SOTDL: Roles
PC Role Distinctions
The following are the roles available to players for this game. You might note that there are no specifically arcane options. This is somewhat intentional, given the post-magical age of the setting, but also, the magic PCs do wield comes from their wyrd, which is its own distinction.
On that note: You each have two custom SFX to add somewhere amongst your distinctions, so if you want to add a supernatural element to your role (or birthrght or wyrd distinction) like a priest who can still call up healing or somesuch, that is absolutely workable.
Forestal
Forestals are wild priests of wild gods, serving the old elemental forces of earth and air and forest and mist, cultivating holy groves, and protecting the wild places of the world.
As priests, Forestals might be found tending to the needs of simple folk making their homes in remote locales, advising hunters where to find game, or rebukng the local Thane in his mead hall.
Forestals may hail from any people or place, but the vast majority of them are born to the Druidan of the Hartshorn.
Freeblade
Freeblades are independent swords for hire, mercenaries, gladiators. guards, even royal envoys or court assassins, Unlike soldiers, trained to work in groups, cooperate with, defend, and rely on their fellows and to follow orders, Freeblades are independent fighters used to functioning alone and with complete discretion over what jobs they take and how they fulfil those jobs. What they lack in military training and discipline they more than make up for in flair and innovation.
Freeblades are common to every people in every place.
Hand
Hands are rogues and blackguards, making their way in the world off the fortunes of others. Few enough are truly evil, but as a group they have elevated morally grey to an art form.
Still, if you need someone to get somewhere or something that's not meant to be got to, you hire a Hand for the job.
Hands may be of any people, but they are most often found in cities and large communities.
Inquisitor
Jack
Scout
Soldier
