New OOTS products from CafePress
New OOTS t-shirts, ornaments, mugs, bags, and more
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 30 of 35
  1. - Top - End - #1
    Pixie in the Playground
     
    OrcBarbarianGuy

    Join Date
    Jun 2011

    Default List of all RPG classes

    I am looking for a list of all the RPG classes you can think of.I would like it to be swords-and-sorcery only.Prestige/Advanced classes and so on are alright.Preferably,I would like a link to the class/a description of it.Thanks!

    EDIT:So far....
    Adept
    Alchemist
    Arcane Archer
    Ardent
    Artificer
    Assassin
    Blackguard
    Bladesinger
    Barbarian
    Bard
    Battlemage
    Battlerager
    Beastlord
    Binder
    Bounty Hunter
    Cavalier
    Cleric
    Delver
    Divine Born
    Dragon Knight
    Dragon Rider
    Dragonslayer
    Druid
    Duelist
    Fighter
    Gladiator
    Healer
    Illusionist
    Inquisitor
    Knight
    Lurk
    Medic
    Monk
    Mystic
    Necromancer
    Ninja
    Oracle
    Paladin
    Psion
    Psyblade
    Psychic Warrior
    Ranger
    Rogue
    Scavenger
    Scout
    Shadowdancer
    Shaman
    Sorcerer
    Soulknife
    Spidermage
    Spider Rider
    Summoner
    Swashbuckler
    Thief
    Thug
    Warlock
    Warlord
    Warmage
    Warrior
    Whisperer
    Witchhunter
    Wizard
    Psyblade
    Last edited by Sphar; 2011-06-21 at 05:00 PM.
    You can cage an animal,but you can't take away the rage.


  2. - Top - End - #2
    Troll in the Playground
    Join Date
    May 2010

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    All the classes?

    ALL of them?



    Well, you can start here:
    http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...dventurerIsYou

    And then check this:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...racter_classes

    And that's just for D&D. There's a bazillion other RPGs out there, and some of them don't eve use classes at all.
    Imagine if all real-world conversations were like internet D&D conversations...
    Protip: DnD is an incredibly social game played by some of the most socially inept people on the planet - Lev
    I read this somewhere and I stick to it: "I would rather play a bad system with my friends than a great system with nobody". - Trevlac
    Quote Originally Posted by Kelb_Panthera View Post
    That said, trolling is entirely counterproductive (yes, even when it's hilarious).

  3. - Top - End - #3
    Pixie in the Playground
     
    OrcBarbarianGuy

    Join Date
    Jun 2011

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Well,I don't mean ALL.Just ....alot
    ANyways,thanks for the links,they're really helpful.
    You can cage an animal,but you can't take away the rage.


  4. - Top - End - #4
    Colossus in the Playground
     
    Eldan's Avatar

    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Switzerland
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Well, there's this:

    Base class index and this: Prestige Class index. I think that qualifies as "a lot".
    Resident Vancian Apologist

  5. - Top - End - #5
    Troll in the Playground
    Join Date
    Jan 2007

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Can you define what constitutes a "class"? It's kind of a nebulous term. Do the various Castes from Exalted count? Lifepaths from Burning Wheel? The various playbooks from Apocalypse World?

    And that's just tabletop "RPGs". Do you also mean from vidja games, board games, TCGs, and so on?

  6. - Top - End - #6
    Colossus in the Playground
     
    Eldan's Avatar

    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Switzerland
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Let's go on... Dark Heresy has:

    Adept, Arbitrator, Assassin, Guardsman, Imperial Psyker, Scum, Techpriest, Adeptas Sororitas, Battle Sister.

    Rogue Trader has:

    Arch-Militant, Astropath, Explorator, Missionary, Navigator, Seneschal, Voidmaster.

    Deathwatch has:

    Apothecary, Assault Marine, Chaplain, Devastator, Librarian, Tac-Marine, Tech Marine.


