StendhalRefactoringClassBasics

We have two ideas for classess now, one is a standard Class System, and the other is an Open System.

Class System

For a class system, my proposal is that we have the 4 standard classess:

• Mage
• Warrior
• Archer
• Priest

At least to begin with.

Each class will have a skill tree wich they need to lvl up to gain access to more
advanced and better skills, and I was thinking ideas and proposals for those skill
trees shud be under there respective topic under Class system.

To gain your class, you will have to do a small quest witch will transform you to that class.

An NPC that will make you "forget" your current class, and makes you able to repick your class
would also be a nice addition. Changing the class will make you lose all lvl points and skills you
currently have in your class, and you would have to restart the class from zero.

The player lvls wont be lost thou.

Open System

A completely different way of handling classes, is if you made quests for the teacher who trains you
in the different skills, after you complete the trainers quest you will learn the skill he can teach,
however, some skills has specific requierments, like you can't use magic while wearing other then light
armor, or you can't fire a bow properly if you have heavy armor.

Some skills still has requierments before you can get it thou, thus making you follow a skill tree.
An NPC to reset your skills is'nt necesary thou, since you can always change the path you choose,
you just have to change your current equipments thou, in order to be able to use the skills.

In this system you could actually be both a mage and warrior thus making the class system
completely opend for "dual classess" of any type, the skills you can learn is almost the same
as in the Class System, but now you can learn all skills.

Some things that is very important in this system is that the players shud not be able to change the
gear in the middle of a fight, othervise the player could always change his gear to fit the oponent
hes currently fighting.

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