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What is the right amount of Classes for Dungeons and Dragons?
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<blockquote data-quote="Corinnguard" data-source="post: 9359170" data-attributes="member: 7033886"><p>Probably because some people look at some of the classes, and think they are a variant of another class. <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>Barbarian- a Fighter with serious Anger Management Issues.</p><p>Bard- an extroverted Wizard who likes to put on a performance.</p><p>Cleric- Kobold Press has a divine version of the Wizard known as the Priest. So a cleric is really a priest who learned the ways of the Fighter in order to go spread the faith while being armored up.</p><p>Druid- a back-to-nature priest.</p><p>Fighter-as is.</p><p>Monk- a really introspective Fighter known using their hands and feet in combat. Pathfinder 1st edition has the Unarmed Fighter archetype. Fighters with this archetype have been known to dress up as monks. <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>Paladin- a Fighter who has learned some ways of the Priest while being a zealous defender of their faith.</p><p>Ranger- a Fighter who operates in the wilderness and learned some of the ways of the back-to-nature priest.</p><p>Rogue- as is.</p><p>Sorcerer- a Wizard whose magic stems from a distant supernatural ancestor.</p><p>Warlock- a Wizard who has made a pact with a supernatural being in order to use magic.</p><p>Wizard- as is.</p><p>Artificer- a Wizard known for their technological prowess.</p><p></p><p>So all of this is a bit of class reductionism. However, each of these classes are based on a specific concept that sets them apart from one another. When you think of the word, Ranger, you are thinking of someone like Aragorn, not Gimli, who happens to be a Fighter. And while Gandalf isn't technically a wizard, he's probably the first person who comes to mind when you think about Wizards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Corinnguard, post: 9359170, member: 7033886"] Probably because some people look at some of the classes, and think they are a variant of another class. ;) Barbarian- a Fighter with serious Anger Management Issues. Bard- an extroverted Wizard who likes to put on a performance. Cleric- Kobold Press has a divine version of the Wizard known as the Priest. So a cleric is really a priest who learned the ways of the Fighter in order to go spread the faith while being armored up. Druid- a back-to-nature priest. Fighter-as is. Monk- a really introspective Fighter known using their hands and feet in combat. Pathfinder 1st edition has the Unarmed Fighter archetype. Fighters with this archetype have been known to dress up as monks. ;) Paladin- a Fighter who has learned some ways of the Priest while being a zealous defender of their faith. Ranger- a Fighter who operates in the wilderness and learned some of the ways of the back-to-nature priest. Rogue- as is. Sorcerer- a Wizard whose magic stems from a distant supernatural ancestor. Warlock- a Wizard who has made a pact with a supernatural being in order to use magic. Wizard- as is. Artificer- a Wizard known for their technological prowess. So all of this is a bit of class reductionism. However, each of these classes are based on a specific concept that sets them apart from one another. When you think of the word, Ranger, you are thinking of someone like Aragorn, not Gimli, who happens to be a Fighter. And while Gandalf isn't technically a wizard, he's probably the first person who comes to mind when you think about Wizards. [/QUOTE]
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