class symbols [Archive] - Wizards Community

class symbols [Archive] - Wizards Community

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ntafiend
11-24-07, 09:00 PM i searched the forums and couldnt find anything like my question. where can i find the symbols for character classes? I'm also interested in any other symbols related to d&d. I've heard they are in pnp books but i dont own any. there are also some shoddy examples in the nwn instruction books, but they arent legible enough for me. I've tried emailing wotc, and got no response. I've asked several of my dm friends, but noone knows if there even is a collection of the symbols anywhere. please help!:cool:
vorpo
11-24-07, 09:22 PM what do you mean by symbols?
ntafiend
11-24-07, 09:51 PM i can only explain it in regards to nwn booklets. next to the class name (wizard, fighter,ranger ect...) there is a symbol that represents that class. for rangers its a drawn bow with a knocked arrow. this may not be the D&D version but ive been told that D&D has class symbols as well. i was told they are in the players and dm manuals for pnp. im also interested in ANY symbols that represent anything about D&D. Thanks for helping.
InkBlot
11-25-07, 12:53 AM Those symbols aren't used in actual on-your-dining-room-table D&D. It's easier to right "ranger" or "rng" on a character sheet than it is to draw a little bow and arrow, so the idea of using symbols never really came up.

The Art & Map Gallery Archive (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/ag) has 99.99% of all the images from every D&D rulebook published by Wizards Of The Coast. There are pictures of symbols used by the imaginary people and imaginary groups in various imaginary worlds, but those are hardly universal to D&D. No two people imagine the same exact world when they play D&D, and many (perhaps most) groups play in worlds which are entirely unique to them.
Tempest Stormwind
11-25-07, 01:14 PM i can only explain it in regards to nwn booklets. next to the class name (wizard, fighter,ranger ect...) there is a symbol that represents that class. for rangers its a drawn bow with a knocked arrow. this may not be the D&D version but ive been told that D&D has class symbols as well. i was told they are in the players and dm manuals for pnp. im also interested in ANY symbols that represent anything about D&D. Thanks for helping.

Neverwinter Nights used them as icons because it's always easier on a computer to recognize things graphically. However, drawing them out can be a pain.

If you really, really like the idea of symbols as a character, though, consider the binder (http://wizards.com/dnd/images/ToMagic_Gallery/96016.jpg) (Tome of Magic).
InkBlot
11-25-07, 03:02 PM The binder is one of my all-time favorite classes. There's a great excerpt from Tome Of Magic about binders and the pact magic they practice. (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20060303a&page=2)

The binder summons and binds various powerful spirits, called vestiges, to his soul by drawing different symbols in a circle and performing a short ritual. Each vestige grants a suite of supernatural abilities to the binder. The binder class does not have many class features on it's own; each vestige essentially grants the binder a full set of class features. In this way, a binder can fill many different roles, depending on what vestige he is bound to.

It's an amazing class, both mechanically and in flavor. Each vestige has a robust history, and their occasional infleunce (but never control) over a binder is wonderful fun to roleplay. Just don't use the class if you're afraid of people accusing you of devil worship, either in or out of character. Binders don't worship devils, and vestiges do not have alignments, but there are similarities. (http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/goetia.htm) Personally, I prefer to emphasize the similarities between pact magic and voodoo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veve).

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ntafiend 11-24-07, 09:00 PM	i searched the forums and couldnt find anything like my question. where can i find the symbols for character classes? I'm also interested in any other symbols related to d&d. I've heard they are in pnp books but i dont own any. there are also some shoddy examples in the nwn instruction books, but they arent legible enough for me. I've tried emailing wotc, and got no response. I've asked several of my dm friends, but noone knows if there even is a collection of the symbols anywhere. please help!:cool:
vorpo 11-24-07, 09:22 PM	what do you mean by symbols?
ntafiend 11-24-07, 09:51 PM	i can only explain it in regards to nwn booklets. next to the class name (wizard, fighter,ranger ect...) there is a symbol that represents that class. for rangers its a drawn bow with a knocked arrow. this may not be the D&D version but ive been told that D&D has class symbols as well. i was told they are in the players and dm manuals for pnp. im also interested in ANY symbols that represent anything about D&D. Thanks for helping.
InkBlot 11-25-07, 12:53 AM	Those symbols aren't used in actual on-your-dining-room-table D&D. It's easier to right "ranger" or "rng" on a character sheet than it is to draw a little bow and arrow, so the idea of using symbols never really came up. The Art & Map Gallery Archive (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/ag) has 99.99% of all the images from every D&D rulebook published by Wizards Of The Coast. There are pictures of symbols used by the imaginary people and imaginary groups in various imaginary worlds, but those are hardly universal to D&D. No two people imagine the same exact world when they play D&D, and many (perhaps most) groups play in worlds which are entirely unique to them.
Tempest Stormwind 11-25-07, 01:14 PM	i can only explain it in regards to nwn booklets. next to the class name (wizard, fighter,ranger ect...) there is a symbol that represents that class. for rangers its a drawn bow with a knocked arrow. this may not be the D&D version but ive been told that D&D has class symbols as well. i was told they are in the players and dm manuals for pnp. im also interested in ANY symbols that represent anything about D&D. Thanks for helping. Neverwinter Nights used them as icons because it's always easier on a computer to recognize things graphically. However, drawing them out can be a pain. If you really, really like the idea of symbols as a character, though, consider the binder (http://wizards.com/dnd/images/ToMagic_Gallery/96016.jpg) (Tome of Magic).
InkBlot 11-25-07, 03:02 PM	The binder is one of my all-time favorite classes. There's a great excerpt from Tome Of Magic about binders and the pact magic they practice. (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20060303a&page=2) The binder summons and binds various powerful spirits, called vestiges, to his soul by drawing different symbols in a circle and performing a short ritual. Each vestige grants a suite of supernatural abilities to the binder. The binder class does not have many class features on it's own; each vestige essentially grants the binder a full set of class features. In this way, a binder can fill many different roles, depending on what vestige he is bound to. It's an amazing class, both mechanically and in flavor. Each vestige has a robust history, and their occasional infleunce (but never control) over a binder is wonderful fun to roleplay. Just don't use the class if you're afraid of people accusing you of devil worship, either in or out of character. Binders don't worship devils, and vestiges do not have alignments, but there are similarities. (http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/goetia.htm) Personally, I prefer to emphasize the similarities between pact magic and voodoo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veve).