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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 7390520" data-attributes="member: 6685730">Not entirely off base, but the D&D class list isn't very well-rounded until you include the NPC classes Aristocrat and Expert.  Aristocrats are classic adventurers: see Jon Snow, Boromir, King Graham, Prince Adam...  The Expert, or Skill Monkey Supreme, is more technically useful than a thief, and less likely to stab someone in the back than a rogue/assassin.I'm not inclined to peg the Ranger as an overly Mental type, although being a tracker requires some sense.  Casting spells and speaking with animals points them in a Supernatural direction.SSS is a good spot for sorceror, but it's also a good spot for shamanist/animalist type classes too.So your pegs look good, but it's not a D&D class list that I'm after.  My question is: what list of ten classes would make you say, "I think I see the character I want," instead of "there's no X?  I'm going to find another game."  Is there a major medieval fantasy trope that's not represented in your list?The starting point is basically the Lord of the Rings, although it points toward races as classes.  Wizard/ainu, aristocrat, ranger, elf, dwarf, and burglar.  And whatever the heck old Tom is.  Earlier than that, you could take knights and wizards from the Once and Future King.  Obviously, there have been countless med-fan classes since then, so the trick is to narrow them down without missing anything major.  The other trick is to see classes not as a profession, but as a meta-game feature.  In this instance, the class is just a statement of emphasis: is the character mostly Physical, Mental, Supernatural, or some blend thereof?  The name of the class is more of a helpful theme than a mandate of what the character must do.</blockquote>

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