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I'm collecting class names. I'll hit you with what I've got, and you'll see if you can add to it.
Here are the rules. Fantasy / fantasy-steampunk genres only. Adventuring classes only (Necromancer yes, Blacksmith maybe, Commoner no). One-word class names only (hypenated names like Ur-Priest and compound names like Spellbinder are allowed). Random "nounverbs" (Firedancer, Earthspeaker) are allowed if they make sense or paint a fairly clear visual picture.
Here's the list so far! Can you add to it?
Abjurer
Acrobat
Adventurer
Aeromancer
Aeronaut
Alchemist
Alienist
Animist
Antihero
Antipaladin
Apothecary
Arbalester
Arbiter
Arcanist
Archeologist
Archer
Armiger
Armorer
Artificer
Assassin
Astrologer
Avenger
Bandit
Barbarian
Bard
Battlemage
Beastlord
Beastrider
Beguiler
Berserker
Binder
Bishop
Blackguard
Blacksmith
Bladesinger
Blighter
Bloodmage
Bravo
Brawler
Brewmeister
Brigand
Cavalier
Cavalryman
Cestus
Champion
Channeler
Charioteer
Chevalier
Chirurgeon
Chronomancer
Cleric
Conjurer
Corsair
Crossbowman
Crusader
Cursebearer
Deathknight
Defender
Demolitionist
Demoniac
Dervish
Diabolist
Diplomat
Dirgesinger
Diviner
Djinncaller
Doomsayer
Dragonrider
Dragoon
Dreadnaught
Dreamwalker
Druid
Duelist
Earthspeaker
Elementalist
Empath
Enchanter
Engineer
Evoker
Executioner
Exile
Exorcist
Explorer
Falconer
Fearmonger
Fencer
Fighter
Firedancer
Fleshwarper
Forrester
Frostmage
Fusilier
Gadgeteer
Geomancer
Gladiator
Grappler
Gravecaller
Guardian
Guerilla
Gunslinger
Gypsy
Harbinger
Harrier
Haruspex
Healer
Heirophant
Herald
Herbalist
Hermit
Hero
Hexmage
Highwayman
Hivemaster
Hoodwink
Hospitalier
Houndmaster
Hunter
Hydromancer
Hymnist
Hypnotist
Illusionist
Incanter
Infiltrator
Inquisitor
Invoker
Jester
Jinx
Juggernaut
Justicar
Kensai
Knight
Lancer
Lasher
Legionnaire
Lich
Lightbringer
Machinist
Mageknight
Magician
Magus
Malefactor
Malus
Maniac
Marauder
Mariner
Marshal
Masque
Mastermind
Medium
Mentalist
Mercenary
Merchant
Mindbender
Miner
Minstrel
Monk
Mountaineer
Musketeer
Mysterion
Mystic
Necromancer
Nethermancer
Ninja
Noble
Nomad
Occultist
Oracle
Outcast
Outlaw
Outrider
Paladin
Paragon
Pathfinder
Piper
Pirate
Plaguemancer
Planeswalker
Poisoner
Priest
Prophet
Psionicist
Psychic
Pugilist
Pyromancer
Qabalist
Raider
Raindancer
Rake
Ranger
Ratcatcher
Reaver
Riddler
Rifleman
Ritualist
Rogue
Ronin
Royal
Runic
Saboteur
Sage
Saint
Samurai
Sandman
Sapper
Savage
Savant
Scavenger
Scholar
Scout
Scrier
Seasinger
Sensei
Sentinel
Shadowmancer
Shaman
Shapeshifter
Sheriff
Shieldbearer
Sibyl
Siegemaster
Siren
Skald
Skirmisher
Skycaptain
Slavemaster
Slayer
Slimelord
Sneak
Sniper
Soldier
Soothsayer
Sorcerer
Soulblade
Spearman
Spellbinder
Spellbreaker
Spellknife
Spiritualist
Spy
Stalker
Stormlord
Strategist
Strider
Summoner
Swashbuckler
Swordsman
Tactician
Taskmaster
Telepath
Templar
Thaumaturgist
Theurge
Thief
Thrall
Tinkerer
Tormentor
Totemist
Transmogrifist
Transmuter
Trapsmith
Trickster
Ur-Priest
Valkyrie
Vanguard
Viking
Vindicator
Vizier
Voidcaller
Wanderer
Warden
Warlock
Warlord
Warpriest
Warrior
Weaponmaster
Wilder
Windcaller
Witch
Witchdoctor
Wizard
Wonderworker
Wormtongue
Wyrd
Wyrmcaller
Zealot
What's missing? Good luck, and remember the rules!
