Sounds good!  I assume some care will be taken to distinguish this class from the ranger and scout.

Just some ideas that come to mind: animal friendship as a natural ability, making superior leather armor from tough animal hides, maybe an animal familiar (wolf or falcon).

I like it quite a bit. Traditionally, I've enjoyed using Rangers without spell casting, this class seems to be that very thing. I can see some amount of crossover with both rangers and scouts, but the "beast-taming" alone will differentiate the huntsman. Fits nicely in Lemuria, too!

Perhaps the class would have increased ability with ranged weapons. Maybe grand - mastery with one type of bow, or increased ranges, something along those lines.

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This sounds like an excellent concept for ASSH, as it fits the 'flavor' of the setting to a 't'. I am hesitant to use the Ranger as is in the rules because it like the Paladin don't seem to fit in well to me (Paladin reminds me of King Arthur and Charlemagne), and would probably replace it with this, rather than keep both.

Sounds interesting!

Very nice...might they be able to ride some of these beasts as well?

Sure, you can play it that way, but slaying is going to be their primary thematic component -- taking down big game (or big monsters, as it were). But if you, as player, want to pursue a tarzan or beastmaster angle, this is the class for you, too.

Like all the classes in AS&SH, what I've tried to do is not pigeon-hole the huntsman into one specific archetype. I want players to be able to take some role-play inspiration from the class' color text or simply make up their own background theme to suit their own campaign. Take for example the monk:

The fighting monk is a priest and a warrior, an anchorite or ascetic given to physical and mental discipline and self-mastery. He might be a coenobite or friar serving a monastic order, a contemplative who abstains from speech in favour of meditation or prayer, a mendicant begging for alms in poverty-stricken streets, the initiate of a forbidden Chaos cult, or a mountaintop lama reincarnate. Monasteries are oftest secluded, located atop mountain cliffs, within vast caves, or on remote islands; others might exist in urban environs or their clandestine underworlds. Many monks engage in lengthy walkabouts, expeditions through which they seek to expand their knowledge of the world.

 

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Chainsaw wrote:

I immediately thought of Marvel's Kraven, actually.

You just won an official No-Prize! ;) The idea is indeed much inspired by the concept of Kraven.
 

Jeff, besides the Huntsman, what are some of the other classes you're plannng for the updated rules? 

That sounds neat. One of the things I like already about AS&SH is that there are plenty of subclass options. But for the group/player that enjoys the 'traditional' four types, you can still easily play with them.

Agricola wrote:

Will there be a Frost Lord specialty for the Warlock?

Sounds cool enough - I can easily envision a warrior trudging through the icy wastelands, protected and armed with his cold spells. No place is too cold for the Frost Lord to do battle; his blade never sticks.