[Season of the Crusade] New Race/Class Combos releasing 9/1

In the spirit of adding more custom content to the game, I've finished up work on **custom race/class combinations**!

Some of the classics are here, like **Dwarf Shaman**, and I shamelessly stole the idea for **Undead Paladins** from Project Epoch. But there are also some new combinations, including **Troll and Human Druids** and **Blood Elf Warriors**.

I've had a lot of fun creating the new class quests for each race and adding lore on how each of these combinations came to be. Some were rather straight forward (like Troll Druids), while other's were a bit more intricate to explain (like Human Druids).

I've also put some extra work into making the new combinations feel like they actually belong in the world. Dwarf Shamans have their own totem models, while Troll and Human Druids have their own druid-form retextures. Undead Paladins reuse the Thalassian Charger, with a quest explaining how they gain access to them, while I've also added some pretty cool new skeletal warhorses for the undead to obtain.

The next patch will also introduce two TBC dungeons: **Underbog and Slave Pens**.

* **Underbog** — Level 40, located in the revamped Swamp of Sorrows * **Slave Pens** — Level 50, located in Azshara

One of the main goals with the server has always been to give players a more unique leveling experience. I've been trying to sprinkle new quests throughout the starting zones so that the early game feels fresh, rather than having everything feel exactly like the vanilla experience until the new talents and spells come online in the mid teens.

The server is currently pretty low-pop, so it's definitely a bit of a skeleton crew situation. I've scaled all of the raids down to 10 players so the people who are still playing can actually keep progressing, and I plan to continue updating and improving the server regardless.

Hopefully, with enough new content, we can eventually bring in some fresh faces and grow the playerbase. In the meantime, I'll keep tinkering away and seeing how far I can take it.

For some context, launched 9 months ago. The latest patch introduced AQ20, T0.5 sets, Caverns of Time dungeons, and a bunch of other minor things **(including a 5x XP rate)**. See this post for more info on what all came out in that update: [https://www.reddit.com/r/wowservers/comments/1vexi8v/season\_of\_the\_crusade\_aq20t05\_setscot\_dungeonsmore/](https://www.reddit.com/r/wowservers/comments/1vexi8v/season_of_the_crusade_aq20t05_setscot_dungeonsmore/)

**This patch is scheduled to launch at Noon EST on 9/1.**

Additional information on the server can be found on the discord (best place for updates): [https://discord.gg/rV9Zmjdepf](https://discord.gg/rV9Zmjdepf)

Website for registering and download: [https://seasonofthecrusade.com](https://seasonofthecrusade.com/)

Custom talent calculator: [https://seasonofthecrusade.com/talent-calculator/](https://seasonofthecrusade.com/talent-calculator/)