Hi Markc - I have a lot of the RMFRP books besides the Armory, channelling companion, the 2 fire & ice books, the construct companion and the Races and Cultures book (hmm, with a list that large, it doesn't sound like a 'lot of the books' after all). The RMFRP includes the Ranger and Paladin professions and although you can change their realm, they're still basically fighters with with the addition of magic.
My problem (which is looking like such an insurmountable problem) is to choose a profession that isn?t a fighter type hacking and slashing, a magic user that casts directed spell attacks or a magic user sitting in the wings simply casting attack avoidance type spells to protect the rest of the group.
I initially thought I was on a winner with the Bard with the Controlling Song spell list - she could use that in battle and also do a bit of fighting if needed but she ended up being incredibly crap at all the skills compared to the other PCs and as I'd found out that the Calming Song spell wasn't allowed on someone already engaged in battle, I'd effectively taken away her only plus point.
I may have won her over with the Mentalist though (thanks Kalu). I hadn?t looked into the pure magic users as I always considered them to be too weak in the early levels (magic users are a new thing for me as I've never got my head around the rules properly but it's looking somewhat clearer now). She's liking the Mind Control and the Mind Attack which are useful in and out of battle.
In the meantime, I need to go through all the pure and hybrid spell user's lists to see all the options.
Thanks all.
