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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Khaalis" data-source="post: 5820522" data-attributes="member: 2167">Personally I like the idea Fantasy Craft uses for roles. They are loose enough to not be restrictive and they are merely a summary of what the class is designed to do the best. They also cover all areas of the party needs, not just combat roles. I don't personally see a need to separate the Combatant role into the 4E roles. Party Role: A short entry in each class that suggests the primary ways in which the class can contribute to the success of a party. Most classes can (and often do) fill multiple roles. There are five main party roles:* Backer: Improves the party’s performance* Combatant: Good at fighting* Specialist: Masters of one or more skills* Solver: Excels at plot advancement and information gathering* Talker: The face. Great with NPCs and social situationsAdditionally a few classes are described as Wildcards: classes the have enough going on that they can fill in for two or more of the other roles depending on how their abilities are developed.Examples:Assassin = Talker/CombatantBard = Talker/BackerCleric = Wildcard/BackerFighter = CombatantRanger = Combatant/SolverRogue = Specialist/CombatantWarlord = Backer/CombatantWizard = Wildcard</blockquote>