Antipaladin.
Added. What else ya' got?
Adept?
Amazon
Bodyguard
Brute
Buffoon
Cad
Captain
Chaplain
Commander
Expert
General
Grenadier
Mauler
Mediator
Minion
Mook
Praetor
Scientist
Scoundrel
Shadowdancer
Spellcaster
Specialist
Thug
Troubadour
Vampire
Warmonger
Wrestler
From C&S
Kabbalist
Most of the rest are two word class names, such as Jewelsmith Artificer, Belted Knight, etc.
From early D&D
Elf
Arduin:
Runeweaver
Runesinger
Courtesan
Techno
Merchant (an adventuring class, trust me)
From Rogukan:
Courtier
From Manual of Aurania:
Beorning
Sidthe
Ratcatcher, from Warhammer Fantasy.
Already got it!
Adept?
Amazon
Bodyguard
Brute
Buffoon
Cad
Captain
Chaplain
Commander
Expert
General
Grenadier
Mauler
Mediator
Minion
Mook
Praetor
Scientist
Scoundrel
Shadowdancer
Spellcaster
Specialist
Thug
Troubadour
Vampire
Warmonger
Wrestler
Agent?
Breakers and brutes?
Campanion, charger, courtier?
Damned, destroyer, daredevil, doomcaller.
Good lists. Keep 'em coming.
psychic & psionicist but not psion?
Psion is good for the purposes of Thread Completion, but my original list took measures to exclude class names that meant, described, or evoked exactly, precisely the same idea.
Earthdawn:
Beastmaster
Swordmaster
Troubador
Weaponsmith
Air Sailor and Sky Raider (Don't follow the rule, but included for completeness. Why only one word class names anyway?)And perhaps most importantly of all, you left out:
from Pre-3.0 D&D: Magic-user.Sadly the one word rule blocks OD&D's Fighting Man.
Elf, Dwarf and Halfling were classes in Basic D&D, but I suspect that's stretching it.
I've got beastmaster already.
Yeah, those are pretty clearly races. This list doesn't necessarily have anything to do with Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, anyway. ; )
Hellion
Magister
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Here you go some classes I've made in the past.
Conqueror
Coercer
Cryptomancer
Defilier
Enforcer
Gallant
Geometer
Heretic
Phantasmist
Sanctifier
Tarotist
Vandal
Vanquisher
I also had a class called Puppet master (don't know if that qualifies).
I once had an idea of making a retro game based after the 2e skills and powers series. I keep adding in races/classes and powers until I reached 49 races and 84 classes. Seeing your list I could have keep going.
Doomguard
Mindbender
Spectre
Terminator
Wanderer
But why are you excluding two word class names, such as Time Thief or Time Warden? That's leaving quite a few out.
In part, because that's a common or traditional naming convention in RPGs (usually on the idea that an idea too complex to be expressed with a single word is more of a prestige class or advanced class than a base class).
Also in part, because you have to draw the line somewhere.
I always liked Heartwarder... It was sort of a feytype/healing class ( i don't entirely remember... Forgotten Realms 3.0 Faiths and Pantheons I think...?) It was definitely a prestige class though.
shinobi. yakuza. juicer (steroid junkie from palladium's Rifts)
artillerist....
rustler...
commando...
buccaneer
pilot
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Since I didn't see anything that said there had to be a game involved, I assumed you were collecting Character concepts that cousl be expressed in one word, and that could be part of a Fanstasy/Fantasy-Steampunk setting without seeming "out-of-place".
Quite an extensive list, but I do have an original contribution, which I don't believe IS an actual Class in any published game (but I could be wrong).
Pickpocket
I woudl also like to commend
Tinker
as separate from Tinkerer, as a Tinker is a traveling merchant and jack-of-all-trades who fixes metal things, while a Tinkerer seems to imply a person who builds machines and gadgets. Related, but slightly different.
