TEXT: Official Ruling on Tribal Protector Prestige Class in Gran 
  March 
   
  The Tribal Protector prestige class (as described in Sword and Fist) is, according to the LGCS, a Core 
  prestige class. As such, “any character in the Living Greyhawk campaign that meets the requirements for 
  a Core prestige class may take that prestige class” (pp. 24-25). Among the requirements for this prestige 
  class, are that a) the PC be of any humanoid or monstrous humanoid race except dwarves, elves, half-
  elves, gnomes, humans and halflings and that b) the PC must be of the same alignment as the majority of 
  their tribe. The description of the prestige class, however, indicates that this prestige class is primarily to 
  support tribes that are of the races indicated by part a) of the above noted requirements. 
   
  In Gran March, however, we have one PC tribe: the Cattail Clan in the Rushmoors. This primarily Flan 
  tribe, however, is different than most barbarian tribes in that they have a policy of adoption of other races, 
  including half-orcs. After discussing the issue with some players who have Clan PCs, it appears that the 
  Clan follows the Flan ways as opposed to the ways of the more savage races. Thus, there is a seeming 
  contradiction where a half-orc PC could take levels of the prestige class meant for savage humanoids and 
  yet be members of the more civilized human clans. 
   
  After conferring with the Circle on this issue, they made two issues clear. First, they reiterated the 
  passage from the LGCS guaranteeing that any PC can take Tribal Protector if said PC meets the 
  requirements. However, they did give us permission to add local penalties for taking said prestige class to 
  fit within the established metacampaign framework for our region.  
   
  The bottom line is that any PC who meets the requirements can take levels in this prestige class. 
  However, in doing so, there will be in-play penalties assessed to those PCs. These penalties are listed 
  below: 
   
  Any PC who possesses any Tribal Protector levels will have a -1 circumstance penalty per level taken in 
  this prestige class on Bluff, Diplomacy, Gather Information, and Intimidate checks when communicating 
  with all Gran March NPCs who are aware that the PC is a Tribal Protector, with the exception of Clan 
  Cattail PCs dealing with NPCs of Clan Cattail. With regard to these NPCs, the penalty goes up to -2 per 
  circumstance penalty as the PC has gone against obvious Clan traditions and is pursuing the paths of the 
  Clan's enemies. All Clan Cattail NPCs will be automatically aware of the PC’s pursuit of the Tribal 
  Protector path. Furthermore, a Cattail Clan PCs will be denied Clan Protector or Clan Council Member 
  status; if they have this position, they must give it up immediately.  
   
  Those PCs who have already taken levels in this prestige class can avoid these penalties by undergoing 
  an atonement administered by one of the Clan Council Members free of charge. This atonement must be 
  noted as part of an AR, noting the levels of Tribal Protector obtained before atoning. Thereafter, the PC 
  can never take another level of Tribal Protector. Otherwise, the penalties will be reinstated with no further 
  atonement possible (it is not a question of whether or not an atonement spell can be cast; it is that the 
  Clan Council will not grant it nor will they recognize any additional atonement spells). 
   
  Furthermore, during the 3.5 conversion process (assuming that the pertinent sections do not change), 
  PCs who have levels in Tribal Protector can, of course, remove them in favor of other class levels as per 
  the 3.5 conversion documentation. 
   
  This ruling is effective 08/05/03. 
   
  Thanks,  
   
   
  The Gran March Triad 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Living Greyhawk/Metaorg Material/Gran March/Official Ruling on Tribal Protector.pdf