Editing Arabian Knights Rules (section)

===Step 3 - Vocations===

Every character has a job or calling they've been trained to do since they were young, and this experience is something they've have to utilize in accomplishing their missions for the Prophets. Vocations offer both an intangible setting function as well as a specific mechanical function. For example, an Assassin may not have to make any kind of roll in a crowded market to sneak something off of some poor merchant's table whereas a bouncer would likely have to make a Coordination check to do so. A Prophet Vocation may grant the character some automatic prestige in a noble court (depending on the House) whereas a Kennel Master might need to do something to earn the respect of the nobles. Essentially, like in real life, a Vocation gives you prestige in certain circles.

The other part of a Vocation is in the Specializations and number of Advantages (which will be discussed in the next Step) it grants your character. Each Vocation has a number of Specializations that are only available to those of the right Vocation. Looking at the Assassin, he may have Forgery listed under his Vocation Specializations. Forgery is not a Specialization found to be linked under any of the Functions. The Assassin who has Forgery may add this Specialization's Rank to any Function test that the player and GM agree are appropriate.

In mechanical terms, a Vocation Specialization is much more powerful than a normal Specialization since it has the potential to be used across many different tasks. The maximum number of Vocation Specializations a character may have is 5. Each Vocation describes how many of these a character begins the game with. Additionally, the Vocation describes the number of Major and Minor Advantages a character begins with.