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This comes from the industrial revolution era, which saw the birth of the leisured middle class (FYI the middle class virtually didn't exist during the medieval period) and as they rose in wealth and influence it became fashionable among them to mock the nobility - most of the tropes we see in fantasy are actually drawn from fiction lampooning the nobility, not anything resembling their actual historical role. Thus you get things like King Boranel (Aristocrat/Fighter) of Breland, King Kaius (Arisocrat/Fighter) of Karrnath, King Azoun (Fighter) of Cormyr and so on, but most 'noble' NPCs you encounter are designed to be largely ineffectual in battle. There is an odd trend in the fantasy audience to assume that Kings are generally warrior-types with supreme authority to do whatever they like, while 'nobles' are suit/gown wearing socialites who politic behind the scenes and host galas while 'the real fighting men/women' wage wars (sometimes with the King). Honestly, that is better used as a late renaissance era courtier, not a noble. As a result, it's difficult for anyone to homebrew to your liking if you don't explain what you want in the first place. In addition, Pathfinder is largely a game about combat and facing danger. Plus, designing classes is exceptionally difficult.Īs for the archetype, you need to figure out what exactly do you want to do as 'aristocrat?' What exactly do you want represented mechanically? Prestige, political positions, etc are usually things you earn in the game through roleplay, not gain them immediately.

Even if a solid mechanic exists, making it an 'aristocrat class' might make it too narrow. A class requires a solid game mechanic and theme to carry it. Not every concept needs an entire class around it.

Except if we can think of something that makes the aristocracy stuff a unique thing of that class.

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I like, for example, the Resource Access ability of the noble class from Star Wars that allows the PC to get some money from her families, patrons or alike.īut you are right, this is something we can make with a custom archetype of one of the core classes.

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Well, i like the suggestions you are doing and i also consider them as alternate classes, but i'm intrigued about a full class devoted to the aristocracy thing, something that gives the PC abilities forbidden to the common people, leadership, divine right, powerful contacts, a wealthy family behind, etc.

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