Subclasses

Subclasses (or Sub-Occupations in the Light Novel) are features of the MMORPG Elder Tale.
==Overview==
Characters in Elder Tale can have one of over 90 different subclasses (サブ職業 sabu shokugyou).NHK's official Log Horizon website (nhk.or.jp) While classes cannot be changed after being chosen, subclasses do not have this restriction, making it possible for players to change their subclass, provided that they are willing to lose all subclass experience points and skills to switch. Due to the dangers of hunting and fighting with one's own body rather than controlling a character from a computer, many players were willing to switch over from combat to crafting subclasses. This in turn has made collecting ingredients that much harder. Experience points for subclasses are independent from those of the major classes and are relatively easy to acquire.
People of the Land are also capable of having subclasses that serve as their occupation or status. Some subclasses, such as Elder Maid and Rose Garden Princess, are Lander-only.
Gave-derived subclasses can be divided into three types: Production, Role-Playing, and Titles. There are also special Player-made contracts that can grant subclasses to People of the Land.
After the Apocalypse, subclasses are discovered to have more potential, starting with the Chef being able to create food with real flavor. As a result, Overskills are developed allowing for magic and objects not native to Elder Tale to be created.
==Production Subclasses==
Production Subclasses (生産系 seizan-kei) provide players with the ability to create and craft items. There are many players who prefer crafting items to aid their comrades over fighting monsters or exploring dungeons. Many guilds dedicate themselves to producing items and are important pillars of Elder Tale's economy.
It is fairly easy to learn a production subclass. One just needs to buy an instruction manual from People of the Land and can start accumulating experience points.Log Horizon Light Novel: Volume 1, Chapter 3
After the Homesteading the Noosphere update, items that were unavailable in the game prior to the update can be created by players with appropriate subclasses and with high enough levels.
Artisan 	Alchemist 	Blacksmith	Brewer	Chef
Mechanic	Pharmacist	Scribe 	Tailor	Woodcrafter
==Role-Playing Subclasses==
Instead of creating and crafting items, players may choose role-playing subclasses (ロール系 rooru kei). Some are known to give additional stats or other benefits, while others are primarily for entertainment value and are considered as a joke or gimmick subclasses.
In addition to Elder Tale's standard role-playing subclasses, Shiroe was able to use his skills as a scribe to create a new "adventurer" subclass.
Accountant 	Advertiser	Animal Trainer	Apprentice 	Aristocrat
Assistant 	Berserker 	Border Patrol 	Butler 	Carpenter
Chindon'ya 	Cleaner 	Courier 	Courtesan 	Dairy Farmer
Dancer 	Farmer 	Fisherman 	Food Fighter	Fortune Teller
Harvester 	Herbalist 	Hitman 	Housekeeper 	Hunter
Knight 	Merchant 	NEET 	Pathfinder 	Physician
Scholar 	Sigilmaker	Storekeeper 	Swordsmith 	Tracker
Undead Hunter	Vampire 	War Priest 	Ninja 	Entertainer
==Titles==
Titles are a special type of subclass that can only be unlocked by players after completing a specific task or equipment. Some are considered legendary due to the limited amount of players who can acquire them and have already been acquired by famous players since the start of the game. They are known to grant abilities that will benefit players in and out of battle.
Sword Saint	Dragon Slayer	Master
==Cursed Titles==
These titles are given by mods and rarely GMs.
They give massive negative debuffs to players and can only be removed at a redemption point (added in the 14th patch)
or by getting it removed by a mod. GMs never take away these titles. There is also a guild called Silver Shadows which can remove these titles; for a price.
Cannibal	Witch 	Cursed 	Doomed 	Outlawed
Ignored 	Magicless	Healthless	Betrayer	Bastard
===Unique Titles==
Unique titles are titles that are only known to be linked to one specific player. How and why these titles is mostly unknown except for the fact that they grant special abilities that are unqiue to the player and reflect their class or race or subclass in a way.
God Of The Spirits	Power 'chanter	Shadow Guy	Angel Lord
==Player-Made Subclasses==
After the Apocalypse, it became possible for Scribes to create new subclasses by using contracts. This ability is only known by few due to the chaos it may cause if disclosed to the public. For instance, the new subclass Adventurer can change the nature of a People of the Land and grant them the abilities of an Adventurer, including the ability to resurrect after death.
Adventurer
==People of the Land Subclasses==
People of the Land have subclasses that only they possess, some of them designating that they are People of the Land rather than an Adventurer.
Name 	Kanji 	Description 	Known Members
Rose Garden Princess	薔薇園の姫君 	Lander-only subclass. 	Raynesia
Elder Maid 	 	A Lander maid. The name distinguishes it from the Housekeeper subclass of the Adventurers.	Elissa
Feudal Lord 	領主 	 	
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