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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 1252292" data-attributes="member: 2067">THE KAMIKAZE MIDGET'S BIG LIST O'CORE CLASSESCore Rules* Barbarian: It's a niche and an archetype -- lightly armored strongman.* Bard: It's a good jack-of-all-trades* Cleric: The archetypal armored medic is an essential part of a party.* Druid: Shape-shifting elementalists are a good niche* Fighter: The archetypal armored warrior is an essential part of a party. [I use Gez's variant for this, more flava.]* Monk: A mystical unarmed specialist is strong enough.* Paladin: Could be a PrC, but too much work for too little benefit. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />* Ranger: Decent 'stealthy warrior' archetype.* Rogue: The archetypal sneaky skill specialist is an essential part of a party.* Sorcerer: A good way to represent a rapid-fire spellcaster* Wizard: A good way to represent a scholarly spellcaster.Psionics HB* Psion: It's a good generalist spellcaster* Psychic Warrior: Could be a PrC, but too much work for too little benefit. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Oriental Adventures   *Samurai: N/A. Play a Paladin with the Ancestral Weapon feat for the same thing, nearly.* Shaman: A good priest for a less militant division* Shugenja: excellent spontaneous divine spellcaster* Sohei: A great defensive warrior class.   *Wu Jen: N/A. Play a wizard, with the X/day metamagic rulesComplete Warrior* Hexblade: A nice wielder of 'bad luck.' Fills a niche well!   *Samurai: Play a fighter, with an 'intimidating warrior' PrC.* Swashbuckler: A useful 'agile fighter' archetype.Final Fantasy d20 * Archer: Ranged fighter that inflicts status * Berserker: A rager who messes with minds, and shifts form* Black Belt: Unarmed warrior who uses ki spells* Caller: A summonner of phantoms and beasts* Dragoon: A jumping warrior who uses spears and dragon magic* Gambler: A user of luck and randomness to great advantage* Geomancer: A user of land-magic that differs based on terrain* Knight: Warrior who shatters equipment* Knight, Pearl: Holy warrior who uses sacred sword skills* Knight, Shadow: Evil warrior who uses cursed sword arts* Magician, Black: Casts destructive spells* Magician, Blue: A warrior who casts the spells of monsters* Magician, Gray: Casts curses, space, and time spells* Magician, Red: A warrior who casts curative and destructive spells* Magician, White: Casts curative spells* Mechanist: A manufacturer of items* Mimic: A user of others' abilities* Ninja: Two-weapon wielding illusionist-rogue* Samurai: A lightly armored sword artist* Songweaver: A singer/dancer who can bless and curse* Thief: A stealer of hearts, minds, and gil.SECRET* [censored]: A specialty priest who focuses on domain powers.ENDThat's a load and a half of core classes, and some of them are repetative (Pearl Knight almost = Paladin), and some could make better PrC's (like the Psychic Warrior), that's the current list my PC's can choose from...any archetypes I missed? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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