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<blockquote data-quote="Grydan" data-source="post: 6147679" data-attributes="member: 79401">Outside of those books there's only one class/subclass that Wizards of the Coast has specifically labelled as being 'Essentials': the Assassin (Executioner), which at first was a Dragon exclusive but later was released in Heroes of Shadow. That said, the majority (all?) of the new classes/subclasses introduced since those books have hewed closer to the model of those appearing in Essentials than to those appearing before, with narrower selections of abilities, a greater emphasis on class abilities gained at higher levels, more frequent departure from the At-Will/Encounter/Daily/Utility formula, and (aside from the vampire) being a subclass linked to a pre-existing class (and thus able to use feat support, paragon paths, epic destinies, and sometimes powers from the parent class).Where to find them:Heroes of ShadowAssassin (Executioner)Paladin (Blackguard)VampireWarlock (Binder)Heroes of the FeywildBarbarian (Berserker)Bard (Skald)Druid (Protector)Wizard (Witch)Heroes of the Elemental ChaosSorcerer (Elemantalist)Wizard (Sha'ir)Neverwinter Campaign SettingWizard (Bladesinger)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grydan, post: 6147679, member: 79401"] Outside of those books there's only one class/subclass that Wizards of the Coast has specifically labelled as being 'Essentials': the Assassin (Executioner), which at first was a [I]Dragon[/I] exclusive but later was released in [I]Heroes of Shadow[/I]. That said, the majority (all?) of the new classes/subclasses introduced since those books have hewed closer to the model of those appearing in Essentials than to those appearing before, with narrower selections of abilities, a greater emphasis on class abilities gained at higher levels, more frequent departure from the At-Will/Encounter/Daily/Utility formula, and (aside from the vampire) being a subclass linked to a pre-existing class (and thus able to use feat support, paragon paths, epic destinies, and sometimes powers from the parent class). Where to find them: [I]Heroes of Shadow[/I] Assassin (Executioner) Paladin (Blackguard) Vampire Warlock (Binder) [I]Heroes of the Feywild [/I]Barbarian (Berserker) Bard (Skald) Druid (Protector) Wizard (Witch) [I]Heroes of the Elemental Chaos[/I] Sorcerer (Elemantalist) Wizard (Sha'ir) [I]Neverwinter Campaign Setting[/I] Wizard (Bladesinger) [/QUOTE]

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