    Should I start counting down Shadowrun editions as well? Because, really, I could go on almost forever.
    Resident Vancian Apologist

  7. - Top - End - #7
    Pixie in the Playground
     
    OrcBarbarianGuy

    Join Date
    Jun 2011

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Class-a structure in an RPG that gives set abilities and attributes,often specializing in a certain skill or area of combat.
    You can cage an animal,but you can't take away the rage.


  8. - Top - End - #8
    Titan in the Playground
     
    Kurald Galain's Avatar

    Join Date
    Jun 2007

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    You can find lots more examples at http://www.thesaurus.com
    Guide to the Magus, the Pathfinder Gish class.

    "I would really like to see a game made by Obryn, Kurald Galain, and Knaight from these forums. I'm not joking one bit. I would buy the hell out of that." -- ChubbyRain
    Crystal Shard Studios - Freeware games designed by Kurald and others!

  9. - Top - End - #9
    Troll in the Playground
    Join Date
    Jan 2007

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Quote Originally Posted by Sphar View Post
    Class-a structure in an RPG that gives set abilities and attributes,often specializing in a certain skill or area of combat.
    Do you mind if I ask what you need this information for?

    But, anyway, the Exalted Castes fit into this description. Here is a page that links to descriptions of all of them. And here is a list:
    Dawn
    Zenith
    Twilight
    Night
    Eclipse
    Dusk
    Midnight
    Daybreak
    Day
    Moonshadow
    Slayer
    Malefactor
    Defiler
    Scourge
    Fiend
    Full Moon
    Changing Moon
    No Moon
    Chosen of Journeys
    Chosen of Serenity
    Chosen of Battles
    Chosen of Secrets
    Chosen of Endings
    Orichalcum
    Moonsilver
    Starmetal
    Soulsteel
    Jade
    Adamant
    Fire Aspect
    Water Aspect
    Air Aspect
    Earth Aspect
    Wood Aspect
    ----

    Kobolds Ate My Baby has:
    Veteran
    Short Order Cook
    Cutpurse
    Evil Apprentice
    Rules Lawyer
    Bootlicker
    ----

    Dungeon Crawl has:
    Fighter
    Gladiator
    Monk
    Hunter Assassin
    Artificer
    Wanderer
    Berserker
    Abyssal Knight
    Chaos Knight
    Death Knight
    Priest
    Healer
    Crusader
    Enchanter
    Transmuter
    Stalker
    Warper
    Wizard
    Conjurer
    Summoner
    Necromancer
    Fire Elementalist
    Air Elementalist
    Earth Elementalist
    Ice Elementalist
    Venom Mage
    ----

    And...god, there's no way I could put down the hundreds of Burning Wheel ones.

  10. - Top - End - #10
    Pixie in the Playground
     
    OrcBarbarianGuy

    Join Date
    Jun 2011

    Post Re: List of all RPG classes

    Alright,sorry I only answered one person,I was REALLY tired.Going from my 2nd post:
    @Eldan:Thanks,I'll add it to the list :).

    @Xefas:Class-a structure in an RPG that gives set abilities and attributes,often specializing in a certain skill or area of combat.

    @Kurald Galain:Thanks,that helps a bit :P

    @Xefas:I'm making a videogame :P,thanks for all the info.I've been trying to look for non-TMed classes,or take them and make it into something new.Thanks for the huge input!
    You can cage an animal,but you can't take away the rage.


  11. - Top - End - #11
    Titan in the Playground
     
    Yuki Akuma's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    The Land of Angles

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Quote Originally Posted by Xefas View Post
    Do you mind if I ask what you need this information for?

