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<a href="/wiki/Role-playing_game" title="Role-playing game">role-playing game</a>. A character's capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses are largely defined by their class; choosing a class is one of the first steps a player takes to <a href="/wiki/Character_creation" title="Character creation">create</a> a <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> <a href="/wiki/Player_character" title="Player character">player character</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fine_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fine-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A character's class affects a character's available skills and abilities. A well-rounded party of characters requires a variety of abilities offered by the classes found within the game. </p><p><i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> was the first game to introduce the usage of <a href="/wiki/Character_class" title="Character class">character classes</a> to role-playing.<sup id="cite_ref-Fine_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fine-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many other traditional role-playing games and <a href="/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game" title="Massively multiplayer online role-playing game">massively multiplayer online role-playing games</a> have since adopted the concept as well. <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> classes have generally been defined in the <i><a href="/wiki/Player%27s_Handbook" title="Player's Handbook">Player's Handbook</a></i>, one of the three core rulebooks; a variety of alternate classes have also been defined in supplemental sourcebooks. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classes_by_type">Classes by type</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Classes by type"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Principal_base_classes">Principal base classes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Principal base classes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These base classes have appeared as <a href="/wiki/Character_class" title="Character class">character classes</a> in the core rulebooks of multiple <a href="/wiki/Editions_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons" title="Editions of Dungeons & Dragons">editions of <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i></a>: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbarian_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)">Barbarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Bard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleric_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)">Cleric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Druid_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)">Druid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighter_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)">Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monk_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Monk (Dungeons & Dragons)">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paladin_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)">Paladin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranger_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)">Ranger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)">Rogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorcerer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Sorcerer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warlock_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)">Warlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Wizard</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alternative_base_classes">Alternative base classes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Alternative base classes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While the main character classes available have remained fairly consistent since the 1st edition of <i>Advanced Dungeons & Dragons</i>, a variety of alternate base classes have been offered in supplemental books. The release of <i><a href="/wiki/Unearthed_Arcana" title="Unearthed Arcana">Unearthed Arcana</a></i> in 1985, for instance, introduced the base class of <a href="/wiki/Barbarian_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)">Barbarian</a> and reworked Paladins to be a type of the new base class "Cavalier".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Adventures" title="Oriental Adventures">Oriental Adventures</a></i> also introduced a number of alternate classes more appropriate for an Eastern setting.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2nd edition added several completely new base classes (e.g. Runecaster and Shaman);<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in addition, supplemental handbooks offered a variety of "kits" to customize each base class,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Master%27s_Guide" title="Dungeon Master's Guide">Dungeon Master's Guide</a></i> offered rules for creating new character classes.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 3rd edition introduced five classes for use in creating <a href="/wiki/Non-player_character" title="Non-player character">non-player characters</a> in its <i>Dungeon Master's Guide</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Non-core base classes are considered optional and do not always exist in all settings.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, the Samurai class introduced in the <i><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Adventures" title="Oriental Adventures">Oriental Adventures</a></i> book may not make sense in a game set in a standard European-style realm. Similarly, classes associated with <a href="/wiki/Psionics_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)">psionics</a> such as the Psychic Warrior do not apply to worlds without psionics. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiclassing">Multiclassing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Multiclassing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most editions of <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> have allowed for the possibility to either advance in more than one class simultaneously, alternately taking levels in more than one class, or branching out in a second (or more) class at a specific point defined by the first class, a concept generally called "multiclassing".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tresca2010_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tresca2010-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 82–84">: 82–84 </span></sup> </p><p>In the 1st and 2nd editions, changing a character's class is difficult. Only those playing as humans can, and it requires extremely high stats to do so. This is called "dual-classing". Non-humans, on the other hand, can "multiclass" where they effectively learn two (and rarely even three) classes at the same time at the cost of slower level progression for that character.<sup id="cite_ref-tresca2010_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tresca2010-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 82–84">: 82–84 </span></sup> </p><p>The 3rd edition allows players to mix and match levels from any number of classes, though certain combinations are more effective than others. In addition, Prestige classes add more options for multiclassing.<sup id="cite_ref-tresca2010_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tresca2010-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 82–84">: 82–84 </span></sup> This edition offers the most freedom regarding multiclassing. There are, however, penalties to the rate of experience point gained if classes are added haphazardly. The <a href="/wiki/Unearthed_Arcana_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons_3rd_edition)" class="mw-redirect" title="Unearthed Arcana (Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition)">3rd edition version of <i>Unearthed Arcana</i></a> includes rules for gestalt characters which combine the advantages of two classes. </p><p>The 4th edition allows characters to take a <a href="/wiki/Feat_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Feat (Dungeons & Dragons)">feat</a> that grants access to specific facets of another class. The class-specific multiclass feats are also prerequisites for the power-swap feats, each of which allows the character to swap out a daily, encounter, or utility power from their first class for one from their second class. Also, at level 11, a character with a multiclass feat and all of the power-swap feats is eligible for paragon multiclassing, which allows them to gain additional powers from their second class in lieu of taking a <a href="#Paragon_paths_and_epic_destinies">Paragon Path</a>. Some classes are only available through multiclassing; the first such class was Spellscarred, introduced in the <i>Forgotten Realms Player's Guide</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 4th Edition, each character can only multiclass into a single class, unless otherwise stated by their primary class (such as the Bard). The <i>Player's Handbook III</i> introduced "hybrid" classes, a deeper form of multiclassing in which elements of two classes are combined each level. </p><p>In the 5th edition, multiclassing requires minimum ability scores before it can be chosen; however, the requirements are not as steep as in previous editions. The core classes only require an ability score of 13 or greater in the specific requisite score, except for the Monk, Paladin and Ranger (who need 13s in two stats).