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Of all the Noble Races, the elves are known throughout the Wold for their mastery of magical arts and grace in combat. So it is no surprise that the elves learned how to marry their arcane and martial knowledge into a unique form of art. Over time, however, the practitioners of this art evolved into three corps; the Arcane Archers, the Weapons Mages and the Blade Singers. | Of all the Noble Races, the elves are known throughout the Wold for their mastery of magical arts and grace in combat. So it is no surprise that the elves learned how to marry their arcane and martial knowledge into a unique form of art. Over time, however, the practitioners of this art evolved into three corps; the Arcane Archers, the Weapons Mages and the Blade Singers. | ||
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Woldian Classes
All standard PHB classes are permitted for Woldian play. In addition there are a number of uniquely Woldian Classes available.
Witch
With a mix of dark and light, in shadows, and through mysteries, witches weave power and lore known only to themselves. Walking the border between divine and arcane, witches forge pacts with immortals, draw blood for strange rituals, and call spirits out of the Lands of Rest.
Twilight Ranger
Woldian Ranger variant class. Urban rangers who become rogue-like, rather than druid-like, as they advance.
Sharpshooter
The tickle of fletching against the cheek, the whir of the sling through the air, the recoil as the bolt leaves the crossbow – these are more beautiful than the sweetest sonnet to the sharpshooter. The force of concentration and aim, the gasp of the shot – these give life meaning. His skill at making and using bows, crossbows, and slings is beyond measure. It is as if the sharpshooter’s projectile weapon were a part of him, and he, part of it.
Woldian Clerics
There are special rules relating to Clerics in the Wold. Are you a Generic Cleric? A Pure Cleric? A Sect Priest? A Votary Cleric? This section provides you with all the information you need to make the right choice.
Woldian Prestige Classes (PrCs)
In addition to the Woldian classes there are a wide range of Prestige Classes open to Woldian characters.
PrCs devoted to the Gods of the Wold
Fixer
A PrC of Alemi, focused upon using Woldsblood to repair damaged items.
Healer
Healers make it their mission to spread health and counter the violence, damage, disease, and pain of the Wold.
Paragon
Paragons are blessed by Alemi with vitality and freedom from injury, sickness, and disease -- indeed, they are formally known as Paragons of Health. In essence, paragons radiate health as fire radiates heat; they are a source of health for others. Paragons simply exist as living models of wellness, energy, fitness, and power.
Hand of Domi
If those who follow Domi are brave, then the most courageous of all are the Hands of Domi. They disdain missile weapons, preferring to leap into combat with bare fists. They are first to any fight and last to fall back. They are fearless, and they laugh as they grapple and wrestle the fiercest of foes.
Protector
Protectors stand up for the weak and the oppressed. They serve the cause of goodness and seek to defy those who would dominate others. To those who claim "Might makes Right," a protector replies, "Right beats Might -- with a little help from me!"
Venturer
Venturers honor Ffloy and his ideals by bringing the light of commerce and mercantilism to places in which they are rare or unknown. They specialize in exploring new lands, opening new trade routes, and spreading the concepts of free trade and commercial law. If they make a decent profit at the same time, all the better!
Oathbound
Diligence, loyalty, organization, and hard work are the hallmarks of the Oathbound. As part of a tribe, company, team, cabal, guild, or party, these individuals honor Ffloy by joining and leading organized societies that plan ahead and work hard. They honor Pantheon with solemn oaths and keeping their word.
Justicar
The justicar's primary role is to capture wrongdoers and return them for trial and judgement -- justicars scorn bounty hunters, who serve gold rather than justice. As committed agents of justice, in service to Pantheon, justicars bring unique talents to bear on these kinds of missions, and more.
Server
Servers devote their lives to their love of others. They express this devotion through helping all creatures, great and small. Servers are the fulfillment of altruistic love through aiding those in need. They delight in giving hope to those whose need is greatest, and they believe that doing so anonymously, without recognition or praise, is the noblest expression of love. In this way they honor their patron, Flower, god of love.
Troubadour
Troubadours are holy performers who honor Flower as patron by using the arts to inspire love in others. Most sing or dance, some act or recite, and a few juggle or tumble -- but they all show others the power of love by example.
PrCs devoted to Gargul, God of Death
Grim
Grims, also known as ghostmasters, dreads, and spirit-talkers, are concerned with trapped spirits who cannot go on to their afterlife in the Lands of Rest -- spirits that are trapped against their will, excluding spawned and evil-aligned undead who have been corrupted and now choose their unlife. Grims find these lost souls, figure out what binds them, and then free them.
