Hatamoto

Specialty Class

To ascend into the role of a Hatamoto, you must first become a Samurai. Once you have, the House of the Tiger (or Dragon) from the Eastern Houses will ask you to travel to the Forbidden Lands and find Sensei Yamamatsu before he is slain by a bounty hunter named Yagu Matasai. Once you’ve saved Sensei Yamamatsu from certain death, the guild will then ask you to defeat an evil Daimyo named Hosagi Yabasu and his small army of Samurai warriors. Find Hosagi within the Vale of Ruin, defeat him, then return to the House of the Dragon to ascend into the Hatamoto role.

Learing Bonuses: Armor Skills, Basic Weapon Skills, Light Dual Weapons
New Skills: Critical Strike, Heavy Weapons
Stat Requirements: Strength 35, Intellect 35, Dexterity 45, Agility 40, Vitality 30, Honor 35
Skill Requirements: Medium Weapons 10, Arcane Magic 5, Parry 10, Medium Armor 10, Light Dual Weapons 7, Archery 7

Installation: Dungeon Lords

For the original game (not the MMXII version), in order to earn advanced classes from base class onward, you will have to join one of four guilds in Dungeon Lords. When you join it, you’ll add the first tier adept class to your character (unless that was the class you selected at character creation). All four guilds work about the same. For each one, you’ll have to go on an initiation quest, then you’ll be given a second tier class quest, then you’ll be given a guild quest, and then you’ll be given a third tier class quest. You can join two guilds in the game, but you can only select one third tier class for your character, so try to plan out your advancement before selecting any quests.