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<blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1122243" data-attributes="member: 5171">Here's the thing -- I don't think that many of those require classes, but possibly it's because I'm coming at it from a different perspective.&nbsp; Not to thump my chest about d20Modern any more, but I think that those are archetypes that work better.&nbsp; They're archetypes of the Game Engine.&nbsp; From THAT, you can create people who fit into any ROLEPLAYING archetype.I'd rather be able to have:A guy who's a smash-em-up front-line warrior (Strong/Tough)An archer or swashbuckler&nbsp; (Strong/Fast)A dedicated knight-protector and watchful bodyguard (Strong/Tough)A master tactician and trickery expert (Strong/Smart)A general who fights and intimidates or inspires others (Strong/Charismatic)Maybe I'm just headed toward that place where I'd rather just use the rules for the rules stuff and pick my own roleplaying decisions.&nbsp; I don't mean that as a dig.&nbsp; Time was I loved rangers and paladins, even though I knew that they could have been effectively made with fighter/rogue/druids and fighter/clerics.So in a new system, I'd rather have few classes but have them be very flexible -- each one should occupy one rules-specific niche.&nbsp; Best general attacker, best at defense, best skill user, best at magic (maybe with a split for divine or arcane).&nbsp; You can split &quot;skill user&quot; a few ways, too -- Dex-based skills, Int-based skills, Wis-based skills, Cha-based skills.&nbsp; I dunno.&nbsp; Probably too different from what you're asking.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="takyris, post: 1122243, member: 5171"] Here's the thing -- I don't think that many of those require classes, but possibly it's because I'm coming at it from a different perspective. Not to thump my chest about d20Modern any more, but I think that those are archetypes that work better. They're archetypes of the Game Engine. From THAT, you can create people who fit into any ROLEPLAYING archetype. I'd rather be able to have: A guy who's a smash-em-up front-line warrior (Strong/Tough) An archer or swashbuckler (Strong/Fast) A dedicated knight-protector and watchful bodyguard (Strong/Tough) A master tactician and trickery expert (Strong/Smart) A general who fights and intimidates or inspires others (Strong/Charismatic) Maybe I'm just headed toward that place where I'd rather just use the rules for the rules stuff and pick my own roleplaying decisions. I don't mean that as a dig. Time was I loved rangers and paladins, even though I knew that they could have been effectively made with fighter/rogue/druids and fighter/clerics. So in a new system, I'd rather have few classes but have them be very flexible -- each one should occupy one rules-specific niche. Best general attacker, best at defense, best skill user, best at magic (maybe with a split for divine or arcane). You can split "skill user" a few ways, too -- Dex-based skills, Int-based skills, Wis-based skills, Cha-based skills. I dunno. Probably too different from what you're asking. [/QUOTE]

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