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Advanced Options: More Cavalier Orders is available now Paizo! The follow-up to our popular Advanced Options: Cavaliers' Order, this book presents seven new cavalier orders as follows.
Order of the Bow: A cavalier who belongs to this order is dedicated to mastering the bow and mounted archery in particular. Cavaliers of this order see perfection in archery as an outward manifestation of inner perfection.
Order of the Citadel: Cavaliers who join the order of the citadel dedicate their lives to the ideals of teamwork, bravery, and valor in combat. Cavaliers of the citadel are often seen as the ultimate soldiers, willing to give and obey difficult orders and lay down their lives in the performance of their duty.
Order of the Raven: Grim enforcers of their lord's safety and lawbound servants of that lord's will, cavaliers of the order of the raven wrap themselves in dark colors to enhance their function as warnings to those who would oppose them. To members of this order, a harsh appearance and gruesome reputation are as effective as a sharp sword and swift lance charge.
Order of the Shroud: A cavalier who belongs to this mysterious order is dedicated to hunting down and destroying undead. Cavaliers of the shroud see life and death as a natural cycle, and undead are a vile and unnatural violation of that cycle. Although a few cavaliers of the shroud recognize that not all undead are evil, the majority see little distinction and are more than willing to destroy neutral and good undead along with the evil ones.
Order of the Trident: Cavaliers belonging to this order frequently come from aquatic races such as sea elves, tritons, merfolk, locathah, and sahuagin. Cavaliers of the trident are dedicated to the pursuit of various goals pertaining to the sea. However, like the sea, those goals can be wildly different and ever changing. Some cavaliers of the trident nobly dedicate themselves to protecting the creatures of the sea while others selfishly work to plunder and exploit the sea's vast resources.
Order of the Unicorn: Cavaliers who belong to this order are staunch protectors of nature. The order is open only to females of exceptionally pure virtue. Cavaliers of the unicorn are great enemies of evil and particularly seek out those who harm animals or damage the local ecosystem unnecessarily.
Order of the Wolf: This order is most often taken by the champions and legendary warriors of less civilized clans and tribes, especially orc and half-orcs. The order of the wolf cavalier is a fierce defender and supporter of the clan, working to further its best interests regardless of what others think of the cavalier's actions.
Plus three new cavalier-themed feats (Knightly Focus, Mounted Specialization, Squire), and rules for aquatic, unicorn, and dire wold mounts.
9 pages, +cover, +1 page credits.
I have to say I really love these new orders. I found the cavalier the least appealing of the new APG classes, and your previous set of new orders didn't sell it to me much harder, but these really made me want to play a cavalier! I particularly like the Wold and Raven orders, but they're all good. Balanced, different, and evocative.
I particularly like the Wold and Raven orders, but they're all good. Balanced, different, and evocative.
I agree, the Wolf in particular may be the best "cavalier" order ever! Using the cavalier class to represent savage tribal champions is brilliant, and it's totally changed how I view the whole class!
The order of the trident is the next-best in my opinion, and I really like the fight-beside-your-mount idea. It makes a lot of sense underwater, but it also means the trident may not get all cavalier benefits. Any change of doing a third book with archetypes for Bestiarii-types who fight alongside an animal, rather than have special mounts?
I'm a big fan of the raven and citadel orders, too!
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I particularly like the Wold and Raven orders, but they're all good. Balanced, different, and evocative.I agree, the Wolf in particular may be the best "cavalier" order ever! Using the cavalier class to represent savage tribal champions is brilliant, and it's totally changed how I view the whole class!
The order of the trident is the next-best in my opinion, and I really like the fight-beside-your-mount idea. It makes a lot of sense underwater, but it also means the trident may not get all cavalier benefits. Any change of doing a third book with archetypes for Bestiarii-types who fight alongside an animal, rather than have special mounts?
I'm a big fan of the raven and citadel orders, too!
Glad you like it! :)
I was really happy with how the orders of the trident and citadel turned out as well!
I was going to suggest a mountless Cavalier, but I realized that the War Master is incredibly close to that.
And yet again, you guys put out a product about something I have been thinking about the past few days. It's uncanny.
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I found the cavalier the least appealing of the new APG classes, and your previous set of new orders didn't sell it to me much harder, but these really made me want to play a cavalier!
I'm very glad you find them useful. I was inspired by Marc Radle's work in this one, which I thought was really innovative.
Any change of doing a third book with archetypes for Bestiarii-types who fight alongside an animal, rather than have special mounts?
I could certainly see doing some cavalier archetypes, but I'm not sure I could do enough to fill a whole product. How would you feel about yet more cavalier orders, and/or just having a big book of APG-style archetypes, either for all classes or just the APG classes?
I was going to suggest a mountless Cavalier, but I realized that the War Master is incredibly close to that.
It is, in a way, but it might still be worth a look, especially if I do a book of advanced archetypes (see above)
And yet again, you guys put out a product about something I have been thinking about the past few days. It's uncanny.
We pay our gamer psychics very well for that kind of intel. :)
I was going to suggest a mountless Cavalier, but I realized that the War Master is incredibly close to that.
And yet again, you guys put out a product about something I have been thinking about the past few days. It's uncanny.
Awww man, he's got the mind probe truck parked outside your place too? Well the plus side is you get lots of rpg products you want, so its not all bad.