<sup id="cite_ref-PHB5_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PHB5-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classes_by_editions">Classes by editions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Classes by editions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Editions_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons" title="Editions of Dungeons & Dragons">Editions of Dungeons & Dragons</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Original_D&D"><span id="Original_D.26D"></span>Original D&D</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Original D&D"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right"> <caption>Original <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> classes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Source </th> <th>Classes </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Book I: Men and Magic</i> </td> <td>Cleric, Fighting-Man, Magic-User </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Supplement I: Greyhawk</i> </td> <td>Paladin, Thief </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Supplement II: Blackmoor</i> </td> <td>Assassin, Monk </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry</i> </td> <td>Druid </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(1974)" title="Dungeons & Dragons (1974)">original <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> boxed set</a>, there are only three main classes: the <a href="/wiki/Cleric_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)">Cleric</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Fighter_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)">Fighting man</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Magic-User</a>. The first supplement, <i><a href="/wiki/Greyhawk_(supplement)" title="Greyhawk (supplement)">Greyhawk</a></i>, added the <a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)">Thief</a> as a fourth main class, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Paladin_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)">Paladin</a> as a Fighting Man subclass. These four fantasy gaming archetypes represent four major tactical roles in play: the Fighter offers direct combat strength and durability; the Thief offers cunning and stealth; the Cleric provides support in both combat and magic; and the Magic-User has a variety of magical powers. In many ways, other classes are thought of as alternatives that refine or combine these functions. </p><p>Each of the playable races have different amounts of access to the classes. <a href="/wiki/Dwarf_(Dungeons_and_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwarf (Dungeons and Dragons)">Dwarves</a> can be Fighters or Fighter/Thieves, with Fighter/Cleric possible for NPCs. <a href="/wiki/Halfling_(Dungeons_and_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Halfling (Dungeons and Dragons)">Halflings</a> are restricted to the Fighting Man and Thief classes. <a href="/wiki/Elf_(Dungeons_and_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elf (Dungeons and Dragons)">Elves</a> are restricted to Fighter/Magic-User, Fighter/Magic-User/Thief, and Thief class options, with Fighter/Magic-User/Cleric an option for elven NPCs. Half-Elves (introduced in Greyhawk) can be Fighter/Magic-Users, Fighter/Magic-User/Clerics, or Thieves. All four non-human races have limited level advancement except in the Thief class. Humans can be any single class with no level restriction. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AD&D_1st_edition"><span id="AD.26D_1st_edition"></span>AD&D 1st edition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: AD&D 1st edition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:22em; float: right"> <caption>1st Edition classes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Base class</th> <th>Sub-classes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><i>Player's Handbook</i><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Bard</a></td> <td>n/a </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleric_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)">Cleric</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Druid_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)">Druid</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Monk_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Monk (Dungeons & Dragons)">Monk</a></td> <td>n/a </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)">Thief</a></td> <td>Assassin </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fighter_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)">Fighter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paladin_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)">Paladin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ranger_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)">Ranger</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Magic-User</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Illusionist</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><i>Unearthed Arcana</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Barbarian_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)">Barbarian</a>, Cavalier, Thief-Acrobat* </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><i>Oriental Adventures</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Barbarian (variant), Bushi, Kensai, Monk (variant), Ninja*, Samurai, Shukenja, Sohei, Wu Jen, Yakuza </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><i>Dragonlance Adventures</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td>(<i>Cavalier)</i></td> <td>Crown Knight*, Sword Knight*, Rose Knight* </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tinker</td> <td>― </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wizard of High Sorcery</td> <td>White Robe*, Red Robe*, Black Robe* </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>(Cleric)</i></td> <td>Good, Neutrality, Evil </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><i>Dragon</i> magazine </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Anti-paladin, Psionicist, Shaman, Witch, etc. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">* Split-class starting after 1st level </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Advanced Dungeons & Dragons</i> loosened the restrictions on race and class combinations, although non-human races often have restricted choices among classes and maximum levels they can reach in a class. Additional classes that had first appeared in supplements and articles in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Strategic_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="The Strategic Review">The Strategic Review</a></i> magazine are included as base classes. The <i>Player's Handbook</i> also introduced the <a href="/wiki/Bard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)">bard</a> as a sixth class; however, its usage in first edition is more akin to what would be called a <a href="#Prestige_classes">prestige class</a> in later editions, as it was not a legal choice for a starting character. Instead, a character has to start as a fighter, change classes to a thief, and finally switch classes once more to become a bard. </p><p>A character's ability scores directly tie into what class choices are legal for them. For instance, a character wishing to be a fighter requires at least 9 strength; the more discriminating monk requires 15 strength, 15 wisdom, 15 dexterity, and 11 constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-lookback_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lookback-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unusually high or low ability scores can proscribe class choice further; "too high" an intelligence can prohibit being a fighter, while a charisma of 5 or less will require the character to become an assassin. High ability scores in statistics considered pertinent to the class will grant an experience bonus. </p><p>The <i>Player's Handbook</i> brought about other changes in the game and its character classes.<sup id="cite_ref-WD10_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WD10-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fighters, clerics, and thieves have increased hit dice compared to the original edition. The book also made changes to how the strength score of a character affects their chances to hit in combat and cause damage, as well as how much weight they can carry, and the roll to open doors successfully. A higher intelligence score grants an increased chance for both knowledge of spells and ability to learn languages. A higher wisdom score grants clerics a bonus to their spells, while low wisdom imposes a possibility that their spells will fail. New charts detail the effects of the constitution, dexterity, and charisma scores for characters. Each of the five main character classes and five sub-classes have its own table for charting gains on experience points; for most of these classes it now required more experience points than before to reach beyond third or fourth levels. The book also introduced multiclassed characters to the game.<sup id="cite_ref-WD10_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WD10-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Unearthed_Arcana" title="Unearthed Arcana">Unearthed Arcana</a></i> added the Cavalier, Barbarian, and Thief-Acrobat classes. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="D&D_Basic_Set"><span id="D.26D_Basic_Set"></span>D&D Basic Set</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: D&D Basic Set"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right"> <caption><i>Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set</i> classes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category </th> <th>Classes </th></tr> <tr> <td>Human classes</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleric_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)">Cleric</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fighter_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)">Fighter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Magic User</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)">Thief</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Demi-human classes</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwarf_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons)">Dwarf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elf_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)">Elf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Halfling_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Halfling (Dungeons & Dragons)">Halfling</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Later additions </td> <td>Avenger, Druid, Gnome, Knight, Mystic, Paladin </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The second version of the <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Basic_Set" title="Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set">Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set</a></i> combines the idea of race and class; non-human races do not have classes. Hence, a character might be a (human) Cleric or else simply an "Elf" or "Dwarf". The <i>Basic Set</i> presented four human classes: Cleric, Fighter, Magic User, and Thief, and three demi-human classes: Dwarf, Elf, and Halfling. The <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Companion_Set" title="Dungeons & Dragons Companion Set">Companion Set</a></i> introduced four optional classes for high-level characters: the Avenger, Paladin, and Knight for Fighters, and the Druid for Clerics. The <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Master_Set" class="mw-redirect" title="Dungeons & Dragons Master Set">Master Set</a></i> introduced one additional class: the Mystic. The Rules Cyclopedia includes in its final pages instructions on modifying the Halfling class into a <a href="/wiki/Gnome_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Gnome (Dungeons & Dragons)">Gnome</a> class, adding that as an option. The <i>Creature Crucible</i> series (<i>Tall Tales of the Wee Folk</i>, <i>Top Ballista</i>, <i>The Sea People</i>, <i>Night Howlers</i>) is about other racial classes, and <i><a href="/wiki/Mystara#Dungeons_&_Dragons_Gazetteers" title="Mystara">Gazetteer</a></i> series includes many optional classes for humans and non-humans, including the shaman (GAZ12) and shamani (GAZ14). Additional human and race classes are also presented in other supplements. