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vgn · 01-21-08, 02:35 PM

Seeing as how the goal of the game is to promote RP, I doubt we'll see Roles like Priest and Paladin going away. I can't speak for the team and this is by no means any official answer, but I would venture the following guesses:

Roles/Titles/Group-Membership will likely be defined by certain rule sets.
For example, a priest of Katia:
1. Has a neutral-ish alignment.
2. Has skills focused on divine nature magic (plants, animals, earth, etc)
3. Might have developed skills to speak with animals.
4. Has skills in using leather or cloth armors.
5. Has skills in using a staff as a weapon.
Anyone declaring devotion to Katia and having some (or all) of the above could be a "priest" and through RP and development of those skills to higher levels different titles could be granted, etc....

Second example, a paladin of Toran:
1. Is Lawful and Good.
2. Has focused in fighting skills like heavy armor and long sword.
3. Has focused on horse riding skills.
4. Has focused on protection and possibly healing (laying hands?) divine spells.
Anyone declaring devotion to Toran and having some (or all) of the above skills could be at least a holy warrior of Toran. I'm not sure if a title such as "paladin" will continue through but if so, I would imagine titles like Paladin, Champion, etc, would be earned through RP and development of skills.

If it's not like that....well then I'm sure there is some way to have those roles, but that is how I imagine it would work well with the system Leanthar hinted at.

01-21-08, 02:35 PM	#3
vgn Gamemaster Characters Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 808 Thanks: 2 Thanked 52 Times in 24 Posts	Re: The MMO is a Skill Based Game that encourages RP Seeing as how the goal of the game is to promote RP, I doubt we'll see Roles like Priest and Paladin going away. I can't speak for the team and this is by no means any official answer, but I would venture the following guesses: Roles/Titles/Group-Membership will likely be defined by certain rule sets. For example, a priest of Katia: 1. Has a neutral-ish alignment. 2. Has skills focused on divine nature magic (plants, animals, earth, etc) 3. Might have developed skills to speak with animals. 4. Has skills in using leather or cloth armors. 5. Has skills in using a staff as a weapon. Anyone declaring devotion to Katia and having some (or all) of the above could be a "priest" and through RP and development of those skills to higher levels different titles could be granted, etc.... Second example, a paladin of Toran: 1. Is Lawful and Good. 2. Has focused in fighting skills like heavy armor and long sword. 3. Has focused on horse riding skills. 4. Has focused on protection and possibly healing (laying hands?) divine spells. Anyone declaring devotion to Toran and having some (or all) of the above skills could be at least a holy warrior of Toran. I'm not sure if a title such as "paladin" will continue through but if so, I would imagine titles like Paladin, Champion, etc, would be earned through RP and development of skills. If it's not like that....well then I'm sure there is some way to have those roles, but that is how I imagine it would work well with the system Leanthar hinted at.