I've been away for a while, and I apologize for that. Now, onto what I need to geek/nerd out for a second... or several.
I recently made a joke, I'm uncertain if it had been to anyone other than myself, about leveling up at my job. I'm a bartender/server/cook, and more recently I've found I can carry three full glasses in one hand(and not feel like one will fall at any moment). A few days ago I was thinking about being a bartender, and my brain made a mental comparison to RPG class trait trees.
Seriously though, as nerdy as it is, it's actually kind of fun for me to attempt to translate my job into an RPG system. So for example I'm multi-classed as a Bartender/Server/BOH(okay to be honest there's maybe a level at least of Manager, and several of Cashier).
What gets more interesting for me is that a lot of the aspects of work can be categorized under skills or abilities, and I can almost imagine class subtypes and archetypes. A simple example is for the Bartender class, whose three trait trees might be Drinkslinging, Mixology, and Tending(guest relations). Maybe the character takes a Knowledge Skill in a specific type liquor or beer, or a Craft Drink skill.
As ridiculous as I feel making this comparison and diving into it a little, it's also a fun challenge for me to try to craft a system that houses these mechanics.
Trot On Everypony,
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