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SKILL TITLES

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Okay here is what I would do if it were up to me. I'd have levels of each skill that when reached awards a pre-title. These levels can be set at 100 ranks, 200 ranks, or whatever. The new pre-title would be stored in a different set of titles than the guild titles. Here are some examples of what I mean:


Level 1->Level 2->Level 3

Skinning: Fur Trapper -> Mountain Man/Woman -> Booshway

Lockpicking: Locksmith -> Filcher -> (Safe-) Cracker

Disarming:

Climbing: Gumby -> Mountaineer -> Alpinist

Tracking: Tracker -> Guide -> Trailblazer

Scouting: Runner -> Vanguard -> Spy

Stalking: Stalker ->

Hiding: Camouflager ->

Shield: Shield-bearer -> Bulwark -> Shieldmaster

Perception:

Stealing: Pickpocket -> Racketeer -> Kleptomaniac

First Aid: Nurse -> Doctor -> Medicine Man/Woman

Foraging: Ferret -> Excavator -> Archaeologist

Escaping: ??? -> Escape Artist -> Like we'll ever get this far

Backstabbing: Backstabber -> Cutthroat -> Assassin

Swimming: Diver -> Frogman -> Amphibian

Scholarship: Philosopher -> Bookworm -> Prodigy

Mech Lore:

Musical Lore: Musician -> Composer -> Maestro

Appraisal: Arbiter -> Evaluator -> Judge

Teaching: Tutor -> Teacher -> Professor

Trading: Trafficker -> Vendor -> Robber Baron

Animal Lore: Trainer -> Tamer -> Beastmaster

Astrology: Use a few known Moonie titles

I left off combat stuff because its pretty easy to use the same type titles and just switch out a few words between each weapon set. Maybe the highest attainable titles could be cooler though. :)


Also there would be titles handed out for either:
a) X ranks in overall Skill set Y
b) X ranks in each skill of skill set Y

Examples include:

All Survivals: Survivalist
All Lore: Mastermind
All Weapons: Weaponmaster
All Armor: Armor Master
All Magic: Lord of Magic

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STAT TITLES

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Now, for titles based on stats, I would store these as post-titles that can be placed in a character's description. However to cut down on the already usually long length of that particular line, I would propose to remove the last name of the character when the stat title is shown. This makes sense because people say "Peter the Great", not "Peter Alexeevich the Great". It would then look like so:

Before

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"You are Ranik SiVoy, an Elven Warrior Mage."

After

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"You are Ranik the Weak of Zoluren, an Elven Warrior Mage."



Below are some proposed examples of post-titles that could be used:



STRENGTH: 0-10 - the Weak
11-20 - the Faint
21-40 - the Strong
41-60 - the Deadly
61-80 - the Destructive
81- - ???????

AGILITY: 0-10 - the Clumsy
11-20 - the Stiff
21-40 - the Agile
41-60 - the Quick
61-80 - the Swift
81- - ???????

DISCIPLINE: 0-10 - the Careless
11-20 - the Reckless
21-40 - the Diligent
41-60 - the Strict
61-80 - the Relentless
81- ???????

WISDOM: 0-10 - the Foolish
11-20 - the Ignorant
21-40 - the Enlightened
41-60 - the Wise
61-80 - the All-knowing
81- ???????

INTELLIGENCE: 0-10 - the Incompetent
11-20 - the Naive
21-40 - the Clever
41-60 - the Gifted
61-80 - the Brilliant
81- ???????

CHARISMA: 0-10 - the Irritating
11-20 - the Boring
21-40 - the Pleasant
41-60 - the Enthralling
61-80 - the Hypnotic
81- ???????

REFLEX: 0-10 - the Sluggish
11-20 - the Reluctant
21-40 - the Deft
41-60 - the Nimble
61-80 - the Hyper
81- ???????

STAMINA: 0-10 - the Feeble
11-20 - the Delicate
21-40 - the Conditioned
41-60 - the Vigorous
61-80 - the Robust
81- ???????

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DIVINE TITLES

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For titles based according to the god or goddess one worships, I was reading through Lanival's story and noticed the titles or Shorka the Cobra. Now I don't know that Shorka worshipped Hav'roth or not but I would think it would be quite easy and a good way to set up these types of titles. One possible way of deciding if someone deserves a title to be bestowed by their god would be by the # of favors with that deity.

So if I were to worship Ushnish enough, not sure if that's even possible, I could eventually be referred to as Ranik the Viper.

(And I do not think this should be cleric only).

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RACIAL TITLES

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I do not think racial titles should be awarded simply because you are of that race. Racial titles, should they one day exist, should have to be earned like all titles. I think the best thing to do for these is set up the clan system so that we can choose our own sect and have a post-title set up accordingly. As far as I know the races that currently have their different "clans" outlined in Elanthian literature are the Gnomes, Elves, Prydaen (The Claws), Dwarves, and Elotheans (Houses).


I can go on and on but these are just a few of the basics I personally would like to see.



-Ranik

Trading: Proletarian-> Petty Bourgeoisie-> Bourgeoisie

-Frogspawn

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>Something in the area interferes with your incessant whining.

> Escaping: ??? -> Escape Artist -> Like we'll ever get this far

"Double-jointed" and "Dislocater"


Seldaren

>>I just hope we don't go from 'neat' titles to 'tacky' titles.

Exactly what I want to avoid. The kinds of titles that are given out at Premie gatherings and whatnot are just not feasable in Dragonrealms roleplay.

-Ranik