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Message: <blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 4196271" data-attributes="member: 17969">As far as class-based systems go:The strictly defined classes of 4e, with it's fairly limited multi-classing is not the way to go here.But look at City of Heroes.  CoH lets players pick an origin (natural, magic, science, mutation, or technology), and an archetype (Blaster, Controller, Defender, Scrapper, or Tanker).  That's basically role and power source right there.So skip the classes entirely.  Instead: <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/1.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":1:" title="One    :1:" data-shortname=":1:" /> Choose a role.  This determines your HP and defenses.  In addition, it provides you with a basic ability central to that role (marking for defenders, bonus damage for strikers, etc.) <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/2.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":2:" title="Two    :2:" data-shortname=":2:" /> Chose a power source.  This determines your trained skills, and provides one or more minor secondary abilities (energy resistance of a chosen type for a science hero, or an attack bonus when using devices for a technology hero.) <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/3.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":3:" title="Three    :3:" data-shortname=":3:" /> Chose abilities.  Rather than being divided up by class, as in 4e D&D, there's just one big pool of options that every character selects from.  Some of the options might have role or power-source based prerequisites, though.</blockquote>

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