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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 6760896" data-attributes="member: 6785785"><p>I think it depends on the class and the circumstance. Some class names, such as rogue and fighter, are generic enough to mean a variety of things. A character who has the fighter class may actually be described as a rogue, depending on how he acts. </p><p></p><p>Other classes are much more specific, and as such, work both as class and as a description of their occupation/calling. So if a member of your party is afflicted with a curse, your characters are going to seek the aid of a cleric. If they need to travel hundreds of miles in an instant to help save the princess, they will seek the help of a wizard.</p><p></p><p>Most of the other classes are somewhere in the middle. Ranger implies a certain ability as a scout or guide in the wilderness, and is used often enough to be considered an occupation. Barbarian seems more of a societal label rather than an occupation. Monk is pretty specific, but there are probably members of monasteries that are of other classes. </p><p></p><p>I think it boils down to how it is addressed. Is a character says to another "are you a fighter?" that comes across as odd. But if they said "warrior" instead of fighter, no one would really mind it. But if they said "are you a bard?" there'd be no issue at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 6760896, member: 6785785"] I think it depends on the class and the circumstance. Some class names, such as rogue and fighter, are generic enough to mean a variety of things. A character who has the fighter class may actually be described as a rogue, depending on how he acts. Other classes are much more specific, and as such, work both as class and as a description of their occupation/calling. So if a member of your party is afflicted with a curse, your characters are going to seek the aid of a cleric. If they need to travel hundreds of miles in an instant to help save the princess, they will seek the help of a wizard. Most of the other classes are somewhere in the middle. Ranger implies a certain ability as a scout or guide in the wilderness, and is used often enough to be considered an occupation. Barbarian seems more of a societal label rather than an occupation. Monk is pretty specific, but there are probably members of monasteries that are of other classes. I think it boils down to how it is addressed. Is a character says to another "are you a fighter?" that comes across as odd. But if they said "warrior" instead of fighter, no one would really mind it. But if they said "are you a bard?" there'd be no issue at all. [/QUOTE]
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