Falconer
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AD&D, Middle-earth, Star Trek TOS
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Post by Falconer on Dec 31, 2008 1:05:01 GMT -5
What classes were actually used in Gygax's original games (OD&D era Castle Greyhawk Campaign) as PCs?
Almost all you ever hear about are Magic-Users or Fighting Men.
There were maybe a couple of Clerics.
A Monk.
Possibly the occasional Elf or Dwarf.
I think that's about it. Anyone?
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Post by grodog on Dec 31, 2008 10:12:26 GMT -5
I've never heard of any thief PCs---famous or otherwise. The "Mystic Traders" were mentioned by Gary in a few places, and were basically con artists/thieves, but I don't know if they were classed as thieves or not.
There was definitely at least one paladin (Ayelerach/Ayelerarch [which version is right Scott?]), and there was an assassin in Faceless Men & Clockwork Monsters, too (Scrag Flatchet).
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Post by Scott on Jan 7, 2009 7:43:53 GMT -5
According to Mark Ratner, Ayelerach was not a paladin, but a neutral fighter. Fighters and magic-users seem to have dominated. Off hand, most of the other character options I am aware of were henchmen or secondary characters. There were a few clerics though, but none in the Greyhawk campaign ever made it it the level where they could cast the highest level cleric spells. Riggby was close though.
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