By now, the standard character class archetypes in most fantasy games seem to be based on the triple division of archetypes:
Warrior
Skill-User
Spellcaster
Sure, this is not set in stone and you can have additions to the system, such as the Priest in D&D, or you could remove something, for example the skill-user, but by and large, these seem to be the main fantasy archetypes (though you also can have cross-archetype classes).
Now, what I am asking is about the next level of archetypes. If we were to subdivide each of the standard three archetypes into an equally comprehensive sub-system (hence my name of the thread 'next level' of archetypes), what archetypes would we get?
I would say:
Warrior:
Unarmed Warrior
Melee Warrior
Ranged Warrior
Skill-User:
Social Skill-User
Adroit Skill-User
Crafting Skill-User
Spellcaster
Arcane Spellcaster
Divine Spellcaster
Psionic Spellcaster
Out of those, I think my spellcaster sub-archetypes are the most dubious, chiefly because they depend on the way magic is structured within a specific campaign world.
Anyway, I welcome your comments and ideas on what would you suggest for sub-archetypes.
Warrior
Skill-User
Spellcaster
Sure, this is not set in stone and you can have additions to the system, such as the Priest in D&D, or you could remove something, for example the skill-user, but by and large, these seem to be the main fantasy archetypes (though you also can have cross-archetype classes).
Now, what I am asking is about the next level of archetypes. If we were to subdivide each of the standard three archetypes into an equally comprehensive sub-system (hence my name of the thread 'next level' of archetypes), what archetypes would we get?
I would say:
Warrior:
Unarmed Warrior
Melee Warrior
Ranged Warrior
Skill-User:
Social Skill-User
Adroit Skill-User
Crafting Skill-User
Spellcaster
Arcane Spellcaster
Divine Spellcaster
Psionic Spellcaster
Out of those, I think my spellcaster sub-archetypes are the most dubious, chiefly because they depend on the way magic is structured within a specific campaign world.
Anyway, I welcome your comments and ideas on what would you suggest for sub-archetypes.
