From publisher blurb:
Every cause needs its leader.
“An impassioned halfling stands atop a barrel in a candle-lit wine cellar, rousing her rebel comrades in readiness for a bloody night’s work eliminating the corrupt leaders of the city.
An elf sits serenely amidst the exposed roots of a tree, which have grown into the shape of a throne. They speak in a quiet voice that nevertheless carries through the reverential silence maintained by a hundred other elves gathered in the glade.
A human preacher stands at the corner where two streets meet, prophecying doom and offering salvation to the growing crowd of desperate folk gathering around him.
A hobgoblin in black armour sits astride a ferocious looking worg at the head of a massive army. He lifts his sword arm and sweeps it down toward the fortified city across the plain. At his mark, the swarm of evil begins its charge
All these and more are shepherds, individuals with an unusual power of influence over the hearts and minds of others.
The Shepherd class is a reinvention of the Bard which first appeared among the nonmagical classes and archetypes in Wasteland Wanderers. But a nonmagical leader is hardly a concept exclusive to post-apocalyptic settings! The version of the Shepherd presented here has been reworked with fantasy worlds in mind, and can be used to build characters with concepts as varied as cult leaders and warlords. While the Shepherd can replace the Bard in your game if you’re aiming for a low or no magic world, you can also make both classes available. The types of characters your players can build with the Shepherd fill a different narrative niche than the types of characters built with the Bard, and there’s no reason characters of both classes shouldn’t stand side by side in an adventuring party!
The Shepherd contains the following:
The full 20-level Shepherd class progression, featuring a new resource: the Shepherd spends command to use barbed words, give allies pep talks, and spread terror among their foes.
4 archetypes—the Chronicler, Commander, Regent, and Tyrant.
Muticlassing guidelines.