<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Massive brainstorm rant about an imaginary classsystem. 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(resent)</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Massive brainstorm rant about an imaginary classsystem. (resent)</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Ross Nicoll <<A HREF="mailto:rnicoll#calmar-mud,com">rnicoll#calmar-mud,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:43:23 +0100</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> >How I envision the class system working is a subcategorized >class/occupation tree. Each character picks a class (Warrior, >Mage, Rogue, Artisan) at level 'n' they can pick a >specialization. We have something like what you're suggesting, I think. We have four major guild types, fighter, cleric, mage and rouge, then we have four sub-types for each. There is a lot of skill sharing, both between sub-types (all sub-types in one guild type have a skill in common, and tend to share a second and third between most of the guilds), and in cases between guild types. Just a quick list of what we have: Mage type: Wizard, Magi, Necromancer, Mystic Cleric type: Priest, Druid, Occultist, Monk Fighter type: Warrior, Ranger, Mercenary, Paladin Rouge type: Thief, Bard, Assassin, Barbarian _ __ __ __ Ross "Xugumad" Nicoll /_) / / (_ (__ /\ /_/ __) / ______________/ </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00115" HREF="msg00115.html">[MUD-Dev] Massive brainstorm rant about an imaginary class system. 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(resent)</A></strong>, Till Eulenspiegel <a href="mailto:choke#sirius,com">choke#sirius,com</a>, Thu 09 Jul 1998, 17:48 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00145" HREF="msg00145.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Massive brainstorm rant about an imaginary classsystem. (resent)</A></strong>, Ross Nicoll <a href="mailto:rnicoll#calmar-mud,com">rnicoll#calmar-mud,com</a>, Fri 10 Jul 1998, 09:43 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00166" HREF="msg00166.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Massive brainstorm rant about an imaginary class system. (resent)</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#polaris,net">efindel#polaris,net</a>, Sat 11 Jul 1998, 18:20 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00113" HREF="msg00113.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>, cat <a href="mailto:cat#bga,com">cat#bga,com</a>, Thu 09 Jul 1998, 17:29 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00129" HREF="msg00129.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>, Dan Shiovitz <a href="mailto:dbs#cs,wisc.edu">dbs#cs,wisc.edu</a>, Thu 09 Jul 1998, 22:07 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00155" HREF="msg00155.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Fri 10 Jul 1998, 21:53 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>