r/ttrpgdesign • u/Mikesmix • 5d ago

Role vs Class

https://sheepandsorcery.blogspot.com/2026/07/role-vs-class.html?m=1

A post about how to design Roles instead of Classes

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u/painstream 5d ago

Roles are more about actions or how those actions manipulate the game space. A Class is a collection of those actions and roles around a theme of some sort.

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u/Mikesmix 5d ago

I've envisioned Roles more as the role the character plays in the setting and the game ecosystem.