Pantheon: Rise Of The Fallen's Race/Class Combinations Unveiled

Plotting out your future excursions through the world of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen just became a bit easier. Visionary Realms released a chart showing all of the game's possible race/class combinations earlier today and it's rather intriguing, the reason being that there are a number of odd choices that they have been able to justify through the game's lore.

Why an Ogre Druid? " Our Druids are about the cycles of nature, the dance between predator and prey. Their powers draw from the forces of nature, like Lightning, Earthquakes, Wildfires, as well as the restorative and transformative sides of Nature."

Okay, that makes sense, but Gnomes are exclusively spell casters other than the Rogue class. How does that make sense? "Gnomen arcane skills can be applied to physical stealth and hiding their form or disguising it. When you consider that they don’t have a fleshly body to hide in the same way an Elf might, it becomes a more natural possibility that some Gnomes  -- particularly those who are adventurous and wily -- to see their unique anatomy and stature as an advantage. An asset."

I guess I could see that. But why can Dark Myr be Bards? Can they even sing?

Visionary Realms explained this one as follows.

While bards are traditionally known for their upbeat and jovial qualities in MMOs, we felt that the Dark Myr presented a unique and authentic chance to broaden the scope of the class. Songs and melodies in our own world are not merely relegated to the happy side of life. As Ceythos first put it in one of our discussions, "What about the mournful power of a dirge?"

That idea was compelling, especially in the context of the Dark Myr. A huge part of their culture was and is lamenting their history and remembering the excruciating moments after they came to Terminus…

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While the lore isn’t explicit in this regard, in my mind deep and mournful songs are as much a part of the ceremonies as the readings -- which are dramatic and performed in front of the entire assembly. That aspect of weaving together the theatrical with the memorial also fits with a second answer as to why Dark Myr can be bards: the storytelling theater of song.

You can find the rest of the announcement, including a few other odd choices for race/class combinations, here; there are some pretty interesting bits of lore that are used to explain some of the oddities. If you simply want to see the chart, I've embedded it below.