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AD&D_2nd_edition"><span id="AD.26D_2nd_edition"></span>AD&D 2nd edition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: AD&D 2nd edition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:22em; float: right"> <caption>Classes in 2nd edition <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Group </th> <th><i>Player's Handbook</i> </th> <th>Supplements </th></tr> <tr> <td>Warrior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fighter_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)">Fighter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paladin_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)">Paladin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ranger_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)">Ranger</a></td> <td>Barbarian, Berserker, Runecaster </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wizard </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Mage</a>, Specialist wizard</td> <td>Elementalist, Dimensionalist, Force mage, Mentalist, Shadow mage, Alchemist, Artificer, Geomancer, Song mage, Wild mage </td></tr> <tr> <td>Priest </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleric_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)">Cleric</a>, Specialist priest, <a href="/wiki/Druid_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)">Druid</a></td> <td>Crusader, Monk, Shaman, Manteis </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rogue </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)">Thief</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Bard</a></td> <td>Ninja </td></tr> <tr> <td>―</td> <td>―</td> <td>Psionicist, Shaman </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The second edition of <i>Advanced Dungeons & Dragons</i> attempted to streamline what had become a hodgepodge of rules that only applied in specific cases in 1st edition. As such, it sought to simplify the rules and straighten out contradictions. Character classes are divided into four groups or "metaclasses": Warrior, Wizard, Priest, and Rogue. Each of these groups has a "base" class which only requires at least a 9 in the "prime requisite" ability in Fighter, Mage, Cleric, and Thief; these were intended to be playable in any setting. The <i>Player's Handbook</i> goes on to say that "all of the other classes are optional".<sup id="cite_ref-2edPHB_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2edPHB-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each group of classes has the same hit dice (determining <a href="/wiki/Hit_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit point">hit point</a> growth), THAC0 progression, and <a href="/wiki/Saving_throw" title="Saving throw">saving throw</a> table.<sup id="cite_ref-2edPHB_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2edPHB-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Second edition maintains minimums in certain statistics to qualify for some classes, but removes many of the other restrictions such as one extremely low ability forcing a character into a specific class. </p><p>The bard class was changed to be a normal class that can be chosen at character creation. The assassin and monk classes were removed from the second edition <i>Player's Handbook</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-tresca2010_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tresca2010-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 84">: 84 </span></sup> The <i>Dungeon Master's Guide</i> clarifies the rationale behind the decision in a section on creating new character classes: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"> <p>What is a <a href="/wiki/Viking" class="mw-redirect" title="Viking">Viking</a> but a fighter with a certain outlook on life and warfare? A witch is really nothing but a female wizard. A vampire hunter is only a title assumed by a character of any class who is dedicated to the destruction and elimination of those loathsome creatures. </p><p> The same is true of assassins. Killing for profit requires no special powers, only a specific reprehensible outlook. Choosing the title does not imply any special powers or abilities. The character just uses his current skills to fulfill a specific, personal set of goals.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><i><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Master%27s_Guide" title="Dungeon Master's Guide">Dungeon Master's Guide</a></i>, 2nd edition</cite></div></blockquote> <p>Supplemental books/sets introduced new classes. The barbarian returned as a class in the <i>Complete Barbarian's Handbook</i> which also introduced the <a href="/wiki/Shaman_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaman (Dungeons & Dragons)">shaman</a>. The berserker and the <a href="/wiki/Runecaster_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Runecaster (Dungeons & Dragons)">runecaster</a> classes appeared in the <i>Viking's Campaign Sourcebook</i>, and the manteis in the <i>Celts Campaign Sourcebook</i>. The <a href="/wiki/Psionics_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)">psionicist</a> class was introduced in the <i>Complete Psionics Handbook</i>. Campaign settings also introduced new classes, such as the magician and guilder from <a href="/wiki/Birthright_(campaign_setting)" title="Birthright (campaign setting)">Birthright</a>, dragon-related classes from <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Wyrms" title="Council of Wyrms">Council of Wyrms</a>, the gladiator and trader from <a href="/wiki/Dark_Sun" title="Dark Sun">Dark Sun</a>, and the anchorite and arcanist from <a href="/wiki/Ravenloft" title="Ravenloft">Ravenloft</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kits_and_specialisations">Kits and specialisations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Kits and specialisations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Class-specific supplements for second edition introduced a number of additional class modifications called <i>kits</i>, which allow players to create characters with particular themes without having to introduce additional classes. The assassin, barbarian, and monk were re-implemented in such fashion (although some kits were expanded to full classes in supplements). </p><p>The second edition has two unified spell groups, one for wizard spells and another for priest spells. These lists are further subdivided by school of magic and sphere of influence, respectively. Different classes have access to different schools or spheres, allowing for each class to have distinct spell lists. The illusionist class from fisst edition, for example, became a type of specialist wizard; specialists gained the ability to cast extra spells of their chosen <a href="/wiki/Arcane_magic_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arcane magic (Dungeons & Dragons)">school of magic</a> in exchange for the inability to cast spells of "opposed" schools; an illusionist will gain extra spells per day in the school of illusion, but will be denied access to the schools of abjuration, necromancy, and evocation. </p><p>A similar distinction is made for priests. Second edition introduced priests of a specific mythology who will gain their own specific abilities, restrictions, and sphere of influence selection. The druid was provided as an example; the specification of other speciality priests is left to dungeon masters and setting books. As an example, a specialty priest of Tempus, the god of war in the <i><a href="/wiki/Forgotten_Realms" title="Forgotten Realms">Forgotten Realms</a></i> campaign setting, can incite a <a href="/wiki/Berserker" title="Berserker">berserker</a> rage in allies and lacks the "only blunt weapons" restriction of normal clerics. The selection of spheres of influence works similarly to the allowed and forbidden schools of magic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="D&D_3rd_edition"><span id="D.26D_3rd_edition"></span>D&D 3rd edition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: D&D 3rd edition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:22em; float: right"> <caption>Classes in 3rd edition <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Source </th> <th>Classes </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Player's Handbook</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbarian_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)">Barbarian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Bard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleric_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)">Cleric</a>, <a href="/wiki/Druid_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)">Druid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fighter_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)">Fighter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monk_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Monk (Dungeons & Dragons)">Monk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paladin_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)">Paladin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ranger_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)">Ranger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)">Rogue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sorcerer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Sorcerer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Wizard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Player%27s_Handbook_II" title="Player's Handbook II">Player's Handbook II</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beguiler_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Beguiler (Dungeons & Dragons)">Beguiler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dragon_shaman_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragon shaman (Dungeons & Dragons)">Dragon Shaman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duskblade_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duskblade (Dungeons & Dragons)">Duskblade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight (Dungeons & Dragons)">Knight</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Complete</i> series </td> <td>Ardent, Divine Mind, Favored Soul, Hexblade, Lurk, Ninja, Samurai, Scout, Shugenja, Spellthief, Spirit Shaman, Swashbuckler, <a href="/wiki/Warlock_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)">Warlock</a>, Warmage, Wu Jen </td></tr> <tr> <td>Setting-specific </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Artificer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Artificer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Artificer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eberron_Campaign_Setting" title="Eberron Campaign Setting">Eberron</a>); Eidolon, Eidoloncer (<a href="/wiki/Ghostwalk" title="Ghostwalk">Ghostwalk</a>); Mystic, Noble (<a href="/wiki/Dragonlance_Campaign_Setting" title="Dragonlance Campaign Setting">Dragonlance</a>); Shaman, Sohei (<a href="/wiki/Oriental_Adventures" title="Oriental Adventures">Oriental Adventures</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other </td> <td>Archivist, Binder, Crusader, Dread Necromancer, Healer, Incarnate, Marshal, Psion, Psychic Warrior, Shadowcaster, Soulborn, Soulknife, Swordsage, Totemist, Truenamer, Warblade, Wilder </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The 3rd edition abolished the practice of grouping classes directly, allowing hit dice, attack bonus, and saving throws to vary for each particular class again. 