• Registered: 2021-10-16
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Topic: Rules for custom Class Creation

Did anybody ever write up a formula to calculate the Experience Points requirements of custom classes? At the moment I'm thinking about adding specialist versions for the Demi-humans and there's also some other custom classes I have in mind.

The book "Adventurer Conqueror King: Player's Companion" has some very detailed Custom Class creation rules for their system. I'm wondering if anybody ever did something like this for LotFP.

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Re: Rules for custom Class Creation

There's a book available at DriveThruRPG called BX Options: Class Builder, published by the Welsh Piper, that has rules for building classes from the ground up, including the experience point requirements.

I haven't done a deep delve to see how aligned it is with LotFP, but since LotFP is based off BX I would imagine this book would be a good place to start.

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Re: Rules for custom Class Creation

Cavegirl wrote an article about the maths for LotFP classes a few years back: http://cavegirlgames.blogspot.com/2019/ … asses.html

I didn't go through the full article but it might help you.

Last edited by DarkMatter (2021-10-17 20:54:40)

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Re: Rules for custom Class Creation

Crunk Posby wrote:

There's a book available at DriveThruRPG called BX Options: Class Builder, published by the Welsh Piper, that has rules for building classes from the ground up, including the experience point requirements.

I haven't done a deep delve to see how aligned it is with LotFP, but since LotFP is based off BX I would imagine this book would be a good place to start.

Thanks. I'll look into that.

DarkMatter wrote:

Cavegirl wrote an article about the maths for LotFP classes a few years back: http://cavegirlgames.blogspot.com/2019/ … asses.html

I didn't go through the full article but it might help you.

Great! That's pretty much exactly what I was looking for.

Cavegirl wrote:

+200 tax if you’re a Fighter, the Best Class, and also I couldn’t make the numbers add up without including the Fighter Tax.

Hah. That made me laugh.

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Re: Rules for custom Class Creation

Glad I could help. I am interested to see what you will be able to tinker from those rules ;-)

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Re: Rules for custom Class Creation

You're probably seeking for a formula to calculate custom class Experience Points, especially for LotFP. Although "Adventurer Conqueror King: Player's Companion" contains extensive custom class building rules, you're curious if LotFP offers a comparable approach. It's an intriguing issue, and it's worth checking forums, groups, and even the game's authors to see if LotFP has a formula or rules for custom class XP requirements. Additionally, consulting resources like the rice purity test for inspiration on structuring XP progression could provide valuable insights. Good luck creating custom classes!