Alice/Fool for My "Separate Race and Class" System in LotFP

One thing I didn't care for when I wrote my method of separating race and class in LotFP was the limited number of classes included. Four races seem like enough, at least to start with, but I would have liked to include at least four classes as well. (You can always add more, of course, but I wanted four of each by default.) So, here's how I would use the Alice/Fool class from A Red & Pleasant Land with my race-and-class house rules.

The Fool

Hit Dice and Minimum First-Level HP: As chosen race

Saving Throw Table if Human: As original Specialist class
Saving Throw Table if Not Human: As corresponding original LotFP race-as-class

Experience Table if Human: As original Specialist class
Experience Table if Not Human: As corresponding original LotFP race-as-class

Class Abilities

Exasperation: As per A Red & Pleasant Land p. 30-31

Level-Up Table: At first level and every time the Fool levels up, roll d30 twice on the following table and reference the corresponding result on the original d100 table from A Red & Pleasant Land p. 32-33.

1. Result 71 on the original table: "She noticed the Red Knight always feinted to his left..."
2. Result 72 on the original table: "Alice liked pies..."
3. Result 73 on the original table: "She closed her eyes and said the words..."
4. Result 74 on the original table: "Oh, I do so apologize..."
5. Result 75 on the original table: "Her sister had mentioned they were dreadful people..."
6. Result 76 on the original table: "All that hiding..."
7. Result 77 on the original table: "It seemed nearly everything was dangerous..."
8. Result 78 on the original table: "It was very shiny..."
9. Result 79 on the original table: "She was not such a mouse..."
10. Result 80 on the original table: "Alice then did something quite astonishing..."
11. Result 81 on the original table: "The blue one certainly did make the Alice taller..."
12. Result 82 on the original table: "She could be very charming..."
13. Result 83 on the original table: "It really was curious..."
14. Result 84 on the original table: "She knew to curtsey..."
15. Result 85 on the original table: "It was so lovely..."
16. Result 86 on the original table: "She had not known her mother's cousin very well..."
17. Result 87 on the original table: "They kept talking..."
18. Result 88 on the original table: "She knew from school what the word meant..."
19. Result 89 on the original table: "Alice quite liked drawing..."
20. Result 90 on the original table: "She thought it might be a saltcellar..."
21. Result 91-93 on the original table: "She did seem to offend people..."
22. Result 91-93 on the original table: "She did seem to offend people..."
23. Result 91-93 on the original table: "She did seem to offend people..."
24. Result 94 on the original table: "They all listened attentively..."
25. Result 95 on the original table: "They began to throw stones..."
26. Result 96 on the original table: "She began to feel somewhat neglected."
27. Result 97-98 on the original table: "She tried to remember what she knew about stoats."
28. Result 97-98 on the original table: "She tried to remember what she knew about stoats."
29. Result 99-100 on the original table: "Alice had seen so many unusual things lately..."
30. Result 99-100 on the original table: "Alice had seen so many unusual things lately..."

Alternative Level-Up Table

If no one at the table has a d30, or if the DM wishes to exclude certain results, a d20 table could be used instead. Here is one possibility*:

1. Result 71 on the original table: "She noticed the Red Knight always feinted to his left..."
2. Result 72 on the original table: "Alice liked pies..."
3. Result 74 on the original table: "Oh, I do so apologize..."
4. Result 75 on the original table: "Her sister had mentioned they were dreadful people..."
5. Result 76 on the original table: "All that hiding..."
6. Result 77 on the original table: "It seemed nearly everything was dangerous..."
7. Result 78 on the original table: "It was very shiny..."
8. Result 80 on the original table: "Alice then did something quite astonishing..."
9. Result 81 on the original table: "The blue one certainly did make the Alice taller..."
10. Result 82 on the original table: "She could be very charming..."
11. Result 83 on the original table: "It really was curious..."
12. Result 84 on the original table: "She knew to curtsey..."
13. Result 87 on the original table: "They kept talking..."
14. Result 89 on the original table: "Alice quite liked drawing..."
15. Result 90 on the original table: "She thought it might be a saltcellar..."
16. Result 91-93 on the original table: "She did seem to offend people..."
17. Result 95 on the original table: "They began to throw stones..."
18. Result 96 on the original table: "She began to feel somewhat neglected."
19. Result 97-98 on the original table: "She tried to remember what she knew about stoats."
20. Result 99-100 on the original table: "Alice had seen so many unusual things lately..."

Optional Race and Alignment Restrictions

I prefer to allow any combination of race and class, and to ditch alignment altogether. But if someone put a gun to my head and told me I had to use race- and alignment-based class restrictions, I'd probably do this:

• Humans can choose any class and any alignment.
• Dwarves are always Lawful, and are thus restricted to being Fighters or Clerics.
• Elves are always Chaotic, and are thus restricted to being Fighters or Magic-Users.
• Halflings are always Neutral, and are thus restricted to being Fighters or Fools.
• Clerics must be Lawful, Magic-Users must be Chaotic, and Fools must be Neutral. Fighters can choose any alignment.

If anyone actually cares, I can explain my reasoning for this alignment setup later. Hint: Check out this post at METAL vs. SKIN.

From the Nintendo Power Link to the Past comic by Shotaro Ishinomori.. Image borrowed from here.

*Personally, I would probably use this table instead of the d30 one, because it removes some of the results from the original table that I don't particularly care for.