3rd edition also saw the return of the Monk as a base class, the creation of the new Sorcerer class, and the inclusion of Barbarian as a base <i>Player's Handbook</i> class, previously described in 1st edition's <i><a href="/wiki/Unearthed_Arcana" title="Unearthed Arcana">Unearthed Arcana</a></i> rules and as an optional kit in 2nd edition. Ability requirements on classes and experience bonuses were abolished, though a low score in an ability that is important to a class would still adversely affect a character in it. </p><p>3rd edition allows for a much more fluid idea of multiclassing than earlier editions, as one unified experience-points-per-level table was made. Rather than earlier editions' rules on splitting experience, characters can simply choose which class they wish to take a new level in and add the appropriate bonus from the class. </p><p><a href="#Prestige_classes">Prestige classes</a> were also introduced in the 3rd edition's <i>Dungeon Master's Guide</i>, with new classes only available at higher levels and after meeting several prerequisites. </p><p>In addition to the eleven classes presented in the PHB, various alternate base classes were presented in supplements, and the <i>Dungeon Master's Guide</i> presented five weaker classes designed for NPCs (the adept, aristocrat, commoner, expert, and warrior). Low-level humanoid monsters, such as goblins, have levels in an NPC class instead of racial hit dice. </p><p>In addition to <i>class variants</i> for the eleven core classes, many of the supplemental books introduce new base classes that can be taken from first level or multiclassed into, such as the <a href="/wiki/Warlock_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)">Warlock</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/Complete_Arcane" title="Complete Arcane">Complete Arcane</a></i>. Some of these books also present prestige classes which have entry requirements only accessible by taking levels in the base classes described in those books (e.g. the Soulcaster prestige class requires the <i>soulmelding</i> class ability, only offered by the three classes in <i><a href="/wiki/Magic_of_Incarnum" title="Magic of Incarnum">Magic of Incarnum</a></i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Prestige_classes">Prestige classes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Prestige classes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prestige classes were introduced in 3rd edition as a further means of individualizing a character.<sup id="cite_ref-tresca2010_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tresca2010-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 64">: 64 </span></sup> They expand upon the form of multiclassing and are inaccessible at first level, specifically meant to be multiclassed into from the base classes. To attain a specific prestige class, a character must first meet a number of prerequisites, such as certain <a href="/wiki/Feat_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Feat (Dungeons & Dragons)">feats</a> or membership in a specific organization. Prestige classes offer a focus on different abilities that may be difficult to attain otherwise; for example, the 3rd edition version of the Assassin prestige class grants minor magical powers, more sneak attack damage, and better usage of poison. </p><p>The 3rd edition <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Master%27s_Guide" title="Dungeon Master's Guide">Dungeon Master's Guide</a></i> included prestige classes such as the Arcane Archer, Blackguard, Mystic Theurge, and Shadowdancer, while the 3.5 revision additionally included classes such as the Arcane Trickster, Archmage, Dragon Disciple, and Duelist. Many other sourcebooks introduced additional prestige classes, such as the Bladesinger in <i><a href="/wiki/Tome_and_Blood" title="Tome and Blood">Tome and Blood</a></i>; Blighter, Geomancer, Shifter, Verdant Lord in <i><a href="/wiki/Masters_of_the_Wild" title="Masters of the Wild">Masters of the Wild</a></i>; Divine Champion in <i><a href="/wiki/Forgotten_Realms_Campaign_Setting" title="Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting">Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting</a></i>; Cerebremancer and Elocater in <i><a href="/wiki/Expanded_Psionics_Handbook" title="Expanded Psionics Handbook">Expanded Psionics Handbook</a></i>; Fochlucan Lyrist in <i><a href="/wiki/Complete_Adventurer" title="Complete Adventurer">Complete Adventurer</a></i>; and Chameleon in <i><a href="/wiki/Races_of_Destiny" title="Races of Destiny">Races of Destiny</a></i>. Some of these classes were readjusted for balance in the 3.5 revision of the game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="D&D_4th_edition"><span id="D.26D_4th_edition"></span>D&D 4th edition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: D&D 4th edition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right"> <caption>Classes in 4th edition </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Class </th> <th>Power source </th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center"><i>Player's Handbook</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleric_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)">Cleric</a> </td> <td>Divine </td> <td>Leader </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fighter_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)">Fighter</a> </td> <td>Martial </td> <td>Defender </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paladin_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)">Paladin</a> </td> <td>Divine </td> <td>Defender </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranger_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)">Ranger</a> </td> <td>Martial </td> <td>Striker </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)">Rogue</a> </td> <td>Martial </td> <td>Striker </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warlock_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)">Warlock</a> </td> <td>Arcane </td> <td>Striker </td></tr> <tr> <td>Warlord </td> <td>Martial </td> <td>Leader </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Wizard</a> </td> <td>Arcane </td> <td>Controller </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center"><i>Player's Handbook 2</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Avenger_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Avenger (Dungeons & Dragons)">Avenger</a> </td> <td>Divine </td> <td>Striker </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbarian_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)">Barbarian</a> </td> <td>Primal </td> <td>Striker </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Bard</a> </td> <td>Arcane </td> <td>Leader </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Druid_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)">Druid</a> </td> <td>Primal </td> <td>Controller </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Invoker_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Invoker (Dungeons & Dragons)">Invoker</a> </td> <td>Divine </td> <td>Controller </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaman_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaman (Dungeons & Dragons)">Shaman</a> </td> <td>Primal </td> <td>Leader </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sorcerer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Sorcerer</a> </td> <td>Arcane </td> <td>Striker </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warden_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Warden (Dungeons & Dragons)">Warden</a> </td> <td>Primal </td> <td>Defender </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center"><i> Player's Handbook 3</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ardent_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardent (Dungeons & Dragons)">Ardent</a> </td> <td>Psionic </td> <td>Leader </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Battlemind_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battlemind (Dungeons & Dragons)">Battlemind</a> </td> <td>Psionic </td> <td>Defender </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Monk_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Monk (Dungeons & Dragons)">Monk</a> </td> <td>Psionic </td> <td>Striker </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Psion_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Psion (Dungeons & Dragons)">Psion</a> </td> <td>Psionic </td> <td>Controller </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Runecaster_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Runecaster (Dungeons & Dragons)">Runepriest</a> </td> <td>Divine </td> <td>Leader </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seeker_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seeker (Dungeons & Dragons)">Seeker</a> </td> <td>Primal </td> <td>Controller </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center"><i>Eberron Player's Guide</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Artificer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Artificer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Artificer</a> </td> <td>Arcane </td> <td>Leader </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center"><i>Forgotten Realms Player's Guide</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Swordmage_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Swordmage (Dungeons & Dragons)">Swordmage</a> </td> <td>Arcane </td> <td>Defender </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center"><i>Dragon</i> magazine </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assassin </td> <td>Shadow </td> <td>Striker </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center"><i>Heroes of Shadow</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vampire_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Vampire (Dungeons & Dragons)">Vampire</a> </td> <td>Shadow </td> <td>Striker </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The 4th edition heavily retooled the class system in favor of a more unified set of mechanics for characters, which was in part intended to reduce some of the perceived imbalance between spellcasters and non-spellcasters in the 3rd edition. Classes can be defined as the combination of a character role with a power source and are differentiated by what active-use class features and powers they give, all of which follow the same pattern of at-will, once per encounter, once daily, and utility powers. </p><p>The 4th edition <i>Player's Handbook</i> does not include some classes from 3rd edition, such as the Barbarian, Bard, Druid, Monk, and Sorcerer (though these classes returned in the second and third volumes of the <i>Player's Handbook</i>), but does include the Warlock (originally introduced in the 3.5 edition sourcebook <i>Complete Arcane</i>) and Warlord (originally introduced as the Marshal in the 3rd edition <i>Miniatures Handbook</i>) which had not appeared in the <i>Player's Handbook</i> in previous editions. Twenty-six classes were released in total. </p><p>Different classes draw on different <b>power sources</b> for their abilities.