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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bill Zebub" data-source="post: 8610717" data-attributes="member: 7031982">Ok, my take on the OP's question:FighterPriest (divine caster)RogueWizardShaman (see below)Monk"Shaman" is my catchall for a caster class that doesn't get there through study (that's Wizard) or prayer (that's Priest) but through some kind of dangerous connection to supernatural entities.  So Witch, Druid, and Warlock would all fit under there.  Also Witch-doctor, but I have a gut feeling that archetype is considered insensitive now, which would be too bad.I know Monk isn't popular, but I just don't see it fitting well under Fighter or Rogue, and I love monks.  So, yeah, it gets a whole class to itself.Here's how other archetypes would manifestPaladin: back to being a sub-class of FighterRanger: not a class or subclass.  If you want to play one, multiclass rogue and fighter and take feats.Sorcerer: Wizard with different fluffBard: rogue subclass for the basic chassis, then multiclass and featsCleric: Priest/Fighter multiclassBarbarian: Fighter subclass, plus feats. In general I think a lot more feats could allow for the expression of more archetypes.</blockquote>