I read a post a while back about the book The Class Alphabet that talked about how disappointed they were in the book. In that thread, there is a link to a really good breakdown of its classes from none other than Daniel J Bishop himself and I strongly recommend reading his review of it before buying. I mention this because, if I'm being honest, I was also a little disappointed in this book. I echo the sentiment that some of the classes feel half baked and others spent too long in the oven. I agree that some of them are functionally identical to each other.
Yes, this book is gonzo as heck. It set out to make absolutely gonzo classes and I think it really succeeded there. Unfortunately for someone like me, most of those classes are... not really usable at my table because they are TOO gonzo. There is nothing wrong with this, not everything is for everyone and to treat anything like that would be dishonest to the work. You know what this book REALLY did for me? It made me wanna write my own classes. I don't intend to collect my own works together and create my own publication for DCC called "MY class alphabet" or something, but I do think it is a fun writing exercise to pick letters and write classes and other content based on that letter.
So with all that in mind, I would like to share the first class I've written for this project: The Adventurer
You’re no reaver, no cut-purse, nor heathen slayer or tight lipped warlock guarding long dead secrets… but you did work for those people for a long time and somehow survived, picking up some of the tricks of their trades.
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