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The power sources used by the <i>Player's Handbook</i> classes are arcane, divine, and martial. Arcane classes gain magical energy from the cosmos, divine classes receive their power from the gods, and martial classes draw power from training and willpower.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Player's Handbook 2</i> introduces the primal power source, which draws power from the spirits of the natural world and features transformation as a theme. <i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_(magazine)" title="Dragon (magazine)">Dragon</a></i> No. 379 included the Assassin class, introducing the shadow power source. The <i>Player's Handbook 3</i> introduced the psionic power source, which draws power from the mind. <i>Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos</i> introduced builds that use the elemental power source.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Characters of a given class are said to fill a particular <b>character role</b> in the party, especially in combat. <i>Leaders</i> are focused on <a href="/wiki/Status_effects" class="mw-redirect" title="Status effects">buffing</a> and healing allies. <i>Controllers</i> focus on affecting multiple targets at once, either damaging or debuffing them, or altering the battlefield's terrain. <i>Defenders</i> focus on blocking attacking enemies or drawing their attacks to themselves and are typically focused on <a href="/wiki/Melee" title="Melee">melee</a> combat. <i>Strikers</i> are focused on mobility, dealing heavy damage to single targets and avoiding attacks. A character may fill secondary roles depending primarily on their choice of powers; for example, a Fighter may have Controller as a secondary role by choosing powers that subject enemies to forced movement. While some Leader and Striker classes and builds are focused towards either melee or ranged combat, the roles as a whole are not. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Paragon_paths_and_epic_destinies">Paragon paths and epic destinies</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Paragon paths and epic destinies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The optional prestige classes from earlier editions were replaced by paragon paths and epic destinies as methods of character customization. Each character may choose a paragon path upon reaching the paragon tier at level 11 and an epic destiny upon reaching the epic tier at level 21. </p><p>Paragon paths are often (though not always) class-specific, and some have additional prerequisites. Other paragon paths are restricted to members of a certain race or are associated with a nation or faction in a campaign setting. Paragon paths generally expand on a character's existing abilities. For example, fighter paragon paths improve a character's toughness, resilience, or damage with melee weapons. </p><p>Epic destinies generally have looser prerequisites than paragon paths; many are available to multiple classes, and some, such as Demigod and Eternal Seeker, have 21st level as their only prerequisite. Each epic destiny includes at least one way in which a character can establish a legacy and at least one way in which a character can retire. Most epic destinies provide fewer benefits than paragon paths, but the benefits that they provide are far more powerful. A common feature of an epic destiny is to allow characters to (usually once per day) return to life or otherwise continue to function after dying. </p><p>Unlike prestige classes, a character may only take a single paragon path and a single epic destiny, and path and destiny advancement is in addition to class advancement rather than being in lieu of it.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="D&D_5th_edition"><span id="D.26D_5th_edition"></span>D&D 5th edition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: D&D 5th edition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Classes in the 5th edition are mechanically and thematically similar to the versions in the 3rd edition. Classes gain new abilities as they reach each level, allowing them to combat stronger monsters and more difficult perilous situations, but unlike 4th edition, lower-level opponents remain threatening as power levels do not scale in tandem.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are 12 classes included in the 5th edition <i>Player's Handbook</i> (2014).<sup id="cite_ref-:1_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The campaign setting book <i><a href="/wiki/Eberron:_Rising_from_the_Last_War" title="Eberron: Rising from the Last War">Eberron: Rising from the Last War</a></i> (2019) introduced the <a href="/wiki/Artificer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Artificer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Artificer</a> as a new class for the edition;<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was later revised in the sourcebook <i><a href="/wiki/Tasha%27s_Cauldron_of_Everything" title="Tasha's Cauldron of Everything">Tasha's Cauldron of Everything</a></i> (2020).<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Player's Handbook</i> (2024), as part of the <a href="/wiki/One_D%26D" class="mw-redirect" title="One D&D">2024 revision</a> to the 5th Edition ruleset, updates all preexisting classes from the <i>Player's Handbook</i> (2014); it also includes revised versions of some subclasses.<sup id="cite_ref-PC_Gamer_on_PAX_Unplugged_2023_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer_on_PAX_Unplugged_2023-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In light of the 2024 changes, <i>Player's Handbook</i> (2024) lead designer <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Crawford" title="Jeremy Crawford">Jeremy Crawford</a> suggested that "players familiar with the rules should start their campaigns at 3rd level so they have access to both core class abilities and subclass abilities" from the start.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Subclasses">Subclasses</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Subclasses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each class in the <i>Player's Handbook</i> (2014) has multiple subclasses, which allow players to choose an archetype of their class they want to follow (e.g. the <i>Berserker</i> Barbarian, the <i>Evoker</i> Wizard, the <i>Wild Magic</i> Sorcerer, the <i>Beastmaster</i> Ranger, etc.),<sup id="cite_ref-:1_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> chosen at 3rd level or earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This archetype defines many of the abilities that the class receives.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Master%27s_Guide#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Dungeon Master's Guide">Dungeon Master's Guide</a></i> (2014) includes two nonstandard subclass options for evil characters that are only allowed in the game by permission of the <a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Master" title="Dungeon Master">Dungeon Master</a>: the <i>Death</i> Cleric and the <i>Oathbreaker</i> Paladin.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additional subclasses have been added to the game with the publication of various <a href="/wiki/Sourcebooks" class="mw-redirect" title="Sourcebooks">sourcebooks</a> and campaign guidebooks, for example, in supplements such as the <i><a href="/wiki/Sword_Coast_Adventurer%27s_Guide" title="Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide">Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide</a></i> (2015), <i><a href="/wiki/Xanathar%27s_Guide_to_Everything" title="Xanathar's Guide to Everything">Xanathar's Guide to Everything</a></i> (2017) and <i>Tasha's Cauldron of Everything</i> (2020).<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><i><sup id="cite_ref-:2_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> Some classes from earlier editions were included in 5th edition as subclasses, like assassin, psi warrior, shaman, and war mage. Several other subclasses had appeared in previous editions as kits, prestige classes, or paragon paths; this is especially true of setting-specific classes or ones with unique flavor, like arcane trickster, bladesinger, drunken master, Purple Dragon knight, and Samurai.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Christian Hoffer of <i><a href="/wiki/ComicBook.com" title="ComicBook.com">ComicBook.com</a></i> explained that in the original 5th Edition ruleset the Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard classes gained "access to their subclass at either 1st or 2nd Level. A large reason for this is how those classes are presented in the lore" such as the Cleric or Warlock respectively declaring their god or otherworldly patron at the first level.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He highlighted that the 2024 update standardizes subclass progression with all classes now picking "their subclass at 3rd level, along with other shifts as to when players gain subclass features at higher levels".