestige class. But this method means that you would start out as one of the basic six, and then by 5th level or so you could focus yourself into one of the prestige classes.
Just another way to look at it. Thoughts welcome.
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Sounds just like how the class system in FF Tactics starts out. It's neat, but fifteen levels is a long way to go before qualifying for a prestige class as simple as the cleric or bard, especially when there are so many other prestige classes out there.
I think you misunderstand. The previous base classes (like Ranger, Paladin, Cleric, etc.) would become 15-level prestige classes, meaning you would qualify for one around 5th level (maybe even before). Most prestige classes are 10-levels, and a few are 5-level.
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