Originally created by the Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub
Barbarian: In a simplified nutshell, barbarians are fighters whose anger can give them a berserker state of mind: think an overdose of adrenalin allowing someone to do the nigh impossible.
Name a character with a temper:
Jerome, from Way-farer. It’s what leads him to kill one of the fabled “Grandfathers” and find out they are nothing more than a deception of the Mushin keeping humanity shackled as cattle.
Bard: Bards use music and song to either help or hinder. Music is massively important to them, and can give them power.
Name a book/character for which music is important:
Porcelain by the musician Moby. Music was kind of his life
Cleric: “A priestly champion who wields divine magic in service of a higher power” (D&D Player’s Handbook)
Name a book/character for which religion plays a large role:
Gavin Guile from The Burning White. The author has a whole chapter with Gavin talking to the Creator on some pretty serious subjects. It’s not your usual Hollywood religion-lite crap.
Druid: Druids are representative of nature. They get their power- healing, magical spells, etc.- from either the land itself or from a nature deity.
Name a Book where nature plays an important role:
Sentenced to Prism. The 2 main characters find out that life on Prism is integrally linked together and they themselves become part of that link by the end of the book.
Fighter: A fighter relies on physical skill. They are often good with a weapon and can function as a pretty good meat shield.
Name a book with great fight scenes:
Dune.. The scene between Paul Maud’dib and his cousin Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. While not a chapter long fight, it conveys exactly what the author wants. That is important.
Magic Users: Dungeons and Dragons features Warlocks, Wizards, and Sorcerers. Each is different, but I’m lumping them together for the purposes of this tag. The name is self-explanatory: a user of magic.
Name a book or character with cool magic:
The Swords from Fred Saberhagen’s Book of Swords. 12 Magical swords created by the gods that end up being powerful enough to kill the gods.
Paladin: A holy warrior.
Name a character with strong convictions:
Anakin Skywalker in the novelization of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. While it led him down to the dark side, he was convinced every step of the way that he was doing the correct thing. He became known as the Dark Lord for it. An Unholy Paladin if you will.
Ranger: Hunters, wilderness survivors, and protectors, rangers are often what stand between civilization and the monsters that live in the wild.
Name a character that is in tune with the wild.
Nonnus, a mage shaman hermit from the Lord of the Isles series. While he dies, he teaches Sharina everything he knows about surviving in hostile lands.
Rogue: Rogues use stealth and cunning to defeat their foes or prevail in a situation.
Name a book or character with cunning:
The Rogues series in the Forgotten Realms immediately sprang to mind.
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