Abbott
2008-11-18, 08:22 PM
I've had a thought on my mind for a while - a campaign where I disallow nearly all core casters.
The changes I'll make will be (sans splatbooks):
Wizard, Sorceror, Druid and Cleric are goners.
Paladins gain Turn Undead at level 2 (and there are Paladins of Tyranny).
Rangers I'm not sure about.
Bards exist, but I'll use the rule for Divine Bards, only make them cast with Charisma. Bardic lore is based on Wisdom, however, and represents divine insight.
Warlocks are in and no longer have a restriction on alignment.
Binders, Truenamers and Shadowcasters are the new casters.
The background is as follows:
Paladins and Bards are the primary links with the divine, representing the holy warrior and the charismatic priest respectively. Truenamers are the scholarly type of the kind that one would imagine wizards to be. Shadowcasters are intelligent too, but they're seen as using a tainted form of magic that does have its place, being the dark sorceror-like character. Warlocks are born with natural powers, often through some kind of bloodline. They're the primary creators of magic items (though I'll probably only allow bard and paladin spells for wand and scrolls) imbuing them with the power of the higher (and lower) realms. I have a soft spot for binders.
So what do you think? Utter garbage?
The changes I'll make will be (sans splatbooks):
Wizard, Sorceror, Druid and Cleric are goners.
Paladins gain Turn Undead at level 2 (and there are Paladins of Tyranny).
Rangers I'm not sure about.
Bards exist, but I'll use the rule for Divine Bards, only make them cast with Charisma. Bardic lore is based on Wisdom, however, and represents divine insight.
Warlocks are in and no longer have a restriction on alignment.
Binders, Truenamers and Shadowcasters are the new casters.
The background is as follows:
Paladins and Bards are the primary links with the divine, representing the holy warrior and the charismatic priest respectively. Truenamers are the scholarly type of the kind that one would imagine wizards to be. Shadowcasters are intelligent too, but they're seen as using a tainted form of magic that does have its place, being the dark sorceror-like character. Warlocks are born with natural powers, often through some kind of bloodline. They're the primary creators of magic items (though I'll probably only allow bard and paladin spells for wand and scrolls) imbuing them with the power of the higher (and lower) realms. I have a soft spot for binders.
So what do you think? Utter garbage?