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:6%e Road goes e"er on and on

8own fro/ t%e door w%ere it began.

9ow far a%ead t%e Road %as gone?

)nd I /ust foow? if I can?

ursuingit wit% eager feet?

Fnti it Coins so/e arger way?

%ere /any at%s and errands /eet.;

.R.R. 6okien? 6%e >ord of t%e Rings

ou now c%oose w%at your c%aracters current ursuit wi be. 6%ese can be ceary defined

:rofessions; or trades? as we as /ore abstract "ocations or caings.

6%ere are /any at%s to c%oose fro/ as one tra"es t%roug% ife. 6%ere are /any branc%es in

t%ese at%s. !ne /ig%t c%oose anot%er at% w%en t%e oortunity resents itsef? or re/ain on t%e

at% t%ey %a"e been gi"en.

In t%e Basic Rues? a ayer can ro or c%oose any at%'rofession'cass t%ey ike fro/ w%at

woud e5ist in a nor/a Euroeanike setting sanning around 4&& ).8. 6o around 12&& ).8. 9o

:se casters; tyes are aowed? but t%ere coud certainy be t%ose knowedgeabe about %erbs and

%eaing? or %istory and ore. Howe"er? in t%e Basic Rues t%is doesnt reay c%ange any of t%e

c%aracters statistics? ony %ow t%e ayer wi s%ae and ay t%e c%aracter? based on c%oices ranges

fro/ e-ui/ent? back story? and /oti"ations? to c%oices /ade t%roug%out t%e course of ad"entures.

6o kee t%e E RPG Basic Rues as si/e as ossibe? at%s'rofessions'casses are not fuy defined.

6%ere are aro5i/ate categories? wit% so/e e5a/es of /ore secific tites. If you c%oose t%e :7ong

of )rda; aroac% to c%aracter creation? you /ay si/y ro fro/ t%e ist resented. If you are using

t%e sefdeter/ination /et%od of c%aracter generation? t%en si/y c%oose fro/ t%e ist? or /ake one

u for aro"a by your Ga/e =aster.

our c%aracter /ay c%oose at any ti/e to foow ot%er at%s as oortunities or w%i/s resent

of course. Initiay %owe"er? a c%aracter begin wit% ony one $%aracter Pursuit.

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6%is section does ro"ide a engt%y ist of ossibe at%s +rofessions'casses, t%at t%e ayers

can ick fro/? or t%e ayers can /ake u w%at t%ey want +wit% G=s aro"a of course, wit%ing t%e

confines of aroriate for a =iddeeart% setting.

$ategory 6it e $ategory 6it e $ategory 6it e

1 )rts ore 3 orker

1 )rtist

2 =usician

3 Perfor/er

4 7cutor

( 7toryteer

* riter

1 Barrister

2 U 7cribe

3 @orrtuneteer

4 Herbaist

( 6eac%er

* Historian

1 $rafts/an

2 =erc%ant

3 U 7aior +ci"iian,

4 Hunter

( >aborer

* $ook

4 U =iitary ( !utaw * 9obe circes

1 Guard +city watc%,

2 !fficer

3 7odier

4 =essenger

( 7aior +/iitary,

* 7cout

1 Bandit

2 U Beggar

3 U $on )rtist

4 8eserter

( Pickocket

* 7y

1 $ourtier

2 U 9obiity

3 Herad

4 7er"ant

( ester

* U Roya guard

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