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#1
true_blue
Sep 12, 2003 15:42:00 Would the Knights of Solamnia prestige classes during and before the War of the Lance require a level in Noble before you could take them? Since the Knights of Solamnia were taken from the nobility.

Weren't the Majere brothers the first non-nobles accepted into the Knight of the Crown?

Just wanted to know your opinions.
#2
cam_banks
Sep 12, 2003 15:56:11 You don't need levels in the noble class to be of noble blood. Crysania's a member of a wealthy aristocratic family, yet she's probably not got noble levels. The noble class is specifically designed to represent those characters who take advantage of and focus on developing the qualities of nobility, leadership, influence, social status, and education.

That said, it might be interesting to see a Knight of the Rose who, instead of levels in fighter, took levels of noble. You'd not be too far behind the fighter-based knight.

Cheers,
Cam
#3
Dragonhelm
Sep 12, 2003 15:56:31 I think you had to have Solamnic heritage. Nobility was, IIRC, only required for the Rose Knight PrC. By this, I would inference one's station in life, rather than the actual noble class (although it could be a prerequisite, if you so desired).
#4
zombiegleemax
Sep 13, 2003 14:26:34 Perhaps the Aristocrat (NPC) class would be suitable, though CLCS says the Noble class fills this role.
#5
darthsylver
Sep 14, 2003 22:38:53 I would say that this would be up to the DM. I generally have players create a history and have them select a social class as their first level before begining an adventure. But this is just how I dm.
#6
zombiegleemax
Sep 20, 2003 21:52:36 Tales of the Lance had a chart in it that allowed you to randomly determine status, and gave certain bonus advantages to each social status from royalty to slave. You could adapt that for your campaign, allowing only those who have royalty to created nobility status to become Knights of the Rose. Keeping the advantages, they would probably translate into "flavor feats", extra starting money or equipment (inherited), or a few bonus skill points in a craft or profession. I don't know how it would effect the game, since I never used the system even back in 2ed, but it might work for you.

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#1 true_blue Sep 12, 2003 15:42:00	Would the Knights of Solamnia prestige classes during and before the War of the Lance require a level in Noble before you could take them? Since the Knights of Solamnia were taken from the nobility. Weren't the Majere brothers the first non-nobles accepted into the Knight of the Crown? Just wanted to know your opinions.
#2 cam_banks Sep 12, 2003 15:56:11	You don't need levels in the noble class to be of noble blood. Crysania's a member of a wealthy aristocratic family, yet she's probably not got noble levels. The noble class is specifically designed to represent those characters who take advantage of and focus on developing the qualities of nobility, leadership, influence, social status, and education. That said, it might be interesting to see a Knight of the Rose who, instead of levels in fighter, took levels of noble. You'd not be too far behind the fighter-based knight. Cheers, Cam
#3 Dragonhelm Sep 12, 2003 15:56:31	I think you had to have Solamnic heritage. Nobility was, IIRC, only required for the Rose Knight PrC. By this, I would inference one's station in life, rather than the actual noble class (although it could be a prerequisite, if you so desired).
#4 zombiegleemax Sep 13, 2003 14:26:34	Perhaps the Aristocrat (NPC) class would be suitable, though CLCS says the Noble class fills this role.
#5 darthsylver Sep 14, 2003 22:38:53	I would say that this would be up to the DM. I generally have players create a history and have them select a social class as their first level before begining an adventure. But this is just how I dm.
#6 zombiegleemax Sep 20, 2003 21:52:36	Tales of the Lance had a chart in it that allowed you to randomly determine status, and gave certain bonus advantages to each social status from royalty to slave. You could adapt that for your campaign, allowing only those who have royalty to created nobility status to become Knights of the Rose. Keeping the advantages, they would probably translate into "flavor feats", extra starting money or equipment (inherited), or a few bonus skill points in a craft or profession. I don't know how it would effect the game, since I never used the system even back in 2ed, but it might work for you.