Offspring of Landed Knights The Nobility & Royalty

All have the option of turning away from a chivalric vocation if they are female or if they are males who are not heirs. A clever junior son might be sent to University or placed in Holy Orders. Thus, except for heirs, offspring of nobles may in their youth choose to study to become Scholars, Physicians, Clergymen, or possibly even Mages.

When choosing the scholarly option, a noble PC may acquire initial basic knowledge in the following skills, instead of Basic Chivalric Training.

• Riding
• Own Written Language (if INT 9+)
• Any Foreign Language Spoken and Written1 (if INT 10+)
• Any Ancient Language Spoken and Written2 (If INT 13+)
• Any one lore
• Any one Noble Skill

1 The language will be learned in written and spoken form as one skill if the INT requirement is met and DIS is 12+

2 Latin was historically the learned language used by scholars in the Dark Ages and the Renaissance; however, a pure imaginary campaign language could be substituted by the gamemaster for his specific Fantasy Campaign. The language will be learned in written and spoken form as one skill if the INT requirement is met and DIS 14+