Funky old classes from Dragon

[Dogbrain]

I guess all old school AD&D topics go here, but I was recently reminded of the "Hockey Stick, +5 Unholy Terror", which reminded me of the "Jock" character class in Dragon.

I recall that my favorite funky little class was the "Entertainer". What other funky old classes from Dragon do people think of fondly?

Note, super-powerful classes like the "Deathmaster" do not qualify as a "funky little class".

 

[Silveras]

I guess all old school AD&D topics go here, but I was recently reminded of the "Hockey Stick, +5 Unholy Terror", which reminded me of the "Jock" character class in Dragon.

I recall that my favorite funky little class was the "Entertainer". What other funky old classes from Dragon do people think of fondly?

Note, super-powerful classes like the "Deathmaster" do not qualify as a "funky little class".

Len Lakofka's "Cloistered Cleric", a class for NPCs that represented non-Adventuring priests/nuns/monks.

 

[thomkt]

I can't remember what issue it was in, but there was a jester class....it used yo-yos as weaopns, and in that month's Bazar of the bizarre there were several magical yo-yos.....it may have been an April issue, but I'm not sure of that.

- Kyle

 

[MarauderX]

I can't remember what issue it was in, but there was a jester class....it used yo-yos as weaopns, and in that month's Bazar of the bizarre there were several magical yo-yos.....it may have been an April issue, but I'm not sure of that.

- Kyle

That's the one I was thinking of as well, though I don't know which issue it was in. I was working on a 'Jester' PrC at one point but haven't finished it off, instead finishing off some others that might actually be used...

 

[rowport]

How about "Barbarian".



JK- the original Barbarian class in Dragon was wildly overpowered, though. I think you could actually make a credible Jester-style character (that would actually be useful) with a Bard/Thief-Acrobat combination. Just add Perform (Oratory), CHA skills, Jump and Tumble, add water and mix. Voila!

 

[Krieg]

The Halfling Guardian would certainly make a great prestige class.

 

[Piratecat]

Another player running an antipaladin killed five of my characters in a row. Sniff.