Races of Ravenloft

[lordsathien]

In the spirit of the recent, decent "Races of" books WotC's been churning out, I've been motivated toward creating some Ravenloft-centric racial substitution classes. However, I'm sticking to just the Half-Vistani and Caliban.

In fitting with the usual format, I need to work on three different classes to modify for each race. Here's what I've felt might fit each race so far:

Caliban: Barbarian, Warlock, Hexblade, Sorcerer, Wilder, Soulborn, Totemist
Half-Vistani: Spirit Shaman, Swashbuckler, Bard, Rogue, Scout, Spellthief, Wu Jen.

Thoughts?

[Spiteful Crow]

Why Soulborn for Calibans?

Have you seen the Voodan class from DTaDL? How about a substitution level in that for Calibans?

[lordsathien]

I've only recently acquired Magic of Incarnum and upon review, it seems only the Totemist might make sense of the three core meldshaping classes.

I'd have to say no for familiarity with this "Voodan" class (I don't even know what that abbreviation stands for).

[Spiteful Crow]

I've only recently acquired Magic of Incarnum and upon review, it seems only the Totemist might make sense of the three core meldshaping classes.

I'd have to say no for familiarity with this "Voodan" class (I don't even know what that abbreviation stands for).

Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends. The Voodan's a core class for Souragne, supposedly based on real world voodoo. (having little knowledge about it, I wouldn't know how close to reality it is )

[Rotipher of the FoS]

"Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends" is one of the last books Arthaus published for Ravenloft. The class is more of a fantasy-world version of voodoo, much like how the Vistani are more like a 'legendary'/movie version of gypsies than the IRL Romany.

[NeoTiamat]

I've a friend who looked at voudoun for a thesis paper, and he wasn't too impressed with the class. Its a decent class, a cleric variant, but he considers Ravenloft Voodoo to be a little too simplified (understandable) and actually a little less dark (!) then real-world Voudoun.

[Mangrum]

I find keeping track of its spell lists to be a nightmare, as well. As a note, in my own compilations, I call it the houngan class -- I didn't quite get having the class name be the same as the religion.

[lordsathien]

I find keeping track of its spell lists to be a nightmare, as well. As a note, in my own compilations, I call it the houngan class -- I didn't quite get having the class name be the same as the religion.

That makes so much more sense.

[Ail]

I find keeping track of its spell lists to be a nightmare, as well. As a note, in my own compilations, I call it the houngan class -- I didn't quite get having the class name be the same as the religion.

If I remember well, Hougan is the actual name used in Haiti and African voodoo, is it not?

Alex