Choosing an Archetype
“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.” – Victor Hugo
In Reign of Dragons, characters are not locked into rigid classes. Instead, each character begins with an Archetype which represents a narrative foundation in upbringing, training and worldview.
Archetypes do not determine status or social rank.
A Soldier may be a knight, a mercenary, or a pressed levy.
A Noble may be honorable, cruel or hopelessly unprepared.
What matters is how the Archetype informs your starting strengths, not where your story must end.
Archetypes
Each suggests skills that naturally align with its background. These are guidelines, not restrictions. Your final choices should reflect the character you intend to play.
Academic
Driven by learning, discovery and knowledge above wealth or power.
Suggested Skills – Awareness, Stealth, Stewardship, Tactics
Entertainer
Storytellers, musicians, companions and social fixtures who thrive among people.
Suggested Skills – Awareness, Stealth, Stewardship, Equestrian
Faithful
Those guided by belief. Whether the Seven, the Drowned God or older mysteries.
Suggested Skills – Awareness, Fighting, Stewardship, Equestrian
Noble
Stewards of land and legacy, shaped by duty, leadership and inheritance.
Suggested Skills – Awareness, Stewardship, Tactics, Fighting
Schemer
Climbers of ladders seen and unseen, operating through influence, secrets and leverage.
Suggested Skills – Awareness, Stealth, Stewardship, Tactics
Scout
Messengers, rangers and pathfinders who live between civilization and the wild.
Suggested Skills – Equestrian, Stealth, Awareness, Marksmanship
Soldier
Professional fighters, warriors by necessity or veterans of hard campaigns.
Suggested Skills – Fighting, Marksmanship, Equestrian, Tactics