When thinking of a class design, the designer must answer three main questions.
What do you do?
How do you do it?
What stat do you use?
What do you do breaks down into the following:
Note: Pick 2 of these
- Damage Dealer
- Tank
- Battlefield Control
- Skill Expert (pick locks, sneak, create things etc.)
- Sage (you know things)
- Face (good in social situations)
- Healer
How do you do it breaks down into the following:
Note: One primary and one secondary
- Use Weapons - Strength or Dexterity or Intelligence
- Use Technology - Intelligence or Wisdom or Dexterity
- Use Arcane Magic - Intelligence or Wisdom or Constitution - Primary Full Caster Secondary 1/2 Caster
- Use Divine Magic - Intelligence or Wisdom or Charisma - Primary Full Caster Secondary 1/2 Caster
- Use Psychic Power - Intelligence or Wisdom or Constitution - Primary Full Caster Secondary 1/2 Caster
- Use other creatures - Any stat
(For example, Warlord with Troops, Necromancer with the undead, Druid with animals)
Stats are straightforward - the standard 6.
Newer players have some pre-built classes. For more advanced players, make your own.
For example:
Pre Built Fighter:
What do they do? Tank and Damage Dealer
How do they do it? Use weapons and use Technology
What stat do they use? Chose 1 for Weapons Use and 1 for Technology
For Example:
Chooses Strength for Heavy Armour and Weapons and selects Intelligence for Technology.
They see themself as a Heavy Armed combat Engineer.
Chooses Dexterity for Light Armour and Missle Weapons and selects Dexterity for Technology.
They see themself as a sniper.
Pre Built Paladin
What do they do? Tank and Damage Dealer
How do they do it? Use weapons (primary) Use Divine Magic (Secondary)
What stats do they use? Chose 1 from Weapons Use and 1 from Divine Magic
For Example:
Chooses Strength for Heavy Armour and Weapons and Wisdom for Divine Magic
They see themself as an elite religious warrior.
Pre Built War Priest
What do they do? Healer and Damage Dealer
How do they do it? Lead Troops (primary) Use Divine Magic (Secondary)
What stats do they use? Choose 1 from Leading Troops and 1 from Divine Magic
Example
Chooses Charisma for Leading Troops and Charisma for Divine Magic
They see themself as a Devoted Religious Leader using Divine Miracles to inspire their troops
Pre Built Mage:
What do they do? Battlefield Control and Sage
How do they do it? Arcane Magic (primary) and Leading Troops (summoning) (secondary)
What stats do they use? Choose 1 for using Arcane Magic and 1 for Leading Troops.
Example:
Use Intelligence for using Arcane Magic and Cha for controlling the arcane creatures they summon and consult. They see themself as a Sage conversing with other planes of existence.
Custom Built Wizard:
What do they do? Sage and Skill Expert
How do they do it? Use Arcane Magic and Use Psychic Power
What stats do they use? Choose 1 for using Arcane Magic and 1 for using Psychic Power.
Example:
Uses Wisdom for spell casting (Wizard means wise one) and Intelligence for Skill Use. They see themself as an expert archeologist and treasure hunter.
Custom Built Blood Mage:
What do they do? Damage and Battlefield Control
How do they do it? Use Arcane Magic and Lead Troops
What stats do they use? Choose 1 for using Arcane Magic and 1 for Leading Troops.
Example:
Uses Con for Arcane Magic (they fuel it with their blood) and Intelligence to lead their undead hoards. They see themself as a necromancer.
Custom Built Warlord:
What do they do? Damage and Battlefield Control
How do they do it? Lead Troops (primary) and Use Weapons (Secondary)
What stat do they use? Choose 1 for Leading Troops and One for using Weapons.
Example:
Chooses Intelligence for leading troops and selects Dexterity for Light Armour and Missle Weapons. They see themself as a Tactician and Scout Leader.
Chooses Charisma for Leading Troops and selects Strength for Heavy Armour and Heavy Weapons. They see themself as a Charismatic Captain leading from the front.