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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jmartkdr2" data-source="post: 9154417" data-attributes="member: 7017304">Five fighting styles: bastion, berserker, hunter, assassin, swashbuckler. Five skill groups by color.Then do either eight classes: one multicolor fighter, one multicolor wizard, one multicolor rogue, and one color-based for each color...Or do a class (a whole class) for each intersection, being sure to add a bit beyond just Color + Role to make each one pop. Like a druid isn't just a green mage, they also get shapeshifting. All red classes get a surge mechanic like rage or power surge. Something like:<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td>Warrior</td><td>Expert</td><td>Mage</td></tr><tr><td>Black</td><td>Blackguard</td><td>Assassin</td><td>Necromancer/Warlock</td></tr><tr><td>Blue</td><td>Swashbuckler</td><td>Bard</td><td>Psion</td></tr><tr><td>Green</td><td>Hunter</td><td>Ranger</td><td>Druid</td></tr><tr><td>Red</td><td>Berserker</td><td>Brute</td><td>Sorcerer</td></tr><tr><td>White</td><td>Bastion or Cavalier</td><td>Inquisitor</td><td>Cleric</td></tr><tr><td>Multicolor</td><td>Fighter</td><td>Rogue</td><td>Wizard</td></tr></table>Multicolors can learn all the stuff in their column for all colors, but can't learn across columns - wizards really just do spells. They also don't get much beyond the basics. Single-color classes can learn cross-column (ie sorcerers can become expert intimidators or grapplers, and can even rage) but are stuck in their row. Later non-core books can add specifically colorless classes like alchemist and artificer, or a group of monk classes with different styles or schools by color. You could also add two-color classes (but only one for each pair - 40 is plenty of classes for a single game.(I've given this a bit more thought than it really deserves)Some of the names need workshopping.</blockquote>

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