Diversifying Your Classes

Like this, but not at all like this.

I've been writing this blog for a while now (I started 5 months ago... woah) and I thought I'd give myself a break from creative writing and do a nice little article about making up names for "Multiclassed" classes. It ended up being quite a bit of work with the old Thesaurus.

I stuck to the classes in the PHB, and each class has a name for when they branch out into another class. The bold classes are considered the first class the character took, or the one with the most levels. So if a character starts in one class but eventually gets a lot of levels in another, they could easily be known as something else in-world.

Here we go!

Barbarian

• Bard: Skald
• Cleric: Skywatcher
• Druid: Treespeaker
• Fighter: Gladiator
• Monk: Boxer
• Paladin: Legioner
• Ranger: Beastmaster
• Rogue: Brigand
• Sorcerer: Totemist
• Warlock: Darkslave
• Wizard: Wordblade

Bard

• Barbarian: Warrior Poet
• Cleric: Ovate
• Druid: Treesinger
• Fighter: Fencer
• Monk: Diplomat
• Paladin: Preacher
• Ranger: Strider
• Rogue: Factotum
• Sorcerer: Dancer
• Warlock: Enchanter
• Wizard: Magician

Cleric

• Barbarian: Warpriest
• Bard: Loremaster
• Druid: Healer
• Fighter: Avenger
• Monk: Emissary
• Paladin: Exemplar
• Ranger: Medic
• Rogue: Shugenja
• Sorcerer: Favored Soul
• Warlock: Invoker
• Wizard: Archivist

Druid

• Barbarian: Butcher
• Bard: Siren
• Cleric: Apothecary
• Fighter: Guerilla
• Monk: Hermit
• Paladin: Yeoman
• Ranger: Explorer
• Rogue: Shapestealer
• Sorcerer: Geomancer
• Warlock: Summoner
• Wizard: Animist

Fighter

• Barbarian: Dragoon
• Bard: Marshal
• Cleric: Reborn
• Druid: Commando
• Monk: Samurai
• Paladin: Knight
• Ranger: Sentinel
• Rogue: Mercenary
• Sorcerer: Dragon Knight/Chaos Knight
• Warlock: Dark Knight
• Wizard: Spellsword

Monk

• Barbarian: Renegade
• Bard: Aristocrat
• Cleric: Acolyte
• Druid: Ascetic
• Fighter: Weapons Master
• Paladin: Avatar
• Ranger: Horizon Walker
• Rogue: Ninja
• Sorcerer: Psion
• Warlock: Incarnate
• Wizard: Scholar

Paladin

• Barbarian: Warrior
• Bard: Evangelist
• Cleric: Herald
• Druid: Anamist
• Fighter: Crusader
• Monk: Templar
• Ranger: Missionary
• Rogue: Inquisitor
• Sorcerer: Chosen
• Warlock: Death Knight
• Wizard: Savant

Ranger

• Barbarian: Scavenger
• Bard: Wanderer
• Cleric: Seeker
• Druid: Beastmaster
• Fighter: Cavalier
• Monk: Warden
• Paladin: Hunter
• Rogue: Marksman
• Sorcerer: Fireblessed
• Warlock: Envoy
• Wizard: Arcane Archer

Rogue

• Barbarian: Swashbuckler
• Bard: Infiltrator
• Cleric: Philanderer
• Druid: Scout
• Fighter: Bandit
• Monk: Acrobat
• Paladin: Bounty Hunter
• Ranger: Raider
• Sorcerer: Beguiler
• Warlock: Blackhand
• Wizard: Spellthief

Sorcerer

• Barbarian: Axeborn
• Bard: Composer
• Cleric: Divine Born
• Druid: Ancient Soul
• Fighter: Soulblade
• Monk: Elementalist
• Paladin: Augur
• Ranger: Wildblood
• Rogue: Kleptomancer
• Warlock: Shaman
• Wizard: Adept

Warlock

• Barbarian: Bloodbound
• Bard: Silvertongue
• Cleric: Malefactor
• Druid: Channeler
• Fighter: Hexblade
• Monk: Mystic
• Paladin: Darkheart
• Ranger: Fugitive
• Rogue: Gambler
• Sorcerer: Witch
• Wizard: Shadowcaster

Wizard

• Barbarian: Battlemage
• Bard: Truenamer
• Cleric: Theurge
• Druid: Sage
• Fighter: Bladesinger
• Monk: Ardent
• Paladin: Vicar
• Ranger: Alchemist
• Rogue: Duskblade
• Sorcerer: Arcanist
• Warlock: Binder

Inspiration often comes in triangle form.

Thanks for reading!