Classes

This article will outline the various available classes that exist in Temptation's Ballad, as outlined in the book "Class Details: The Player's Handbook 5th Edition". Note that these classes are loosely modeled after classes in Dungeons and Dragons, so the descriptions may display notable similarities with such classes in that game.

## Physical Combatants

### Barbarian

Formidable fighters who are driven by instincts and rage. Their anger is the source of their power and contributes to their strength, resistances, and reflexes. As their battle-rage already overwhelms their mind, they have natural resistances to mind-controlling and charming effects. The Barbarian is, of all the combat classes, the top of the pack in terms of raw strength.

### Fighter

Cole doesn't bother going into great detail on fighters, noting that fighters are a catch-all class for any physical combatant that is specced into a more generalized role and doesn't fill any niches or specialties. Cole also notes that Sidd
would likely fill this class as he has yet to be fully trained in combat.

### Monk

A master of martial arts who draws upon an innate strength known as Ki in order to manifest great power. They require no weapons and often, if not always fight bare handed. Those who have mastered Ki can negatively influence the Ki of their opponents to hinder or even cripple their combat abilities, and is widely regarded as the most agile class.

### Paladin

Paladins are the cross between a physical combatant and spell-caster. They draw their magical power from faith in their deity, gaining power to use both supportive and offensive magics such as [Bless], [Cure Wounds], and [Guiding Bolt]. They are a very well rounded class capable of filling many different roles in a party.

### Ranger

Rangers are a swift and agile class, capable of hunting foes from afar with exceptional tracking and trap laying skills. Few can escape a seasoned Ranger once they have found their mark. Additionally, while uncommon, some Rangers are capable of casting subtle spells to aid in their hunts.

### Rogue

A trickster and bandit, Rogues are the most cunning of all classes, preferring to fell opponents with stealth and precision. They are masters of sneaking and one-shot kills.

## Spellcasters

### Bard

Charisma-oriented casters who use words and music as the font of their magical powers. With mastery of an instrument, their magics can be further amplified to greater potency and efficiency. They are a versatile, jack-of-all-trades class with a wide variety of utility-oriented spells whose power further increases the more confident the caster is.

### Cleric

A spiritual and faith-based caster class who harnesses the light of the Creator to protect allies and smite foes. In the Temptation's Ballad universe, only those who have been granted the Creator's blessings can have the opportunity to become a cleric, with the most powerful of all being the Chosen One.

### Druid

A caster of Nature magic, their powers are wild and untamed. They have the power to shapeshift into feral creatures and tap into the power of nature to reap it's blessings and wield its powers.

### Sorcerer

A catch-all term to describe a mage whose power comes from an innate, unidentified source, which is still being investigated by scholars. Regardless, these casters possess devastatingly powerful magic with flexibility that many other forms of magic lack-one example being flames that will burn enemies but leave allies unscathed.

### Warlock

Warlocks are mages with power granted to them via pacts with powerful beings, such as demons. While they gain powerful dark magics through these pacts, they often tie the mage to the demon's will, or require a personal sacrifice from the mage to gain such power.

### Wizard

The most well recognized mage class, Wizards draw their power through diligent study of the arcane. While their magics may never reach the potency or flexibility of the Sorcerer, the breadth of the Wizard's study allows access to a greater variety of magic, where the Sorcerer's spell-set may be gated by their innate attunements.

### Artificer

A marriage of magic and machinery, the Artificer draws power from many catalysts, including enchanted potions or tinkerer's tools. Similar to Bard in their flexibility, Artificers do not have as much in the way of raw magical power, but can almost always produce the best tool to handle any given situation.