<sup id="cite_ref-:5_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Subclasses in 5th Edition sourcebooks </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="1" scope="col">Base class </th> <th scope="col"><i>Player's Handbook</i> (2014) </th> <th scope="col"><i><a href="/wiki/Xanathar%27s_Guide_to_Everything" title="Xanathar's Guide to Everything">Xanathar's Guide to Everything</a></i> </th> <th scope="col"><i><a href="/wiki/Tasha%27s_Cauldron_of_Everything" title="Tasha's Cauldron of Everything">Tasha's Cauldron of Everything</a></i> </th> <th scope="col"><i>Player's Handbook</i> (2024) </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="left">* Subclass which is a revision of a previously published subclass<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Barbarian_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)">Barbarian</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Primal paths</span> </th> <td>Berserker, Totem Warrior </td> <td>Ancestral Guardian, Storm Herald, Zealot </td> <td>Beast, Wild Magic </td> <td>Berserker*, Wild Heart*<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_wild_heart"><a href="#endnote_wild_heart">a</a></sup>, World Tree, Zealot* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Bard</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Bardic colleges</span> </th> <td>Lore, Valor </td> <td>Glamour, Swords, Whispers </td> <td>Creation, Eloquence </td> <td>Dance, Glamour*, Lore*, Valor* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cleric_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)">Cleric</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Divine domains</span> </th> <td>Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, War </td> <td>Forge, Grave </td> <td>Order, Peace, Twilight </td> <td>Life*, Light*, Trickery*, War* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Druid_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)">Druid</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Druid circles</span> </th> <td>Land, Moon </td> <td>Dreams, Shepherd </td> <td>Spores, Stars, Wildfire </td> <td>Land*, Moon*, Sea, Stars* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Fighter_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)">Fighter</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Martial archetypes</span> </th> <td>Champion, Battle Master, Eldritch Knight </td> <td>Arcane Archer, Cavalier, Samurai </td> <td>Psi Warrior, Rune Knight </td> <td>Battle Master*, Champion*, Eldritch Knight*, Psi Warrior* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Monk_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Monk (Dungeons & Dragons)">Monk</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Monastic traditions</span> </th> <td>Open Hand, Shadow, Four Elements </td> <td>Drunken Master, Kensei, Sun Soul </td> <td>Astral Self, Mercy </td> <td>Elements*<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_elements"><a href="#endnote_elements">b</a></sup>, Mercy*, Open Hand*, Shadow* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Paladin_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)">Paladin</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sacred oaths</span> </th> <td>The Ancients, Devotion, Vengeance </td> <td>Conquest, Redemption </td> <td>Glory, The Watchers </td> <td>Ancients*, Devotion*, Glory*, Vengeance* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ranger_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)">Ranger</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ranger conclaves</span> </th> <td>Beast Master, Hunter </td> <td>Gloom Stalker, Horizon Walker, Monster Slayer </td> <td>Fey Wanderer, Swarmkeeper </td> <td>Beast Master*, Fey Wanderer*, Gloom Stalker*, Hunter* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)">Rogue</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Roguish archetypes</span> </th> <td>Assassin, Arcane Trickster, Thief </td> <td>Inquisitive, Mastermind, Scout, Swashbuckler </td> <td>Phantom, Soulknife </td> <td>Arcane Trickster*, Assassin*, Soulknife*, Thief* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sorcerer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Sorcerer</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sorcerous origins</span> </th> <td>Draconic Bloodline, Wild Magic </td> <td>Divine Soul, Shadow Magic, Storm Sorcery </td> <td>Aberrant Mind, Clockwork Soul </td> <td>Aberrant*, Clockwork*, Draconic*, Wild Magic* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Warlock_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)">Warlock</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Otherworldly patrons</span> </th> <td>Archfey, Fiend, Great Old One </td> <td>Celestial, Hexblade </td> <td>Fathomless, Genie </td> <td>Archfey*, Celestial*, Fiend*, Great Old One* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Wizard</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Arcane traditions</span> </th> <td align="center">Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Evocation, Illusion, Necromancy, Transmutation </td> <td>War Magic </td> <td>Bladesinging*, Order of Scribes </td> <td>Abjurer*, Diviner*, Evoker*, Illusionist* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Artificer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Dungeons_&_Dragons_5th_edition" title="Artificer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Artificer</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Artificer specialists</span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Alchemist, Armorer, Artillerist, Battle Smith </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dd><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_wild_heart"><b><a href="#ref_wild_heart">^a</a></b> Renamed from Totem Warrior.</span></dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_elements"><b><a href="#ref_elements">^b</a></b> Renamed from Four Elements.</span></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Subclasses in 5th Edition campaign & setting books </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="1" scope="col">Base class </th> <th scope="col"><i><a href="/wiki/Sword_Coast_Adventurer%27s_Guide" title="Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide">Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide</a></i> </th> <th scope="col"><i><a href="/wiki/Guildmasters%27_Guide_to_Ravnica" title="Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica">Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica</a></i> </th> <th scope="col"><i><a href="/wiki/Eberron:_Rising_from_the_Last_War" title="Eberron: Rising from the Last War">Eberron: Rising from the Last War</a></i> </th> <th scope="col"><i><a href="/wiki/Explorer%27s_Guide_to_Wildemount" title="Explorer's Guide to Wildemount">Explorer's Guide to Wildemount</a></i> </th> <th scope="col"><i><a href="/wiki/Mythic_Odysseys_of_Theros" title="Mythic Odysseys of Theros">Mythic Odysseys of Theros</a></i> </th> <th scope="col"><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Richten%27s_Guide_to_Ravenloft" title="Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft">Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft</a></i> </th> <th scope="col"><i><a href="/wiki/Fizban%27s_Treasury_of_Dragons" title="Fizban's Treasury of Dragons">Fizban's Treasury of Dragons</a></i> </th> <th scope="col"><i>Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Barbarian </th> <td>Battlerager </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Giant </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Bard </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Eloquence </td> <td>Spirits </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Cleric </th> <td>Arcana </td> <td>Order </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Druid </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Spores </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Fighter </th> <td>Purple Dragon Knight </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Echo Knight </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Monk </th> <td>Long Death, Sun Soul </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Ascendent Dragon </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Paladin </th> <td>Crown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Glory </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Ranger </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Drakewarden </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Rogue </th> <td>Mastermind, Swashbuckler </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sorcerer </th> <td>Storm Sorcery </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Warlock </th> <td>Undying </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Undead </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Wizard </th> <td>Bladesinging </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Chronurgy, Graviturgy </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Artificer </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>Alchemist, Artillerist, Battle Smith </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In an article comparing the 1978 <i>Player's Handbook</i> and the 2014 <i>Player's Handbook</i>, James Floyd Kelly, for <a href="/wiki/GeekDad" title="GeekDad">GeekDad</a>, highlighted that the earlier edition had inconsistencies in leveling across the different character classes. Floyd Kelly wrote: "For all of the classes, the XP chart for leveling varied. Paladins required 350,000XP after level 11, while Fighters only required 250,000XP after the same level. Poor Magic-Users, though… after level 18 each additional level came at a price of 375,000XP while the Illusionist could rock after level 12 with a requirement of only 220,000XP per additional level. Oh, and the Monk had to stop at level 17. No further advancement".<sup id="cite_ref-:4_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shannon Appelcline, author of <i>Designers & Dragons</i>, highlighted that while <i>OD&D</i> only had three character classes, "which made it easy to balance a party", "as character classes proliferated in later editions, it became less clear which classes could fill which roles".<sup id="cite_ref-:22_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 4th Edition classes were designed for specific party roles and these "classes were <i>unified</i> in how they were defined and how they progressed. [...] The difference in the character classes now focused on what powers they had and what they could do".<sup id="cite_ref-:22_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Appelcline wrote that the addition of warlock and warlord to the 4th Edition base classes was "surprising" and "with so many new races and classes, it's not surprising that some classics got dropped. The [...] assassin, bard, and druid were all classics that were missing from the class list. This generated even more controversy, and the designers later said that they regretted not saying that the first <i>Player's Handbook</i> was just a starting place for <i>D&D 4E</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-:22_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <i><a href="/wiki/The_A.V._Club" title="The A.V. Club">AV Club</a>'s</i> review of the 5th Edition, Samantha Nelson wrote: "Just like in <i>4th Edition</i>, there are several versions of each class, which provide a high level of diversity in the party. [...] But the different character classes play far more like <i>3.5</i> than <i>4th Edition</i>. [...] Many of the classes have been radically improved. There isn't a single leveling up where the only benefit is a few more hit points. Each new benchmark unlocks some new component of your class, rewarding your dedication to one path over the course of the game's 20 levels".<sup id="cite_ref-:3_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i><a href="/wiki/SLUG_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="SLUG Magazine">SLUG Magazine</a>'s</i> review of the 5th Edition <i>Player's Handbook</i> (2014), Henry Glasheen wrote: "I didn't feel like any race was unduly pidgeonholed into one class or another [...]