[crossfire] Barbarian class and literacy skill access by default

[Nathaniel Kipps]

I concur with these thoughts, and agree with the proposal.

I would reconsider, if someone drafted a comprehensive plan to deal with
all the current issues. Such a plan would need to include some
justification for how barbarians can have "different but equitable"
gameplay. Ideally, a lack of literacy would be a permanent tradeoff for the
PC, similar to how Gaea followers cannot use weapons, or serpentmen cannot
use boots. The current system of allowing the barbarian to eventually learn
literacy is not great, especially since the player can eventually overcome
it with no permanent negative effects.

--Draug

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM Rick Tanner <leaf at real-time.com> wrote:

> To improve the new player experience and ensure barbarians have access
> to learning materials, I propose giving them the literacy skill by default.
>
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