Post by onethatwas on Jul 28, 2015 3:12:04 GMT
I started my working career as a dishwasher, then a cook, then a waiter's assistant, then a waiter.
Midway through this profession, I decided I wanted to become a snowboard instructor as well.
I ended both jobs due to a move, and I went to college, emphasizing english and philosophy. Partway through, I started a job in what is akin to therapy for families whose children are in state custody, working with Parents to help them become better parents...Social Work sort of stuff (though I am not a Social Worker...my profession is hard to define).
So...translating this to D&D:
I am (at best) a mid level expert with Profession: Restuarantuer, Profession: sports Instructor (Snowboarding), Profession: Life Coach, Knowledge: The Planes, Knowledge: Religion, and Knowledge: History.
If I were to determine a class that would best fit my actual life calling, it would be bard. I would ask my DM to drop spell casting entirely. Otherwise I would just not use the spell casting.
Bruce Lee's martial art's expertise is best represented by the Monk Class. If you insist on him being more martially capable, then sure, give him a few levels of fighter. His various "styles" can be represented in their entirety by RP in game and feats...most which are granted by the Monk Class.
I do agree that you gaming in a game of mine would be a poor fit. You enjoy games that are too unrealistic for my taste and seem (in my view, with no offense meant) to be a high maintenance player. You have described your view of my DMing style. I would still suggest GURPS as a better fit to what you seem to want, but as the game is meant to be fun, my idea of fun and yours do not have to cross paths. To each their own...but my opinion persists that the D&D classes are not equal to the Profession skill (which, btw, is oft overlooked), and are meant to encompass a broad view of life paths: martial life paths are best represented by the martial archetype classes.
Thus why they are archetypes.
But...indeed, our views clearly differ.I've said my piece, and I'm done.
Midway through this profession, I decided I wanted to become a snowboard instructor as well.
I ended both jobs due to a move, and I went to college, emphasizing english and philosophy. Partway through, I started a job in what is akin to therapy for families whose children are in state custody, working with Parents to help them become better parents...Social Work sort of stuff (though I am not a Social Worker...my profession is hard to define).
So...translating this to D&D:
I am (at best) a mid level expert with Profession: Restuarantuer, Profession: sports Instructor (Snowboarding), Profession: Life Coach, Knowledge: The Planes, Knowledge: Religion, and Knowledge: History.
If I were to determine a class that would best fit my actual life calling, it would be bard. I would ask my DM to drop spell casting entirely. Otherwise I would just not use the spell casting.
Bruce Lee's martial art's expertise is best represented by the Monk Class. If you insist on him being more martially capable, then sure, give him a few levels of fighter. His various "styles" can be represented in their entirety by RP in game and feats...most which are granted by the Monk Class.
I do agree that you gaming in a game of mine would be a poor fit. You enjoy games that are too unrealistic for my taste and seem (in my view, with no offense meant) to be a high maintenance player. You have described your view of my DMing style. I would still suggest GURPS as a better fit to what you seem to want, but as the game is meant to be fun, my idea of fun and yours do not have to cross paths. To each their own...but my opinion persists that the D&D classes are not equal to the Profession skill (which, btw, is oft overlooked), and are meant to encompass a broad view of life paths: martial life paths are best represented by the martial archetype classes.
Thus why they are archetypes.
But...indeed, our views clearly differ.I've said my piece, and I'm done.