Guild of San Marcos Forum

(apologies to those who've seen me spam this question over at Rev's AND the Alderac forums already...)

The R&C book was the 1st Secret Society book, so not everything was worked out probably...

That being said, Desaix doesn't give you free membership in the Swordsman Guild, does it? The later SG book mentions about how the Knights don't teach it to non-Knights, therefore it's considered unsanctioned. Therefore, if Desaix ISN'T sanctioned and doesn't grant free membership into the SG as well, do you get a free rank in one of your Swordsman knacks as a starting character?

Doesn't look like it to me LG*. If you take Desaix I guess it just sucks for you (though if you take Valroux you get a discount on Desaix, though I don't know if it works the other way around).

*interestingly, the Schools Handbook from Crystal Keep does give it the bonus pip. It seems to be just an add-on though since the only reference they list for the Desaix school is KRC p 66-67 (and there's no mention of it there).

Just for the record though, I would give it in a home game since that's how the balance has worked out for all the other schools that don't get automatic Swordsman's Guild membership.

Buggernuts! I'm hoping I can finangle my way into that extra pip...

From who, me? I'd just present your argument to your GM and go from there.

Not you, good sir, but rather the husband this time around.

Lady Grace wrote:Not you, good sir, but rather the husband this time around.

Then obviously the solution is, "Well, Mark would let me do it..."

Desaix by itself is weak and probably needs the pip. But if you also took valroux, you have point synergy in two school knacks which is advantage enough.

Don't have enough points to justify starting off with both schools (100HP campaign and there's gonna be social skills needed) and it wouldn't fit the character really anyway, but the "Mark would let me have that extra dot!" method DID work, I am happy to say.