Post by Kenneth New on Oct 8, 2013 16:34:04 GMT -5
I will be periodically be adding to this first post as questions are posted and are answered below.
All the core classes and base classes from the Pathfinder rules (except anything that may appear in the Mythic line) are available in Karthis. Some may have different roles in the Karthis campaign than is described in the flavor text of the rule books.
Sorcerers
Sorcerous bloodlines can be found throughout the Neimocrands. While sorcerers are rare, they have long been part of the history and culture of the region. It's important to note that (in Rhiada) sorcerous bloodline doesn't necessarily imply an extra-planar or supernatural ancestry. The talent for certain flavors of magic runs in families, although it often skips a generation or becomes diluted with time. For example, the Fire Elemental bloodline doesn't mean that the character has an elemental parent (such things don't happen in Rhiada). It means that a talent for fire magic runs in the family. An exception to this general rule is the fey, infernal or abyssal bloodlines, which usually does imply a supernatural ancestry.
Towers of sorcery are located throughout the Neimocrands. Tradition has it that the local Domain Lord has a responsibility to sponsor anyone with a talent for sorcery to spend time in a tower learning how to control their powers. Karthis Tower is associated with the University of Karthis. Those who study there must be enrolled in the Academy of Magic and take their Spellcraft and Arcana classes with the other mage-students.
See the section on wizards for a more detailed explanation of the time required to learn sorcery through the school.
Other sorcerers may have spent as little as a year or two in one of the many other Towers of Sorcery in the region (beginning play as young as 18). Characters who wish to multiclass as sorcerers at first level must follow the "multiclass at 1st level system". If they wish to multiclass after 1st level, they may do so, but will have to spend some time learning to master their skills in order to reflect on the job training.
Wizards
Karthis is a center of arcane magic in the World of Rhiada. The Academy of Magic is generally regarded as the most inclusive and forward thinking school of wizardry in the world. It may not be the oldest or most prestigious school in the world - or even in the region - but students flock from all over the Neimocrands and beyond to study here. Any student with enough magical talent and the high intelligence necessary to study wizardry can compete for scholarship money to attend the Academy of Magic.
Students may enroll in the Academy of Magic at the age of 16, assuming they have already completed basic studies (covering the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic) before coming. Otherwise, they may enroll in a preparatory program that lasts 2 years and then enroll at 18. The wizardry program requires 4 years to achieve 1st level.
Please note that anyone who wishes to multiclass as a wizard will also require this time to complete the program. Accumulating experience points in game is no substitute for the time and effort required to learn the material. Any player who wishes to play a multiclass wizard should inquire about the possibility before character creation. It is possible using a system modeled on the "multiclass at 1st level" system from D&D 3.0.