D&D General Experts type PCs, Magic Items, and Higher Fantasy

[Mind of tempest]

I personally wouldn't do it that way.

If I were to do it, I would go back to my Simple 4e skeleton which hybrids have 2 power sources or the OneD&D skeleton where hybrids are fully one class group.

it is more a theoretical.

Just got home. So if it were up to me and I was doing it as an equipment based system, i'd go:

Choose a class
Choose a background
Choose a species


But each would have different power sources, roles, and groupings.

So Barbarian and Ranger would both be Martial/Primal. But Barbarian would be Warrior who can be Striker or Defender but Ranger be an Expert who can be Striker or Controller.

honestly the fact the barbarian and the ranger overlap is an issue. Then again what the ranger is or should be is an endless argument