. Classes are deeper now, with more meaningful customization options and a more modest progression. Multiclassing is still available, but it seems like the development team has found a way to balance the overpowered multiclassing opportunities of D&D 3.5 while avoiding the convoluted clusterfuck that was multiclassing in 4th Edition. In most cases, you'll want to stick to your starting class, but there are some interesting multiclass builds that I certainly want to try out".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gus Wezerek, for <i><a href="/wiki/FiveThirtyEight" title="FiveThirtyEight">FiveThirtyEight</a>,</i> reported that of the 5th edition "class and race combinations per 100,000 characters that players created on <a href="/wiki/D%26D_Beyond" title="D&D Beyond">D&D Beyond</a> from" August 15 to September 15, 2017, fighters were the most created at 13,906 total, followed by rogues (11,307) and wizards (9,855). Druids were the least created at 6,328 total. Wezerek wrote "When I started playing 'Dungeons & Dragons' five years ago, I never would have chosen the game's most popular match: the human fighter. There are already enough human fighters in movies, TV and books — my first character was an <a href="/wiki/Albino" class="mw-redirect" title="Albino">albino</a> dragonborn sorcerer. But these days I can get behind the combo's simplicity".<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Screen_Rant" title="Screen Rant">Screen Rant</a></i> rated the wizard class as the most powerful class and the ranger class as the least powerful of the base 12 character classes in 5th Edition.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the 2024 5th Edition update to class progression, Christian Hoffer of <i><a href="/wiki/ComicBook.com" title="ComicBook.com">ComicBook.com</a></i> thought that "while subclass standardization might make sense from a rules and balance perspective, it does unfortunately rob some <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> of some roleplaying flavor. Almost all of the spellcasting classes feel a bit homogenized at lower levels with this change, although assumedly the different spell lists and the 1st and 2nd level abilities can make up some of this difference".<sup id="cite_ref-:5_32-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Henry St Leger of <i><a href="/wiki/GamesRadar%2B" title="GamesRadar+">GamesRadar+</a></i> opined that "the D&D rules revisions seem to be a net improvement to one of the best tabletop RPGs", however, he felt some classes lost "flavorful aspects" in exchange for "utility elsewhere". He stated that "I'm hugely excited to try each of the revised classes for myself, and inevitably there were going to be losses alongside the many gains in this semi-new edition. But some may find that the things that drew them to a class fantasy in the first place have been sidelined – and those players may find themselves missing what they've lost".<sup id="cite_ref-:6_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Character_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In the American science fiction horror television series <i><a href="/wiki/Stranger_Things" title="Stranger Things">Stranger Things</a></i>, a <i>Dungeons and Dragons</i> game played by the main characters is one of the first scenes of the show and the game reappears throughout the show.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, <a href="/wiki/Wizards_of_the_Coast" title="Wizards of the Coast">Wizards of the Coast</a> released a 5th Edition <i>Stranger Things</i>-themed starter set that includes "five pre-generated characters, one each for the five members of the party as described in <i>Stranger Things</i> Season 2. 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title="Kingdoms of Kalamar">Kingdoms of Kalamar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering" title="Magic: The Gathering">Magic: The Gathering</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Multiverse_(Magic:_The_Gathering)" title="Multiverse (Magic: The Gathering)">planes</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Guildmasters%27_Guide_to_Ravnica" title="Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica">Ravnica</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strixhaven:_A_Curriculum_of_Chaos" title="Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos">Strixhaven</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Theros" class="mw-redirect" title="Theros">Theros</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mahasarpa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahasarpa">Mahasarpa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystara" title="Mystara">Mystara</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blackmoor_(campaign_setting)" title="Blackmoor (campaign setting)">Blackmoor</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Savage_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="Savage Coast">Savage Coast</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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existence</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Material Plane <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birthright_(campaign_setting)" title="Birthright (campaign setting)">Aebrynis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abeir-Toril" title="Abeir-Toril">Abeir-Toril</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athas" class="mw-redirect" title="Athas">Athas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krynn" class="mw-redirect" title="Krynn">Krynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eberron" title="Eberron">Eberron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystara" title="Mystara">Mystara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oerth" class="mw-redirect" title="Oerth">Oerth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underdark" title="Underdark">Underdark</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Plane" class="mw-redirect" title="Inner Plane">Inner Planes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outer_Plane" title="Outer Plane">Outer Planes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sigil_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Sigil (Dungeons & Dragons)">Sigil</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Characters_and_beings" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Characters and beings</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Races and lineages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reptilian_humanoid#Games" title="Reptilian humanoid">Dragonborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwarf_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons)">Dwarf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elf_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)">Elf</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drow" title="Drow">Drow</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnome_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Gnome (Dungeons & Dragons)">Gnome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Half-elf_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Half-elf (Dungeons & Dragons)">Half-elf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orc" title="Orc">Half-orcs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halfling" title="Halfling">Halfling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Human (Dungeons & Dragons)">Human</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kender_(Dragonlance)" title="Kender (Dragonlance)">Kender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiefling" title="Tiefling">Tiefling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triton_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Triton (Dungeons & Dragons)">Triton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warforged" title="Warforged">Warforged</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Classes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Artificer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Artificer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Artificer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbarian_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)">Barbarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Bard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleric_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)">Cleric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Druid_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)">Druid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighter_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)">Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monk_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Monk (Dungeons & Dragons)">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paladin_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)">Paladin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranger_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)">Ranger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)">Rogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorcerer_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)">Sorcerer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warlock_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)">Warlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wizard_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)">Wizard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_alternative_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_classes" class="mw-redirect" title="List of alternative Dungeons & Dragons classes">List of alternative classes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Character lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Dragonlance_characters" title="List of Dragonlance characters">Dragonlance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Greyhawk_characters" title="List of Greyhawk characters">Greyhawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ravenloft_characters" title="List of Ravenloft characters">Ravenloft</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alias_(Forgotten_Realms)" title="Alias (Forgotten Realms)">Alias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catti-brie" title="Catti-brie">Catti-brie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drizzt_Do%27Urden" title="Drizzt Do'Urden">Drizzt Do'Urden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elminster" title="Elminster">Elminster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volothamp_Geddarm" title="Volothamp Geddarm">Volothamp Geddarm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gord_the_Rogue" title="Gord the Rogue">Gord the Rogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iggwilv" title="Iggwilv">Iggwilv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Soth" title="Lord Soth">Lord Soth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raistlin_Majere" title="Raistlin Majere">Raistlin