Do you have a preferred class that you play?

[rmcoen]

My "archteypical" character is a gish. In many game systems (TTRPG and CRPG) that means "paladin": the spellcasting warrior in armor... with a sword. In D&D it means many different things, depending on Edition and splat books. I just love the versatility of being a warrior with a little magic to throw around. (Which means, yes, I lean more to the martial than the magic; more "Eldritch Knight" than "Bladesinger", in 5e terms. Warrior with a fireball, not wizard with a sword.)

My second-most-common character is a cleric, because I've found that most tables don't have someone that wants to be the healer, so I tend to step into that role to fill the gap.

 

[Whisper-Kitten]

My "archteypical" character is a gish. In many game systems (TTRPG and CRPG) that means "paladin": the spellcasting warrior in armor... with a sword. In D&D it means many different things, depending on Edition and splat books. I just love the versatility of being a warrior with a little magic to throw around. (Which means, yes, I lean more to the martial than the magic; more "Eldritch Knight" than "Bladesinger", in 5e terms. Warrior with a fireball, not wizard with a sword.)

My second-most-common character is a cleric, because I've found that most tables don't have someone that wants to be the healer, so I tend to step into that role to fill the gap.

The Paladin was the first class that I ever played, and even though I grew out of it I still love it.

 

[lall]

Thief in 2e, rogue in 3.5, then mostly arcane spellcasters in PF and 5e (once I finally decided to acknowledge the existence of spells in the PHB/Core Rulebook and read through them). But then I played AD&D 1e for the first time this year and learned, per the AD&D 1e Unearthed Arcana, that thieves are the hottest class. So now I must be a thief, regardless of edition. He’s not optimized in 5.5 because I’m still stuck on magic (he shoots cantrips (via Magic Initiate) over getting sneak attack.) But he has bragging rights on his class being the hottest and that matters most.