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<blockquote data-quote="d4" data-source="post: 1122199" data-attributes="member: 12699"><p>all IMO of course. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The knight/tank, swashbuckler, and archer archetypes can all be handled fine by one fighter class that has a lot of versatility in terms of combat abilities. like, for example, the 3e/3.5e Fighter. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>the ranger/wilderness warrior is suitably different enough to deserve its own class.</p><p></p><p>the barbarian/primal warrior could be done as a ranger/fighter multi-class. berserker should be a prestige class.</p><p></p><p>rogue/scout is a good archetype. skillaholic should perhaps be a separate archetype, since the two concepts may not always be related.</p><p></p><p>bard/entertainer should be a prestige class if it's even really needed.</p><p></p><p>arcane spellcaster needs to be a class. the distinction between the "academic" mage and the "innate" mage doesn't necessarily need to be made, though. these could easily fall under the same class if it allowed a little versatility.</p><p></p><p>healer and holy person/priest are both good archetypes. they don't necessarily need to go together, though (much like the scout and the skill guy).</p><p></p><p>holy knight? multi-class fighter/cleric or prestige class.</p><p>nature priest? multi-class cleric/ranger or prestige class.</p><p>assassin? see rogue/scout.</p><p></p><p>monk? not much call for it in standard pseudo-European fantasy. in a more Asian setting, this would be a good archetype.</p><p></p><p>aristocrat? don't really need a separate class, IMO. a couple of feats and the right skills can cover this.</p><p></p><p>necromancer? wizard or cleric.</p><p>psionic? wizard.</p><p>summoner? wizard.</p><p>pirate? fighter, ranger, or rogue with the right skills (Swim, for starters). <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="d4, post: 1122199, member: 12699"] all IMO of course. :) The knight/tank, swashbuckler, and archer archetypes can all be handled fine by one fighter class that has a lot of versatility in terms of combat abilities. like, for example, the 3e/3.5e Fighter. ;) the ranger/wilderness warrior is suitably different enough to deserve its own class. the barbarian/primal warrior could be done as a ranger/fighter multi-class. berserker should be a prestige class. rogue/scout is a good archetype. skillaholic should perhaps be a separate archetype, since the two concepts may not always be related. bard/entertainer should be a prestige class if it's even really needed. arcane spellcaster needs to be a class. the distinction between the "academic" mage and the "innate" mage doesn't necessarily need to be made, though. these could easily fall under the same class if it allowed a little versatility. healer and holy person/priest are both good archetypes. they don't necessarily need to go together, though (much like the scout and the skill guy). holy knight? multi-class fighter/cleric or prestige class. nature priest? multi-class cleric/ranger or prestige class. assassin? see rogue/scout. monk? not much call for it in standard pseudo-European fantasy. in a more Asian setting, this would be a good archetype. aristocrat? don't really need a separate class, IMO. a couple of feats and the right skills can cover this. necromancer? wizard or cleric. psionic? wizard. summoner? wizard. pirate? fighter, ranger, or rogue with the right skills (Swim, for starters). ;) [/QUOTE]
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