Gnome Shadowknights and Erudite Warriors?
 

I remember this used to be a funny topic that never really made sense.

Was it ever fully established why Gnomes could be Warriors and Necromancers, but not Shadowknights? Likewise, what about Erudite's being Shadowknights and Necromancers but not Warriors?

I suppose the culture of Erudites wouldn't be one of Warriors, but Gnomes?

I also always wanted that Ogre Rogue. Those backstabs.

I'd like to open up half elf shadow knights, rogues and bards of innoruuk! As it is an innoruuk worshipping half elf can only study the ways of the warrior (and much of neriak detests the pitiful mudbloods)!

I've had this conversation with some eq friends about what class/race combo isn't allowed in eq, but should be.

For me, I've never understood why Iksars can't be rogues. It seems fitting to me.

Everything about the Iksar is either/both(Shadow knight)about domination(Shaman/Necro) and facing your opponent head on(Warrior and monk). They would never stoop to the cowardly or spiteful ways of a rogue, as their entire existence is to instill fear and terror(Cazic Thule) in their enemies, not hide away in the shadows.

Their entire culture is built around it. Note that most, if not all, exiles and pariahs are bandits or thieves further reinforce the idea these kinds of individuals are looked down upon to the point where they're shunned and cast out by the Iksar empire. In other words, the strong survive and the weak die or are cast out.

For similar reasons I do not think you'd see an ogre rogue. Wouldn't sit well with Rallos, I think.

I've never known much about EQ lore. It's interesting how deep it actually goes in the original few expansions. I wonder what it says about Gnomes and Shadowknights and or Erudites as Shadowknights/Paladins but not Warriors.

Ogre Rogue or Troll Rogue seems like it could work, obviously it's hard to imagine them sneaking though.

Halfling ranger.

I'd like to play a Halfing Ranger too.

I always thought a Dark Elf Druid would be pretty cool.

Yeah. I think it is mentioned somewhere in the lore that Erudites scoff at physical labor and muscle power, preferring to rely on mind and magic.

Ah, but checks and balances. :) No Silver Skeeter in RPGs... That's from an episode of Doug where Skeeter pretends to be a superhero along with Doug's rather pathetic "Quailman," but Skeeter's "Silver Skeeter" has every super-power in the book...flight, strength, laser beam vision, and on and on...and his character's overwhelming powers stifled the story. Because stories are about overcoming things, not steamrolling content.

I believe that would be because Iksar are Lawful Evil. :)

Hey, even if someone is Lawful it doesn't mean they can't do Rogue things. Rogues can have codes.

In a greater RPG sense, perhaps, but it's my perception that the EQ designers were pretty rigid in their conception of each race and class. That's part of why EQ is great - class and race choice actually matter - but the drawback is its limited customizability. EVERY rogue is chaotic/lawless, EVERY Dark Elf is evil, EVERY Erudite is haughty, etc.