List of character classes
A list of character classes in role-playing games:
Chainmail/First Edition/Primitive D&D
Basic (human) Classes
"Demi-Human" character classes
First Edition AD&D
Player's Handbook Classes
Unearthed Arcana
Oriental Adventures
Dragon Magazine
Second Edition AD&D
Basic Classes
- Warrior
- Rogue
- Cleric
- Magic User
Other Classes, Listed by Supplement
Legends and Lore
Tome of Magic
- Wild Mage
- Elementalist
- Metamage
Vikings, Campaign Sourcebook
Complete Book of Psionics
The Complete Gladiator’s Handbook
Third Edition D&D
Basic Classes
Psionic Classes
Prestige Classes
Basic classes from Suplements/Campain Settings
Oriental Adventures
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Prestige Classes from Suplements/Campian Settings
Numerous (Please insert)
Ultima I - II
Ultima III
Ultima IV - IX
(You weren't allowed to choose class in Ultima VII, VII part 2, or VIII, and class choice has far less significance in games beyond Ultima IV.)
Included in the list are the corresponding Virtue and the starting town in Ultima IV.
Special Classes
- Holy Knight (Agrias & Delita)
- Engineer (Mustadio & Balk)
- Heaven Knight (Rafa)
- Hell Knight (Malak)
- Divine Knight (Meliadoul)
- Holy Swordsman (Orlandu)
- Temple Knight (Beowulf)
- Holy Dragon (Reis)
- Dragoner (Reis)
- Soldier (Cloud)
NPC/Enemy Classes
Other
Dragon of Darkness and Sword of Light (Famicom) / Monshou no Nazo(Super Famicom)
- Base Class --> Promoted Class
You can get all of these classes on your team unless stated otherwise.
- Social Knight (Cavalier) --> Paladin (can dismount only in Super Famicom version)
- Armor Knight (Knight) --> General
- Pegasus Knight --> Dragon Knight (Wyvern Rider)
- Commando
- Thief
- Fighter
- Pirate (cannot join your team on Super Famicom version)
- Knight (Super Famicom version only)
- Mercenary --> Hero
- Mage --> Priest/Priestess
- Monk/Cleric --> Priest/Priestess
- Lord
- Archer --> Sniper
- Hunter --> Horseman
- Soldier (Super Famicom only, enemy only)
- Shooter
- Mamkute
Seisen no Keifu / Thracia 776 (Super Famicom)
Technically, Seisen classes doesn't have set promotions, each character has a set class they'll upgrade to. But they generally follow these lines. The weapon type name (Sword, Axe, Lance, or Arch) in a class name means that the unit is restricted to that type of weapon. "Armor" units are restricted to one type of weapon until promotion.
- Junior Lord --> Lord Knight
- Free Knight --> Forrest Knight (restricted to swords) (Sword Cavalier)
- Axe Knight --> Great Knight (restricted to axes) (Axe Cavalier)
- Lance Knight --> Duke Knight (restricted to spears) (Spear Cavalier)
- Social Knight --> Paladin (male)
- Trobadour --> Paladin (female) (Valkyrie)
- Dancer
- Bard --> Sage
- Shaman --> Sage
- Mage --> Mage Knight
- Sword Fighter (Mercenary) (male) --> Forrest (Hero) (male)
- Sword Fighter (Myrmidon) (female) --> Sword Master (female), except Radney --> Forrest
- Sword Master (male)
- Forrest (female)
- Arch Knight (Nomad) --> Bow Knight (restricted to bows) (Nomad Trooper)
- Bow Fighter --> Sniper
- Fire Mage --> Mage Fighter
- Wind Mage --> Mage Fighter
- Thunder Mage --> Mage Fighter
- Dark Mage (enemy only)
- Thief --> Thief Fighter (not like the Assassin in Rekka no Ken)
- Axe Fighter --> Warrior
- Barbarian (enemy only)
- Hunter (enemy only)
- Mountain Thief (enemy only)
- Pirate (enemy only)
- Pegasus Rider (enemy only)
- Pegasus Knight --> Falcon Knight (Falcoknight)
- Dragon Rider (enemy only)
- Dragon Knight (Wyvern Rider) --> Dragon Master (Wyvern Lord)
- Sword Armour --> General
- Lance Armour (Knight) --> General
- Axe Armour --> General
- Bow Armour --> General
- Baron (enemy only)
- Emperor (enemy only)
- Prince --> Master Knight (male) (can use any type of weapon or attack spell)
- Princess --> Master Knight (female) (can use any type of weapon, spell, or staff)
- Queen (enemy only)
- Priest --> High Priest
- Bishop (enemy only)
- Dark Bishop (enemy only)
- Civilian (ally only)
- Child (ally only)
- Long Arch (enemy only)
- Iron Arch (enemy only)
- Killer Arch (enemy only)
- Gold Arch (enemy only)
- Soldier, Spear Soldier, Axe Soldier, Archer, Sword Soldier (unused & broken)
- Dark Prince (enemy only)
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Fuuin no Tsurugi / Rekka no Ken (Gameboy Advance)
- Lord (Roy -- Fuuin no Tsurugi) --> Master Lord
- Lord (Hector -- Rekka no Ken) --> Great Lord
- Lord (Lyn -- Rekka no Ken) --> Blade Lord
- Lord (Eliwood -- Rekka no Ken) --> Knight Lord
- Cavalier --> Paladin
- Nomad --> Nomad Trooper
- Bandit --> Berserker
- Pirate --> Berserker
- Shaman --> Druid
- Monk --> Bishop (male)
- Cleric --> Bishop (female)
- Mage --> Sage
- Fighter --> Warrior
- Mercenary --> Hero
- Myrmidon --> Swordmaster
- Troubadour --> Valkyrie
- Thief (both games) --> Assassin (Rekka no Ken only)
- Wyvern Rider --> Wyvern Lord
- Pegasus Knight --> Falcoknight
- Dark Druid (enemy only)
- Archsage
- Soldier (enemy only)
- Archer --> Sniper
- Bard (male only)
- Dancer (female only)
- Magic Seal (enemy only)
- Mamkute (Fuuin no Tsurugi only)
- Prince (NPC only)
- Emperor (Fuuin no Tsurugi only -- enemy only)
See also: character class; alignment (role-playing games); race (fantasy); archetype
