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Dungeons and Dragons began with only three character classes that eventually expanded to the 13 we know today:

Cleric:

An ordained cleric is able to lead religious services, hear confessions, bless sacraments to host the body of the lord, and consult laity on maters of faith and community. This was a very unpopular class because none of these were original DnD functions.

Fighting Man:

Thanks to the Edgar Rice Burroughs influence on DnD, terms like "Fighting Man" were somehow considered acceptable. It was a different time, back when "man" meant a "real man" and "gender stereotypes" were "commonly accepted metaphors for physical strength and bellicosity". Thank goodness we have an ethically flawless company like Wizards of the Coast to do better now.

Magic User:

One in five people you know uses recreational magic. Don't give into peer pressure, and don't try magic even once or it will take a toll on your body, your family, and your county's magic prevention statistics by which its budget gets approved by the federal government.

Now on its 5th edition, DnD has 13 character classes including:

Barbarian

Bard

Metal Bard

Paladin (includes gun, +5 to travel stats)

Artificier

Artistic Fish Seer

Civil and Safety Engineer

Wigmaker

Wig Unmaker

Brutal Wig Unmaker

Honorary Professor Of Fashion History (Petrarch Era)

Potato Expert

Slut