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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 6193413" data-attributes="member: 1457">Another thought: it makes sense to classify based on how the class interacts with the world.Warrior: applies self to others. Internal power. Hits things. Lots of direct damage abilities.Trickster: applies others to self. External opportunity. Takes advantage of things. Lots of reaction abilities, or setup abilities (traps). Mage: applies self's magic. Internal power. Blasts things. Lots of direct application of magic to the world.Priest: applies others' magic. External beseeching. Mediates things. Conduit of magic; channels and redirects the world's magic. Hmm... seeing some interesting parallels between warrior and mage, and trickster and priest. There might be something there.Psionics would fit in where appropriate. A psion who used psionics to augment his own body or physical abilities would be a warrior. A psion who used psionics to affect the world would be a Mage. Druids would be priests--their power comes from nature, not from within. Rangers would likely be Tricksters; they take advantage of the environment. Barbarians would be Warriors--they apply themselves to the environment. Monks could fit in all four, depending on how Kung-fu-movie you wanted to get.But man, these are some big-time changes. Way too late to be reformatting in such a way.</blockquote>