    But, anyway, the Exalted Castes fit into this description. Here is a page that links to descriptions of all of them. And here is a list:
    Dawn
    Zenith
    Twilight
    Night
    Eclipse
    Dusk
    Midnight
    Daybreak
    Day
    Moonshadow
    Slayer
    Malefactor
    Defiler
    Scourge
    Fiend
    Full Moon
    Changing Moon
    No Moon
    Chosen of Journeys
    Chosen of Serenity
    Chosen of Battles
    Chosen of Secrets
    Chosen of Endings
    Orichalcum
    Moonsilver
    Starmetal
    Soulsteel
    Jade
    Adamant
    Fire Aspect
    Water Aspect
    Air Aspect
    Earth Aspect
    Wood Aspect
    You forgot "Waning Moon", "Waxing Moon" and "Half Moon".
    There's no wrong way to play. - S. John Ross

    Quote Originally Posted by archaeo View Post
    Man, this is just one of those things you see and realize, "I live in a weird and banal future."

  12. - Top - End - #12
    Troll in the Playground
    Join Date
    May 2010

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Quote Originally Posted by Sphar View Post
    @Xefas:I'm making a videogame :P,thanks for all the info.I've been trying to look for non-TMed classes,or take them and make it into something new.Thanks for the huge input!
    What sort of videogame? An RPG?
    Imagine if all real-world conversations were like internet D&D conversations...
    Protip: DnD is an incredibly social game played by some of the most socially inept people on the planet - Lev
    I read this somewhere and I stick to it: "I would rather play a bad system with my friends than a great system with nobody". - Trevlac
    Quote Originally Posted by Kelb_Panthera View Post
    That said, trolling is entirely counterproductive (yes, even when it's hilarious).

  13. - Top - End - #13
    Troll in the Playground
     
    Totally Guy's Avatar

    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    England
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Quote Originally Posted by Xefas View Post
    And...god, there's no way I could put down the hundreds of Burning Wheel ones.
    I've got the Orcs PDF... Some of these have hilarious names!

    Born Chattel
    Cattle Slave
    Butcher
    Scavenger
    Forge Slave
    Forger
    Hauler
    Cutter Slave
    Woodcutter
    Tunneller
    Pitwright
    Ravager
    He Who Grinds the Edges of our Axes to Glinting Sharpness
    Whipmaster
    Born Great
    The Rites
    Servant of the Gate
    He Who Walks in the Named’s Shadow
    He Whose Skin is like Winter Night, Whose Mere Presence Causes Those Beneath Him to Shiver in Terror and Cower Beneath His Wicked Blade
    He Who is Mighty and Earned the Ancient Right to be Named
    Siege Master
    Gate Forger
    Whisperer
    Great One
    Goblin
    Sun-Blotter
    He Who Bears the Banner of Our Hatred
    Despair-Shouter
    Legioner
    He who Lurks in the Twilight and Seeks Our Enemies
    He Who is Fell and Stalks the Night
    He Who Sits Astride the Howling Black Beast
    He Who Bears the Lash and Drives Us Ever On
    He Who Rules the Black Wolf Pack
    He Who Cleaves the Heads of His Enemies From Their Shoulders and Sets Them Upon Stakes for All to See
    Troll Lord
    Slave to the Dark
    Drinker of the Dark
    Bloodletter
    Knower of Secrets Profane
    Master of Eight
    Master of Blood
    Master of Darkness
    Master of the Weak
    Dark Summoner
    Blood Summoner
    Servant
    Mannerism RPG An RPG in which your descriptions resolve your actions and sculpts your growth.

  14. - Top - End - #14
    Pixie in the Playground
     
    OrcBarbarianGuy

    Join Date
    Jun 2011

    Post Re: List of all RPG classes

    Yes,I'm making a class-based MMORPG.

    Totally Guy:Lol,thanks.
    You can cage an animal,but you can't take away the rage.


  15. - Top - End - #15
    Colossus in the Playground
     
    Eldan's Avatar

    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Switzerland
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Then you should know there's a good chance quite a few of these are copyrighted or trademarked terms.
    Resident Vancian Apologist

  16. - Top - End - #16
    Ettin in the Playground
     
    Kobold

    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Euphonistan
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Don't forget the best classes!

    Dwarf, Elf, and Halfling!