Also several suggestions, which like Tinker have limited utitlity in a Fantsy RPG, (although I made a lot of gold in Freeport, Everquest, as the first two of these).
Tailor
Postman
Plumber
Carpenter
Groundskeeper
Gardener
Detective (didn;t exist before Poe, not sure exactly what
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Since I didn't see anything that said there had to be a game involved, I assumed you were collecting Character concepts that cousl be expressed in one word, and that could be part of a Fanstasy/Fantasy-Steampunk setting without seeming "out-of-place".
Quite an extensive list, but I do have an original contribution, which I don't believe IS an actual Class in any published game (but I could be wrong).
Pickpocket
I would also like to commend
Tinker
as separate from Tinkerer, as a Tinker is a traveling merchant and jack-of-all-trades who fixes metal things (like pots), while a Tinkerer seems to imply a person who builds machines and gadgets. Related, but slightly different class concepts.
Also several suggestions, which like Tinker have limited utitlity in a Fantsy RPG, (although I made a lot of gold in Freeport, Everquest, as the first two of these).
Tailor
Postman
Plumber
Carpenter
Groundskeeper
Gardener
Detective (didn't exist before Poe, not sure exactly what you mean by Fantasy Steampunk).
A few unmentioned titles from Arcana Unearthed/Evolved
Akashic
Runethane
Unfettered
Warmain
Other ideas:
Athlete
Bounty hunter
Cyborg (or Steamborg)
Dabbler
Hitman
Judge
Mesmerist
Psychoanalyst
Great lists, guys.
And why not draw the line at: Was an actual published class?
Because that's not what I'm collecting. : )
What I'm looking for are simple but evocative one-word concepts that express a character concept or fictional archetype appropriate for a fantasy and/or steampunk setting... published in your favorite games or not!
Machinesmith
Taskshaper
Luckbringer
Archon
Dilettante
Vitalist
Marksman
Cryptic
Aegis
Dread
Machinesmith
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Oh, let me see. I have a Rolemaster book here somewhere...
Archmage
Arcist
Bashkar
Burglar
Courtesan
Creator
Cultist
Dancer
Delver
Forcemage
Houri
Leader
Macabre
Maleficant
Mountebanc
Nightblade
Romantic
Runemaster
Sailor
Seeker
Seer
Sleuth
Trader
And though they violate the one-word rule:
Astral Travler
Chaotic Lord
Crystal Mage
Dream Lord
Elemental Channeler
Elemental Chanter
Elemental Enchanter
Elemental Healer
Elemental Hunter
Elemental Physician
Elemental Summoner
Elemental Warrior
Free Thinker
High Elementalist
High Warrior Monk
Lay Healer
Moon Mage
Mystical Elementalist
Noble Warrior
Rogue Elementalist
Warrior Mage
Warrior Monk
And a few submissions of my own:
Physician
Trapspringer
Wiccan
Spellcloak
Puppeteer
Wind-Dancer
Blackfire-Maiden
Dracoknight
Dragon-Priest
Necromantic-Harvester
Necromantic-Ferryman
Arcane-Puppeteer
Miko/Shrine-Maiden
Taoist
Storm-Warden
Wind-Gypsy
Phantom-Thief
Blade-Dancer
Ribbon-Dancer
Blade-Replicator
Crimson-Princess
Temple-Raider
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Sha'ir
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From my Steel & Steam campaign:
Antiquarian
Athlete
Charlatan
Criminal
Detective
Mesmer
Parson
Personality
Shootist
From Nyambe - African Adventures:
Bangu
Dembe
Engolo
Gamba
Mchawi
N'anga
Nanala
Ngoma
Sei
Soroka
From Oriental Adventures:
Bushi
Shukenja
Sohei
Yakuza
From Arrows of Indra:
Kshatriya
Siddhis
Yogi
From Oriental Adventures Web Enhancement:
Baladhara
Brahmin
Devapala
Dhuka
Mantrika
Muni
Shikari
Singh
Swami
Yavana
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No love for the Duskblade?