Majere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minsc" title="Minsc">Minsc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mordenkainen" title="Mordenkainen">Mordenkainen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenser" title="Tenser">Tenser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strahd_von_Zarovich" title="Strahd von Zarovich">Strahd von Zarovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wulfgar_(Forgotten_Realms)" title="Wulfgar (Forgotten Realms)">Wulfgar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Monsters_in_Dungeons_%26_Dragons" title="Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons">Creatures and monsters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beholder_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Beholder (Dungeons & Dragons)">Beholders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centaur_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Centaur (Dungeons & Dragons)">Centaur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devil_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Devil (Dungeons & Dragons)">Devils</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragon_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)">Dragons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gelatinous_cube" title="Gelatinous cube">Gelatinous cube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giant_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)">Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goblin_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons)">Goblins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illithid" title="Illithid">Illithid (mind flayer)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lich_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Lich (Dungeons & Dragons)">Lich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mimic_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Mimic (Dungeons & Dragons)">Mimic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owlbear" title="Owlbear">Owlbear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orc" title="Orc">Orcs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reptilian_humanoid" title="Reptilian humanoid">Reptilian humanoids</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kobold_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Kobold (Dungeons & Dragons)">Kobolds</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slaad" title="Slaad">Slaadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troll_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Troll (Dungeons & Dragons)">Trolls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vampire_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Vampire (Dungeons & Dragons)">Vampires</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_2nd_edition_monsters" title="List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters">List of 2nd edition monsters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_3rd_edition_monsters" title="List of Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition monsters">List of 3rd edition monsters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_deities" title="List of Dungeons & Dragons deities">Deities and powers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bahamut_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Bahamut (Dungeons & Dragons)">Bahamut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corellon_Larethian" title="Corellon Larethian">Corellon Larethian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eilistraee" title="Eilistraee">Eilistraee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Greyhawk_deities" title="List of Greyhawk deities"><i>Greyhawk</i> deities</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tharizdun" title="Tharizdun">Tharizdun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vecna" title="Vecna">Vecna</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moradin" title="Moradin">Moradin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystra_(Forgotten_Realms)" title="Mystra (Forgotten Realms)">Mystra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiamat_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" title="Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons)">Tiamat</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Publications" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Publications</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_rulebooks" title="List of Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks">Core rulebooks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Player%27s_Handbook" title="Player's Handbook">Player's Handbook</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Master%27s_Guide" title="Dungeon Master's Guide">Dungeon Master's Guide</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Manual" title="Monster Manual">Monster Manual</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Classic boxed sets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(1974)" title="Dungeons & Dragons (1974)"><i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> (original)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Basic_Set" title="Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set"><i>Basic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Expert_Set" title="Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set"><i>Expert</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Companion_Set" title="Dungeons & Dragons Companion Set"><i>Companion</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Master_Rules" title="Dungeons & Dragons Master Rules"><i>Master</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Immortals_Rules" title="Dungeons & Dragons Immortals Rules"><i>Immortals</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Rules_Cyclopedia" title="Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia"><i>Rules Cyclopedia</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Supplements</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Arms_and_Equipment_Guide" title="Arms and Equipment Guide">Arms and Equipment Guide</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlesystem" title="Battlesystem">Battlesystem</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Exalted_Deeds" title="Book of Exalted Deeds">Book of Exalted Deeds</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Vile_Darkness" title="Book of Vile Darkness">Book of Vile Darkness</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deities_%26_Demigods" title="Deities & Demigods">Deities & Demigods</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Draconomicon" title="Draconomicon">Draconomicon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fiend_Folio" title="Fiend Folio">Fiend Folio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forgotten_Realms_Campaign_Setting" title="Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting">Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Libris_Mortis" title="Libris Mortis">Libris Mortis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manual_of_the_Planes" title="Manual of the Planes">Manual of the Planes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Player%27s_Option:_Combat_%26_Tactics" title="Player's Option: Combat & Tactics">Player's Option: Combat & Tactics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Player%27s_Option:_Skills_%26_Powers" title="Player's Option: Skills & Powers">Player's Option: Skills & Powers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Player%27s_Option:_Spells_%26_Magic" title="Player's Option: Spells & Magic">Player's Option: Spells & Magic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unearthed_Arcana" title="Unearthed Arcana">Unearthed Arcana</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">High-level rules</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Wrath_of_the_Immortals" title="Wrath of the Immortals">Wrath of the Immortals</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Master_Option:_High-Level_Campaigns" title="Dungeon Master Option: High-Level Campaigns">Dungeon Master Option: High-Level Campaigns</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Epic_Level_Handbook" title="Epic Level Handbook">Epic Level Handbook</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Psionics Handbook</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Psionics_Handbook" title="The Complete Psionics Handbook"><i>AD&D</i> 2nd edition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psionics_Handbook" title="Psionics Handbook"><i>D&D</i> 3rd edition</a></li> <li><i>D&D</i> v3.5 <i><a href="/wiki/Expanded_Psionics_Handbook" title="Expanded Psionics Handbook">Expanded</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Complete_Psionic" title="Complete Psionic">Complete</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_modules" title="List of Dungeons & Dragons modules">Notable<br />modules</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Eberron_modules_and_sourcebooks" title="List of Eberron modules and sourcebooks">List of <i>Eberron</i> modules and sourcebooks</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Against_the_Giants" title="Against the Giants">Against the Giants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Gods" title="Dead Gods">Dead Gods</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Desert_of_Desolation" title="Desert of Desolation">Desert of Desolation</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DL_series" title="DL series">Dragonlance</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Expedition_to_the_Barrier_Peaks" title="Expedition to the Barrier Peaks">Expedition to the Barrier Peaks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Expedition_to_the_Demonweb_Pits" title="Expedition to the Demonweb Pits">Expedition to the Demonweb Pits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gates_of_Firestorm_Peak" title="The Gates of Firestorm Peak">The Gates of Firestorm Peak</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Isle_of_Dread" title="The Isle of Dread">The Isle of Dread</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Keep_on_the_Borderlands" title="The Keep on the Borderlands">The Keep on the Borderlands</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lost_Caverns_of_Tsojcanth" title="The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth">The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_the_Spiders" title="Queen of the Spiders">Queen of the Spiders</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ravenloft_(module)" title="Ravenloft (module)">Ravenloft</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Hand_of_Doom" title="Red Hand of Doom">Red Hand of Doom</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ruins_of_Undermountain" title="The Ruins of Undermountain">The Ruins of Undermountain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temple_of_Elemental_Evil" title="The Temple of Elemental Evil">The Temple of Elemental Evil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_Horrors" title="Tomb of Horrors">Tomb of 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