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<blockquote data-quote="Timespike" data-source="post: 8810579" data-attributes="member: 29665"><p>Also: I'm with you herald/warlock. That can go one of three ways, IMHO, and all of them are really interesting.</p><p>The first is that you match the flavor of both classes up in a way that's complimentary (so for example a Holy Champion herald and a Glorified warlock (kind of a celestial warrior type), or a Green Knight herald and Spellbound warlock (which is probably heavily associated with the fey). That implies a very strong and internally-consistent ethos for the character, but some diverse and divergent training, so that's fun to play with.</p><p></p><p>The second is you mix archetypes that aren't complimentary, but aren't necessarily in conflict, either. So you take that Holy Champion herald and mix it with something like the Mortalist, which certainly doesn't have to be evil, but is definitely outside the proverbial wheelhouse of the character. Now you've got this really rich and diverse combination of traits and an implied very interesting story about what made this person pursue these paths.</p><p></p><p>The last one is that you pick archetypes that are in direct conflict with each other. Continuing to use the Holy Champion, this would be mixing with something like the Diabolist. Now you're wondering what the heck happened, how these two loyalties are held in tension, and possibly have some serious drama from various authority figures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timespike, post: 8810579, member: 29665"] Also: I'm with you herald/warlock. That can go one of three ways, IMHO, and all of them are really interesting. The first is that you match the flavor of both classes up in a way that's complimentary (so for example a Holy Champion herald and a Glorified warlock (kind of a celestial warrior type), or a Green Knight herald and Spellbound warlock (which is probably heavily associated with the fey). That implies a very strong and internally-consistent ethos for the character, but some diverse and divergent training, so that's fun to play with. The second is you mix archetypes that aren't complimentary, but aren't necessarily in conflict, either. So you take that Holy Champion herald and mix it with something like the Mortalist, which certainly doesn't have to be evil, but is definitely outside the proverbial wheelhouse of the character. Now you've got this really rich and diverse combination of traits and an implied very interesting story about what made this person pursue these paths. The last one is that you pick archetypes that are in direct conflict with each other. Continuing to use the Holy Champion, this would be mixing with something like the Diabolist. Now you're wondering what the heck happened, how these two loyalties are held in tension, and possibly have some serious drama from various authority figures. [/QUOTE]
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