Celebrim
Legend
T. Foster said:You are absolutely correct -- most/all of those classes in Dragon were specifically indicated for use as NPCs only. Didn't stop use from using them for PCs in our games, though...
Hmmm... generous of someone.
Well, if we are listing unbalanced NPC classes, add the Witch to that list. IIRC, didn't the Witch have a 'no save and die' spell, 'Bones to Jello' or something?
Really, only a few of those are over the top - Beast Master being near the top.
I don't remember Archer, Duelist, Elven Cavalier, etc. being overpowered, unless you considered the UA classes overpowered to begin with.
A few of the NPC classes I remember being as slightly underpowered. Seems like I remember a Merchant and an Alchemist class. And of course, 2nd edition came out with a book of classes for ever trade - including things like Cook.