I usually pick Mage, because you can Warrior or Rogue IRL, but you can’t Mage. That makes it more interesting to me.
Good reasoning
Same reason why I never pick human.
Me too, or elf as that’s just human-lite. I played Sylvari in Guild Wars 2, Miqote in FF14. I’ve played DnD a few times and pick a different non-human race every time: Aarakocra, Goliath, Air Genasi, Yuan-ti, Sea Elf, Dwarf
Rogue. Assasinate applies bleed and if you manage DOTs, you can attack multiple enemies at once to keep trash off of the tank or healer while they do their thing. Plus, sneaking in and out of a place, picking off enemies one by one makes a lot of stuff easier.
Luckily, due to homogenization, all classes have bleeds, CC, and disengage
Mage. I like using strategy to solve problems. Explosion is a strategy.
Mage, I guess?
But my favorite D&D character I ever played was a Bard. I wasn’t really the talkative, persuasive type. I was more the jack-of-all-trades, Swiss Army knife of the party. I loved it.
Never played too many party based fantasy RPGs growing up, but I got into Baldur’s Gate 3 and bard is absolutely the greatest! I feel like I have the most control over a situation in or outside of combat. Swiss Army Knife of the Party is the best way to put it lol
Rogue.
Always liked the idea of showing courage from afar.
What do you mean “from afar”? You have to get up real close to first pickpocket someone’s shirt off their body and then stab them in the liver.
I see rogues more like rangers then thief’s.
Huh. I mean, I can’t prevent you from thinking that but I don’t have to approve.
Warrior. I’ve always loved tanking.
Mage. Im here for fantasy I want special powers. My preference is always mage then rogue then warrior in general but always range over close combat and usually summon over that.
Monk is my favorite if we’re going for classes. Because speed. But also versatility and lots of hitting. Pf2e monks are super fun.
But in this question, I’d go Rogue. Sneaky beaky acrobatic stabby boys? Absolute fun.
Warrior. Just give me armour and a sword + shield.
Shield + shield
So, generally mage is my favorite archetype for games and movies ect of the three listed.
But things get more interesting if I start asking follow up questions.
If I assume I’m getting these powers in our world, my immediate next question for mage is, what type of mage? Because one where I have to actually ‘learn’ spells is gonna be very useless in the modern world, unless I get a teacher. Furthermore what universe rules of magic do I get? Is this harry Potter magic or elden ring or dnd? using dnd is it sorcery, wizardy, warlock? How competent am I with whatever choice I make? A shitty mage is way worse than a shitty rogue.
Because in some of these cases I really would not want to be a mage. assuming I could pick my magic system, idk. Something useful in day to day life but also makes me functionally immortal? Maybe the correct answer is “The Force” but I’m not a big enough star wars nerd.
Furthermore there are some pretty interesting use cases for rogues in day to day life. I am, poor. Many rogues get invisibility/stealth of some kind. You do the math.
Warrior is a bit harder to justify unless its the type of warrior that gives mystical strength and durability. if I could pick up a car with one hand or survive a bullet to the head through sheer strength, I might pick it.
overall though I think I’d pick mage, but rogue is a close second or maybe higher depending on what type of mage.
survive a bullet to the head through sheer strength
Mashle is an anime about a guy who lives in a world where just about everyone has magic, but he doesn’t. IIRC not having magic was a crime or at least made you a pariah. So since the protagonist has no magic, they train like mad and end up faking magic with insane strength.
Two-handed-hammer-wielding paladin for me, please. Ideally with a dash of elemental or holy magic. 👌
And because it’s cool AF, ofc. Testosterone and brutality/violence, but with faith and glasses!
I would play a warrior. I can make combat as interesting as I want. If I want, I can plan out grand tactics of pushing enemies into each other and into traps. If not, I can turn to the reliable “I stab the goblin with my sword” even if I am wielding a mace and fighting a dragon.
I cannot play mage because I am too loss averse and hate using mana/spell slots. I would never play rogue because the idea of playing a close range damage dealer that wears cloth armor is a good recipe to end up spending most of the combat on death saving throws.
Rogue.
No matter what my intentions, I always wind up being a stealth archer. May as well own it
Not that I could just play a PC, forever GM 😭
Wizards are nerds who you can easily punch.
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