New Class: Lo-Fan

Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:50 am

A while back we were discussing oriental classes and someone mentioned that most of the OA material is too Japan-centric. So to try to remedy that and have some fun with stereotypes, I wrote up two classes for you to evaluate.....

The inspiration here is a Mongol / Gengis Kahn type steppes horseman barbarian* type. Lo-Fan is the Chinese word for Barbarian, so that's an easy fit.

* having just read the WIki article, I'm not sure the term "barbarian" is fair, but um.. yeah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire

I think this may work? what tweaks do y'all suggest?
http://www.4shared.com/file/100175520/b ... o-Fan.html

LO-FAN (Oriental Barbarian, Mongol horseman type)

Prime Attribute: Strength

Hit Dice: d10 (+4 after 10th level)

Alignment: any

Races: Human, Rhinotaur, Tree Folk, Elf, Half-elf

Weapons: all

Armor & Shields: all

Abilities: Bow Training, Brawler, Horse Mastery, Ride Hard, Run like the Wind, Scale, Survival

Bow Training: +1 with all bows.

Brawler: Lo-Fan are more skilled at unarmed fighting than the average warrior. They can make one attack per round that inflicts 1d4 subdual damage. At 3rd level, this increases to 1d3 true damage; at 7th level, to 1d4 damage, at 12th level, to 1d6 damage. They also enjoy a +1 bonus to grappling and overbearing attacks.

Horse Mastery: As the Knight ability Horsemanship; except remove Charge, and replace with Running Start Lo-Fan can leap into saddle and spur mount to full movement rate in same round without making a skill check.

Ride Hard (Wisdom): Lo-Fan can spur mount to +10 movement rate with a WIS check. Mount will continue this faster movement for 1d6 rounds. The Lo-Fan can not attempt this feat again for 10 rounds. In overland travel, the Lo-Fan can urge mount to travel 120% of its usual daily travel distance, but it then must rest for at least a day, and to ride again the following day, the Lo-Fan needs another mount.

Run Like the Wind: At 1st level, the Lo-Fan adds +10 to the Move rate for their race.

Scale (Dex) and Survival (Wis): as Ranger

EPP: As Ranger, as a starting point

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:11 am

For flavor issues I think they should be limited to +5 armor or less and small shields.
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:30 am

Good point, you can't really leap into the saddle in full plate.

That would also encourage the use of the horsemanship maneuvers.

Great suggestion!

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:05 pm

Diggin' this class.

Prolly tweak it for myself though. I've been moving away from subdual damage. I've never liked it.

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:57 pm

Yeah it's a tricky one.

REH had described hyrkanians as pretty much born in the saddle, spending their lives eating, sleeping and fighting there, to the point they were bowlegged and almost unable to fight well off of the horse.

Then Subotai comes along and runs on foot for three days straight.
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Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:07 pm

They take double damage from Jack Burton's however...oh wait...that was Lo Pan.

Looks like a fun fighter...
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:49 pm

DD,

I was thinking of starting them with regular damage for punch but wanted them to be significantly less skilled than a monk with unarmed attacks.... I think RAW nonmonks do 1d2 subdual with unarmed attacks?

Aldarron · Post by **Aldarron** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:41 pm

Go0gleplex wrote:
They take double damage from Jack Burton's however...oh wait...that was Lo Pan.

Looks like a fun fighter...

ROTFL !!!
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:23 pm

updated: I think this is pretty strong, any thoughts?

oh, the armors are translated from the 1st ed Oriental adventures, basically, there' up to AC +4 and some helmets.
http://www.4shared.com/file/115764215/2 ... o-Fan.html

CharlieRock · Post by **CharlieRock** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:53 pm

slimykuotoan wrote:
Yeah it's a tricky one.

REH had described hyrkanians as pretty much born in the saddle, spending their lives eating, sleeping and fighting there, to the point they were bowlegged and almost unable to fight well off of the horse.

Then Subotai comes along and runs on foot for three days straight.

Yeah , but saying a Hyrkanian fights less well-skilled off a horse then on one still leaves a lot open to interpretation since they were utter battases in the saddle.
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:21 pm

Indeed.

but anythoughts on my Lo-Fan?