Soulseeker
Soulseekers, also known as golembanes, witnesses, and soul-watchers, are concerned with souls and the cycles of rebirth that some call reincarnation.
Undead Hunter
Simply stated, undead hunters are devoted to tracking down and destroying the undead. All honor Gargul, the God of Death, who considers the undead an affront to his own sphere of power.
PrCs devoted to the Gods of Testing
Avenger
The avenger is driven by a deep aching need for revenge.
The Diseased
Those who adopt this prestige class devoted to Marteaus are concerned with digging ever deeper into disease and misery to discover the hidden truths and answers to be found during the Bitter Anguish achieved during the process of overcoming these diseases (NPC only).
Hand of Love
The Hands of Love are an organization of zealots who seek to impose their own views and make others worship Caeroldra in the way that they do (NPC only).
Inquisitor
Within the priesthoods of Ga'al there are none more feared than the inquisitors.
Mendicant
Relying on fortune, testing her luck, and weaving the threads of fate in wild and interesting patterns, the mendicant extends her hand to the Wold and makes use of whatever the Wold drops into it.
Obsessed
Fanatic, gourmand, sybarite, addict, hobbyist, collector, hedonist, enthusiast. The obsessed cares deeply, passionately, and madly about something -- and the object of his passion dominates and consumes him.
The Refined
The Refined sect form a secret society of those who feel they have come through "the fire" to discover their Great Need and now strive to attain it (NPC only).
Stinger
Gadfly. Joker. Muckracker. Satirist. The stinger of Jancassis delivers revenge of a gentler sort. Using tricks, pranks, schemes, humor, song, and rumor, the stinger berates the bully, punctures the pompous, admonishes the autocrat, denounces the despot, and teases the thief.
The Tempered
This prestige class is made up of those who seek to follow the exact path to Their Great need that Marteaus took when a mortal (NPC only).
Zealot
The Wold outside Aisildur is a place of great weakness, in which the flawed Noble Races fail test after test, in Cataclysm after Cataclysm. The Noble races can only be saved from their naturally self-destructive nature by submission to Ga'al.
PrCs devoted to Nature
Greenmage
There is quiet power and joy to be found in all living things that are green and growing. Those who study and shepherd plants and trees can learn their slow secrets. The greenmage knows those secrets, and they are the foundation of his magic.
Monstrologer
Monstrologers give the needs and interests of monsters primacy over those of their own kind.
Shapeshifter
Some natural philosophers believe that the essence of nature is change: night into day, new moon to full moon, beaver pond to meadow to forest, caterpillar to butterfly. Shapeshifters are the embodiment of this philosophy -- they advocate the idea of nature as the essential agent of transmutation.
Cradled Emissary
some mortals, especially those with a touch of divine power, are drawn to the fey. Admiring them, these mortals offer friendship and alliance with the fey, bargaining and begging for their aid and wisdom.
Lost Child of Mittri
During the Year of Ascension, the world was changed. Among those changes was the loss of Mittiri and the other gods of Nature. Some among the followers of those deities retreated into the deep wilds in an attempt to find Mittiri and the other nature patrons. Among these followers, certain individuals have made a different connection in their attempt to reach their god.
Other Woldian PrCs
Seer
Jantierri was the god of the future revealed. Now the patron of sleep is herself asleep, but her breath still touches the Wold, revealing hidden forces that move in mysterious ways. Sensitives and mediums perceive these forces, and gain from them insight into many secrets and powers of the mind.
Weapon Mage / Woldian Blade Singer
Of all the Noble Races, the elves are known throughout the Wold for their mastery of magical arts and grace in combat. So it is no surprise that the elves learned how to marry their arcane and martial knowledge into a unique form of art. Over time, however, the practitioners of this art evolved into three corps; the Arcane Archers, the Weapons Mages and the Blade Singers.
Defender of the Awakened
DMG PrCs
The Dragon Disciple is banned from the Wold. See information about Woldian Dragons for more info. Assassin and Blackguard are not approved for use by Woldian players, but may be used by DMs.
The following DMG PrCs are approved for use in the Wold:
Arcane Archer
Arcane Trickster
Archmage
Duelist
Dwarven Defender
Eldritch Knight
Hierophant
Horizon Walker
This PrC is restricted to members of the Walkers Organization. Note there are minor differences to the PrC listed in the DMG.