  17. - Top - End - #17
    Ettin in the Playground
     
    Doc Roc's Avatar

    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Quote Originally Posted by Sphar View Post
    Yes,I'm making a class-based MMORPG.

    Totally Guy:Lol,thanks.
    Wait, what? I mean, what? Explain?
    Lagren: I took Livers Need Not Apply, only reflavoured.
    DocRoc: to?
    Lagren: So whenever Harry wisecracks, he regains HP.

  18. - Top - End - #18
    Pixie in the Playground
     
    OrcBarbarianGuy

    Join Date
    Jun 2011

    Post Re: List of all RPG classes

    @Eldan:Yes,I don't intend on using all of them ;)
    Yu can't copyright the classic stuff like Mage or Fighter or Cleric,so that's what I'll be using :P

    @Meepos:I'm using races haha

    @Doc Roc:I think YOU need to explain,I don't understand the question lol
    You can cage an animal,but you can't take away the rage.


  19. - Top - End - #19
    Librarian in the Playground Moderator
     
    LibraryOgre's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    San Antonio, Texas
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    The list of OCCs in the Rifts Game Master's Guide is several pages long, and now about 5-10 years old.
    The Cranky Gamer
    *It isn't realism, it's verisimilitude; the appearance of truth within the framework of the game.
    *Picard management tip: Debate honestly. The goal is to arrive at the truth, not at your preconception.
    *Mutant Dawn for Savage Worlds!
    *The One Deck Engine: Gaming on a budget
    Written by Me on DriveThru RPG
    There are almost 400,000 threads on this site. If you need me to address a thread as a moderator, include a link.

  20. - Top - End - #20
    Ettin in the Playground
     
    Kobold

    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Euphonistan
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Oh but those were great classes back in basic D&D!

  21. - Top - End - #21
    Ettin in the Playground
     
    Doc Roc's Avatar

    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Quote Originally Posted by Sphar View Post
    @Eldan:Yes,I don't intend on using all of them ;)
    Yu can't copyright the classic stuff like Mage or Fighter or Cleric,so that's what I'll be using :P

    @Meepos:I'm using races haha

    @Doc Roc:I think YOU need to explain,I don't understand the question lol
    What I mean is: Do you have programmers? Are you developing it alone? How far along are you? Why do you want so many classes?
    Lagren: I took Livers Need Not Apply, only reflavoured.
    DocRoc: to?
    Lagren: So whenever Harry wisecracks, he regains HP.

  22. - Top - End - #22
    Pixie in the Playground
     
    OrcBarbarianGuy

    Join Date
    Jun 2011

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    @Mark Hall:Too bad I don't have it ):

    @Doc Roc:Yes,I have programmers.I'm not developing it alone.I have all of my ideas down on paper,but currently the lady I'm working with is very sick so haven't been able to get it up into a prototype.I want so many classes because I enjoy a wide variety,and I'm basing it off of a book that does the same thing.
    You can cage an animal,but you can't take away the rage.


  23. - Top - End - #23
    Ogre in the Playground
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Missouri
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Making an MMORPG is the easy part. Putting up the infrastructure to support it is orders of magnitude harder. Can you elaborate on how you plan on pulling this off? Your posts are too short and vague to allow us to help you better. This isn't chat; you can take your time to format your posts so we can understand them better.

  24. - Top - End - #24
    Titan in the Playground
     
    Yuki Akuma's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    The Land of Angles

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Quote Originally Posted by Joseph Silver View Post
    Making an MMORPG is the easy part. Putting up the infrastructure to support it is orders of magnitude harder. Can you elaborate on how you plan on pulling this off? Your posts are too short and vague to allow us to help you better. This isn't chat; you can take your time to format your posts so we can understand them better.
    He's never going to actually get it off the ground, you know.
    There's no wrong way to play. - S. John Ross

    Quote Originally Posted by archaeo View Post
    Man, this is just one of those things you see and realize, "I live in a weird and banal future."

