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Baltus 11-25-03, 08:59 PM	I was thinking back to some threads in the past that discussed the alignment/class of various famous literary characters, but couldn't recall anyone every discuss the one true comic relief character, Sir John Falstaff. Now, first comes alignment. The first thing that comes to mind is Chaotic Neutral; oaths mean pretty much nothing to him, and he looks out for himself. However, this would discount his occasional Lollard phases, where he seems to show some true remorse under his sarcasm. I could also kind of accept NE... after all, he stoops pretty low at points to come out on top. As for class, I'm pretty sure that he merits a few levels of rogue for his various deeds of highway robbery, and probably a handful of warrior and fighter levels from the second part of Henry IV. The guy might even warrant the leadership feat...? Anyone else have any ideas?
Ithilorien 11-26-03, 08:16 AM	I'd say chaotic neutral. The alignemnt doesn't dictate that a character can never have remorse, that is in fact the great loophole of a chaotic alignent, it allows for totally erratic morals. Falstaff definitely puts himself first and has no care for law, propriety, or convention so I'd settle firmly CN. As for a class . . . rogue sounds like a fitting bet as he is certainly opportunistic and underhanded, but I'd hold off on warrior/fighter levels as he is utterly cowardly and we never see him in actual combat. Fighters don't have to be brave, but they do have to be somewhat capable of, well, fighting and I find it hard to picture Falstaff taking any action in combat other than fleeing or making use of bluff and diplomacy. The leadership feat sounds like a good choice . . . he does kind of lead the tavern rogues about. Falstaff really would be a great choice to base a character off of, especially if (like me) you play with a load of biology and engineering majors who wouldn't know Shakespeare if it smacked them upside the head. :D