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A character class in Ragnarok Online. Has many healing and support skills.
Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
The systems in these games are governed by rules from the pen-and-paper RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. There have been many turn-based and action RPGs that have utilized parts of the AD&D rule set.
Adventurer is a crafting class in EverQuest Next Landmark and EverQuest Next. Players of Landmark can immediately begin using the class in EQ Next.
A practitioner of alchemy; the brewing and making of substances with unusual properties.
A character class in the Etrian Odyssey games. Can deal many types of damage to an entire enemy party, including Fire, Ice, Voltage, Piercing, Slashing and Striking. Their Return skill can save you if you left your Warp Wires behind.
A female warrior from the Amazons, an all-female nation in Classical and Greek mythology.
Archers are marksman that practice the arts of archery. Archers specialize in picking enemies off from a distance one by one. using bows and arrows to deliver precise shots to unsuspecting opponents. it's a class base or a unit for a strategy game, archers are lightly armored and have less hitponits. but has moderate speed, longer range and highest damage of them all.
Assassins are people who are tasked with the action of violence against peoples, though their general aims are to be discreet and as minimally violent as possible in order to remain discreet if necessary.
A partial reward granted to the player for aiding a teammate by softening a target or helping to fully score by completing an objective in competitive multiplayer. Assist Points may also refer to bonuses awarded for simply supporting an ally with repair, supplies or a defibrillator zap.
Barbarians in games are often known for their brute strength, large size compared to normal humans, appetite for meat and ale, general crudeness, and prowess in melee combat.
Poet and scholar, singer and narrator. A lover of wine, women and song, the bard is the iconic minstrel of the medieval world.
Yet another mage variant, Battle Mages prefer to hone their magic skills on the battlefield.
A class in Etrian Odyssey II. Wild but loyal beasts that can sap the life out of an enemy using their fangs, or fall asleep to regain HP, among other unconventional abilities. They have very strong attacks and are good at scavenging.
A person whose profession is the slaying and domesticating of wild beasts and other creatures.
In Norse literature, berserkers are described as intense warriors who fought in a wild and uncontrollable fury. Many game have based characters or classes on the concept of these rage-driven warriors.
A common character class / archetype in role-playing games and fantasy. They are often less chivalric than your average Knight-errant, generally being depicted as either archetypal villains (such as a Dark Lord), or troubled and ruthless anti-heroes.
A blacksmith is someone who forges iron and steel to create new items. They are common vendors of weapons and other metallic objects in fantasy RPGs.
Blademaster is a playable class in EverQuest Next.
Bats, hammers, wrenches, maces, staves, or even brass knuckles. These are weapons intended for blunt trauma rather than cutting or slicing.
Pyromancers of the Bright Order are part of the Bright College of Magic in the Warhammer Universe.
A professional cook. Chefs are often overworked and very sensitive about their cuisine.
A page describing the concept of class change, otherwise referred to as changing classes or class promotion. Characters are able to change classes, either growing in strength from one class to the next or as a means of changing a characters range of abilities entirely.
Players can choose from a selection of classes to play as in order to complete objectives, or support their team in the most effective way.
Games that feature terrain that can only be traversed by a specific character class.
The cleric is a combination of priest, healer and holy warrior. The cleric is much akin to the paladin but tend to be more magic-oriented and less focused on melee combat.
A person who herds cattle on ranches. Cowboys are emblematic of the early 19th century in the American southwest, and became conflated with gunslinger types in the public imagination.
A character class in the Etrian Odyssey games. They can use whips to bind their enemies or swords to cause status ailments.
A fallen knightly champion (often a Paladin) who has returned as an undead. Not to be confused with Black Knight (though a character can certainly be both). Most commonly seen in High Fantasy roleplaying settings like Dungeons and Dragons and WarCraft.
Either specialized dragon killers or a honorary title bestowed upon those who have managed to slay a dragon.
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