Self-Scouting My Blog 2014

March 29th was the two year anniversary of this Adventurer Conqueror King System blog. As with last year, this seems like an excellent opportunity to do a little self-scouting.

What have I been writing about?

Post Category	Year 2	Year 1
New Classes	5	13
Proficiencies	1	8
Witch Traditions	2	6
Miscellaneous	5	5
Expansions	6	4
Wizard Colleges	2	4
Templar Temples	1	2
Into The Vaults	1	1
New Races	1	1
Solitary Orders	0	1

What have you been reading?

Rank	Year 2	Year 1
1	Designer’s Q&A with Alexander Macris (continued)	The Templar
2	Designer’s Q&A with Alexander Macris	Tinman Custom Classes
3	ACKS Level 0 Spells	Proficiencies 101
4	The Wizard	The Wizard
5	The Templar	The Razor Hag Witch Tradition
6	Into the Vaults: SPI's Swords & Sorcery	The Slayer
7	Clerical Orders	Retooling the Machinist
8	Proficiencies 101	Proficiencies 101 (continued)
9	The Razor Hag Witch Tradition	Always two, there are ...
10	Tinman Custom Classes	The Beastlord
11	The Tin Soldier	Into the Vaults: SPI's Swords & Sorcery
12	Proficiencies 101 (continued)	The Tin Soldier
13	The Slayer	The Brass Jongleur
14	Retooling the Machinist	The Kindred Witch Tradition
15	Always two, there are ...	The Gnomish Arbalestier

What have you been reading among the new posts?

Rank	Post
1	Designer’s Q&A with Alexander Macris (continued)
2	Designer’s Q&A with Alexander Macris
3	ACKS Level 0 Spells
4	Clerical Orders
5	Draconic Apotheosis
6	ACKS Apprentice Level Characters
7	GenCon 2013
8	Additional Wizard College: The College of Dracology
9	Goblin Custom Classes
10	The Totem Witch Tradition
11	Inquisitor and Witch-Knight Temples
12	Mystical Orders
13	The Magus
14	Inspiring Greatness
15	Into the Vaults: Dragon #39

ACKS Consolidated Proficiency Progression

People new to the Adventurer Conqueror King System often ask what the proficiency progressions of the Player’s Companion classes are, because the core rules provide a Proficiencies Gained per Level table for the core rules classes, but the Player’s Companion does not.  In fact, no table is needed.

All classed characters begin with one Class proficiency at 1st level.  Then, all classed characters gain Class proficiencies based on their class’s Saving Throw progression advancement: as a Fighter (3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th), as a Cleric/Thief (4th, 8th, 12th), or as a Mage (6th, 12th).  All classes have one of these underlying Saving Throw progressions.

Additionally, all characters begin with the Adventuring proficiency and one General proficiency at 1st level, plus up to one General proficiency per Intelligence bonus point (+1, +2 or +3).  Then, all classed characters gain General proficiencies at 5th, 9th and 13th level.

Characters with classes having a maximum level do not gain proficiencies beyond that maximum level.

Consolidated Proficiency Progression
Progression	Fighter	Cleric/Thief	Mage
Core rules classes	Assassin, Dwarven Vaultguard, Elven Spellsword, Explorer, Fighter	Bard, Bladedancer, Cleric, Dwarven Craftpriest, Elven Nightblade, Thief	Mage
Player’s Companion classes	Anti-Paladin, Barbarian, Dwarven Fury, Elven Ranger, Fell Ruinguard, Gnomish Trickster, Lizardfolk Gladiator, Mystic, Paladin	Dwarven Delver, Dwarven Machinist, Elven Courtier, Priestess, Shaman, Venturer, Witch	Elven Enchanter, Nephilim Wonderworker, Warlock
By This Axe custom classes	Beastlord, Bronze Captain, Dwarven Cantor, Dwarven Musketeer, Gnomish Arbalestier, Gnomish Shadowslayer, Slayer, Templar, Tin Soldier	Adept, Brass Jongleur, Gnomish Chymist, Iron Chaplain, Solitary	Magus, Tin Philosopher, Wizard
Level
1	Class, General	Class, General	Class, General
2
3	Class
4		Class
5	General	General	General
6	Class		Class
7
8		Class
9	Class, General	General	General
10
11
12	Class	Class	Class
13	General	General	General
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