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List of character classes
A list of character classes in role-playing games:
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1.1 Chainmail/First Edition/Primitive D&D 1.2.1 Player's Handbook Classes |
Dungeons & Dragons (including Advanced Dungeons & Dragons)
Chainmail/First Edition/Primitive D&D
Basic (human) Classes
"Demi-Human" character classes
First Edition AD&D
Player's Handbook Classes
Unearthed Arcana
Oriental Adventures
Dragon Magazine
Second Edition AD&D
Basic Classes
- Warrior
- Rogue
- Cleric
- Magic User
Other Classes, Listed by Supplement
Legends and Lore
Tome of Magic
- Wild Mage
- Elementalist
- Metamage
Vikings, Campaign Sourcebook
- Berserker
- Runecaster
Complete Book of Psionics
The Complete Gladiator’s Handbook
Third Edition D&D
Basic Classes
Psionic Classes
- Psion
- Psychic Warrior
- Soulknife
- Wilder
Prestige Classes
- Assassin
- Arcane Archer
- Blackguard
- Dwarven Defender
- Loremaster
- Shadowdancer
Basic classes from Suplements/Campain Settings
Oriental Adventures
Eberron Campaign Setting
- Artificer
Middle-earth RPG
The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game
Ultima
Ultima I - II
Ultima III
Ultima IV - IX
(You weren't allowed to choose class in Ultima VII, VII part 2, or VIII, and class choice has far less significance in games beyond Ultima IV.) Included in the list are the corresponding Virtue and the starting town in Ultima IV.
- Mage (Honesty/Moonglow)
- Bard (Compassion/Britain)
- Fighter (Valor/Jhelom)
- Druid (Justice/Yew)
- Tinker (Sacrifice/Minoc)
- Paladin (Honor/Trinsic)
- Ranger (Spirituality/Skara Brae)
- Shepherd (Humility/Magincia)
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy I
- Fighter/Warrior 戦士
- Black Belt/Monk モンク
- White Mage 白魔術士
- Black Mage 黒魔術士
- Red Mage 赤魔術士
- Thief シーフ
- Knight ナイト
- Master マスターモンク
- White Wizard 白魔導士
- Black Wizard 黒魔導士
- Red Wizard 赤魔導士
- Ninja 忍者
Final Fantasy IV
- Dark Knight 暗黒騎士
- Dragoon 竜騎士
- Sage 賢者
- Monk モンク
- Bard 吟遊詩人
- White Mage 白魔術士
- Black Mage 黒魔術士
- Caller 召喚士
- Ninja 忍者
- Paladin パラディン
Final Fantasy V
- Alchemist 薬師
- Bard 吟遊詩人
- Berserker バーサーカー
- Caller 召喚士
- Dragoon 竜騎士
- White Mage 白魔導士
- Black Mage 黒魔導士
- Red Mage 赤魔導士
- Blue Mage 青魔導士
- Dancer 踊り子
- Dragoon 竜騎士
- Fighter 戦士
- Geomancer 風水士
- Hunter 狩人
- Mime 物真似士
- Ninja 忍者
- Samurai 侍
- Thief シーフ
- Time Mage 時魔導士
Final Fantasy Tactics
- Squire
- Chemist
- Knight
- Archer
- Priest
- Wizard
- Monk
- Thief
- Time Mage
- Oracle
- Geomancer
- Lancer
- Mediator
- Summoner
- Samurai
- Ninja
- Calculator
- Dancer
- Bard
- Mime
Special Classes
- Holy Knight (Agrias & Delita)
- Engineer (Mustadio & Balk)
- Heaven Knight (Rafa)
- Hell Knight (Malak)
- Divine Knight (Meliadoul)
- Holy Swordsman (Orlandu)
- Temple Knight (Beowulf)
- Holy Dragon (Reis)
- Dragoner (Reis)
- Soldier (Cloud)
NPC/Enemy Classes
- Cleric (Alma)
- Dark Knight (Gafgarion)
- Astronomer (Olan)
- Princess (Ovelia)
- Arc Knight (Zalbag & Elmdor)
- Holy Priest (Zalmo)
- Knight Blade (Izlude)
- Rune Knight (Dycedarg) (incorrectly translated as "Lune Knight")
- Sorceror (Kletian)
- White Knight (Wiegraf)
- Assassin (Celia & Lede)
Other
- Animist
- Beast Master
- Bishop
- Defender
- Elementalist
- Fencer
- Gadgeteer
- Gladiator
- Gunner
- Illusionist
- Juggler
- Mog Knight
- Morpher
- Mystic Knight
- Onion Knight
- Scholar
- Shaman
- Sniper
- Templar
- Trainer
- Viking
- Warlock
- Warrior
- White Monk
Phantasy Star Online
Star Wars RPG
- Fringer
- Force Adept
Diablo
Diablo 2
Fire Emblem
Dragon of Darkness and Sword of Light (Famicom) / Monshou no Nazo(Super Famicom)
- Base Class --> Promoted Class
You can get all of these classes on your team unless stated otherwise.
- Social Knight (Cavalier) --> Paladin (can dismount only in Super Famicom version)
- Armor Knight (Knight) --> General
- Pegasus Knight --> Dragon Knight (Wyvern Rider)
- Commando
- Thief
- Fighter
- Pirate (cannot join your team on Super Famicom version)
- Knight (Super Famicom version only)
- Mercenary --> Hero
- Mage --> Priest/Priestess
- Monk/Cleric --> Priest/Priestess
- Lord
- Archer --> Sniper
- Hunter --> Horseman
- Soldier (Super Famicom only, enemy only)
- Shooter
- Mamkute
- Dancer (Super Famicom only)
Seisen no Keifu / Thracia 776 (Super Famicom)
Technically, Seisen classes doesn't have set promotions, each character has a set class they'll upgrade to. But they generally follow these lines. The weapon type name (Sword, Axe, Lance, or Arch) in a class name means that the unit is restricted to that type of weapon. "Armor" units are restricted to one type of weapon until promotion.
- Junior Lord --> Lord Knight (ally only)
- Free Knight --> Forrest Knight (restricted to swords) (Sword Cavalier)
- Axe Knight --> Great Knight (restricted to axes) (Axe Cavalier)
- Lance Knight --> Duke Knight (restricted to spears) (Spear Cavalier)
- Social Knight --> Paladin (male)
- Trobadour --> Paladin (female) (Valkyrie)
- Dancer (ally only)
- Bard (ally only) --> Sage
- Shaman (ally only) --> Sage
- Mage --> Mage Knight
- Sword Fighter (Mercenary) (male) --> Forrest (Hero) (male)
- Sword Fighter (Myrmidon) (female) --> Sword Master (female), except Radney --> Forrest
- Sword Master (male)
- Forrest (female)
- Arch Knight (Nomad) --> Bow Knight (restricted to bows) (Nomad Trooper)
- Bow Fighter --> Sniper
- Fire Mage --> Mage Fighter
- Wind Mage --> Mage Fighter
- Thunder Mage --> Mage Fighter
- Dark Mage (enemy only)
- Thief --> Thief Fighter (not like the Assassin in Rekka no Ken)
- Axe Fighter --> Warrior
- Barbarian (enemy only)
- Hunter (enemy only)
- Mountain Thief (enemy only)
- Pirate (enemy only)
- Pegasus Rider (enemy only)
- Pegasus Knight --> Falcon Knight (Falcoknight)
- Dragon Rider (enemy only)
- Dragon Knight (Wyvern Rider) --> Dragon Master (Wyvern Lord)
- Sword Armour --> General
- Lance Armour (Knight) --> General
- Axe Armour --> General
- Bow Armour --> General
- Baron (enemy only)
- Emperor (enemy only)
- Prince (ally only) --> Master Knight (male) (can use any type of weapon or attack spell)
- Princess (ally only) --> Master Knight (female) (can use any type of weapon, spell, or staff)
- Queen (enemy only)
- Priest --> High Priest
- Bishop (enemy only)
- Dark Bishop (enemy only)
- Civilian (NPC only)
- Child (NPC only)
- Long Arch (enemy only)
- Iron Arch (enemy only)
- Killer Arch (enemy only)
- Gold Arch (enemy only)
- Soldier, Spear Soldier, Axe Soldier, Archer, Sword Soldier (Thracia 776 only)
- Dark Prince (enemy only)
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Fuuin no Tsurugi / Rekka no Ken (Gameboy Advance)
- Lord (Roy -- Fuuin no Tsurugi) --> Master Lord
- Lord (Hector -- Rekka no Ken) --> Great Lord
- Lord (Lyn -- Rekka no Ken) --> Blade Lord
- Lord (Eliwood -- Rekka no Ken) --> Knight Lord
- Cavalier --> Paladin
- Nomad --> Nomad Trooper
- Bandit --> Berserker
- Pirate --> Berserker
- Shaman --> Druid
- Monk (male only) --> Bishop (male)
- Cleric (female only) --> Bishop (female)
- Mage --> Sage
- Fighter --> Warrior
- Mercenary --> Hero
- Myrmidon --> Swordmaster
- Troubadour --> Valkyrie
- Thief (both games) --> Assassin (Rekka no Ken only)
- Wyvern Rider --> Wyvern Lord
- Pegasus Knight --> Falcoknight
- Dark Druid (enemy only)
- Archsage
- Soldier (enemy or NPC)
- Archer --> Sniper
- Bard (male only)
- Dancer (female only)
- Magic Seal (enemy only)
- Mamkute (Fuuin no Tsurugi only)
- Prince (NPC only)
- Emperor (Fuuin no Tsurugi only -- enemy only)
See also: character class; alignment (role-playing games); race (fantasy); archetype
Last updated: 10-24-2004 05:10:45