Try these:
Great City:
Cultkiller
Ghostblade
Guttermage
Neopagan
Urbanist
SpirosBlaak:
Soulknife
Wilder
Noble
Pirate
Prophet
Technologist
Archmage
Duelist
Kavslayer
Marksman
Pistoleer
Witchfinder
Thieves World Gazetteer:
Demonologist
Book of Roguish Luck:
Bandit
Shadowsworn
Experimental Might
Runeblade
Castlemourn:
Waymaster
Buccaneer
Dusked
Rhymesword
Others:
Dervish
Exorcist
Succedaneum
Valore
Mystic
Paragon
Soultamer
Cerulean Seas:
Kahuna
Mariner
Siren
Hopefully that helps your list.
From 2E some kits (think archetypes) that pop into mind (and what class they represent):
Battlerager (Dwarven Fighter that can go berserk by singing - not a bard)
Vindicator (Dwarven Fighter-Cleric that can go berserk by singing - not a bard)
Riddlemaster (Bard)
Jester (Bard)
Gallant (Bard)
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And from Conan d20:
Borderer
Brawler
Contemplative
Emissary
Exile
Fedayeen
Fop
Grimalkin
Guide
Harrower
Manhunter
Manipulator
Mastermind
Minder
Navigator
Nymph
Observer
Privateer
Ruffian
Runner
Smuggler
Suzerain
Temptress
Vamp
Wastrel
And, as usual, a few that did not meet the criteria:
Black Widow
Clan Chief
Crime Lord
Cult Leader
Gypsy Performer
Horse Nomad
Master Archer
Noble of the Coast
Noble Savage
Pride of the Nomads
Professional Knight
Raider of the Vilayet
River Rat
Savage Scout
Sea Captain
Sea Chanter
Sea Hawk
Sea Wolf
Shield Maiden
Temple Warder
Treasure Hunter
War Chief
Warrior of the Horde
Wasteland Warrior
Wild Hunter
Wolf of the Desert
From Anima: Beyond Fantasy
Technician
Tao
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If we scour the AD&D HR series and PHBR series, we also get:
HR Series:
Askar
Barber
Charlatan-Thief
Clansman
Companion
Courtier
Dimachaeri
Eques
Equestrian
Essedari
Faris
Hakima
Hoplite
Mamluk
Manteis
Merchant-Rogue
Mirmillo
Moralist
Philosopher-Mage
Picaro
Retiarius
Runecaster
Samnite
Thracian
Vagabond
PHBR Series:
Academician
Adviser
Anagakok
Anatomist
Battlerager
Beast-Rider
Beastfriend
Beggar
Bilker
Blade
Bladesinger
Breachgnome
Brushrunner
Brute
Buccaneer
Buffoon
Cartographer
Champion
Clansdwarf
Collector
Consort
Cutpurse
Deathslayer
Diplomat
Divinate
Dreamwalker
Eliminator
Entertainer
Envoy
Equerry
Errant
Expartriate
Falconer
Feralan
Fighting-Monk
Flamespeaker
Forestwalker
Gallant
Ghosthunter
Goblinsticker
Guardian
Gypsy-Bard
Herald
Highborn
Hivemaster
Homesteader
Huntsman
Imagemaker
Infiltrator
Intruder
Investigator
Islander
Jongleur
Justifier
Leaftender
Locksmith
Medician
Meistersinger
Militarist
Mouseburglar
Myrmidon
Pacifist
Pariah
Patrician
Philosopher
Plainsrider
Punisher
Ravager
Riddlemaster
Rocktender
Scavenger
Shadow
Seeker
Sellsword
Sharpshooter
Sheriff
Shinobi
Skald
Skyrider
Spellfilcher
Spiritist
Squire
Stalker
Stealer-In
Swindler
Thespian
Thug
Trader
Tramp
Traveler
Treetender
Troubleshooter
Tumbler
Tunnelrat
Urchin
Vanisher
Vindicator
Votary
Wanderer
Warden
Wayfinder
Windrider
Witchman
Wyrmslayer
Bonus! Al-Qadim:
Ajami
Beggar-Thief
Ethoist
Kahin
Matrud
Pragmatist
Rawun
Sa'luk
Sha'ir
...and that doesn't include those with more than one word.
Duskblade , Hexblade