  25. - Top - End - #25
    Ogre in the Playground
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Missouri
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    By the power of OPTIMISM, I banish you, Snow Demon!

  26. - Top - End - #26
    Pixie in the Playground
     
    OrcBarbarianGuy

    Join Date
    Jun 2011

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Yuki,who are you to tell me what I can and can't do? Please don't post anything negative..I need your postive comments and helpful criticism,not blatant comments that deny optimism.
    Last edited by Sphar; 2011-06-23 at 04:16 PM.
    You can cage an animal,but you can't take away the rage.


  27. - Top - End - #27
    Ettin in the Playground
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Quote Originally Posted by Joseph Silver View Post
    Can you elaborate on how you plan on pulling this off? Your posts are too short and vague to allow us to help you better.
    Maybe he doesn't need our help outside this very specific question? It might not be conductive to derail the thread with things he didn't ask help for.

    Anyways, one real concern with having many classes is that you need a massively complex system to support them all. Balance is going to be a crapshoot as well. But those are problems for when he's actually picked what classes to use.
    "It's the fate of all things under the sky,
    to grow old and wither and die."

  28. - Top - End - #28
    Pixie in the Playground
     
    OrcBarbarianGuy

    Join Date
    Jun 2011

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    @Frozen_Feet:Yeah,actually I was gonna start a separate thread sometime and elaborate on the whole thing there and ask for ideas from all playgrounders.

    I definitely don't expect this to be off the ground soon,as I will have to continuosly playtest to balance like you said.Anyways,I want the world to be huge.

    Another thing is I don't think I'm gonna release all the classes at once;I'm going to be testing them in the background and have them released as updates.I don't
    want expansions,as I want everyone to be at the same pace.Anyways,I'm not in this for the money.
    You can cage an animal,but you can't take away the rage.


  29. - Top - End - #29
    Barbarian in the Playground
     
    Jjeinn-tae's Avatar

    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    Washington

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Bishop, Lord, Valkyrie and Gadgeteer from the Wizardry computer game series (also has it's own take on many things, check the Samurai and Ranger out).

    (look in the character build pages)
    http://www.zimlab.com/wizardry/flame...trykes_w8.html



    EDIT: and I suppose that's more metagame analysis, so:

    Bishop, Master of none, but capable of all harnessing all magics. Such broad "specialization" costs the price of less skill unless they ignore one or more of the varieties of magic (here, Alchemy, Magery, Psionics, and Divine).

    Lord: Dual Wielding Paladin-esque character. Wears heavy armor and heals naturally over time (at first level, it's like 1hp a minute). Also gain access to Divine magic later on.

    Valkyrie: Pole-arm and Mace wielder. Has the ability to cheat death (if they would die, they might randomly be reduced to one hitpoint and unconsciousness) gain divine magic eventually.

    Gadgeteer: creator of magitek implements, essentially assembling scrap into things that imitate spells, also tinkers with his personal omni-gun, a crude firearm that eventually is capable of firing practically anything you put into it.

    Samurai: Kind of the standard fare, except they randomly my Lightning Strike (essentially, 3 or so combat rounds occuring simultaneously, only for attacks though). Eventually get access to mage spells.

    Ranger: access to alchemy eventually, able to search at no penalty on the move (and always searching) can shoot while blind... Ranged Criticals (instant kills here).
    Last edited by Jjeinn-tae; 2011-07-01 at 12:06 AM.
    Game systems I play: DnD 3.5, Pathfinder, Star Wars Saga, Vampire: The Masquerade, Dungeons: The Dragoning, AFBME, Atomic Highway, Dark Heresy, Legend of the 5 Rings 4E, MAID and... EQRPG... Does anyone actually play that?

  30. - Top - End - #30
    Barbarian in the Playground
     
    NinjaGuy

    Join Date
    Oct 2008

    Default Re: List of all RPG classes

    Battlemind
    Runepriest
    Seeker
    Haggis is Sheep's stomach filled with its intestines.

    My blog "Awkward GM"

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •