Hey, in an attempt to foster more discussion and to try and get this community growing, I am writing a discussion post to get ideas out. (While these conversations have happened elsewhere, we haven’t had them on Lemmy yet!)
As such what is your favorite DnD class? If possible, share any reasons why, and cool stories that help highlight your point.
Also as an added bonus I personally would love to hear about your favorite homebrew class. So if you got one feel free to share as well.
For RP, bards and clerics/paladins. I love the versatility that bards bring, between my gnomish puppeteer looking to create a show no matter the circumstances and the Orc Fighter/Bard who bashes his wardrum with the same club he bashes heads with. Clerics and paladins offer a built-in relationship to the setting via their faith/code and can be fun subversions of what you expect with just a little meddling.
For thematics, ranger. I grew up in woods and mountains, so playing my dangerous boyscouts is a great wish fulfillment of a self-insert. Couple that with running non-magical variants or reflavoring the magic as skills and knowledge makes it feel perfect.
Realistically, I am a DM and have been for years, so I am at the whim of the party. If they want to hire a guide or invite an NPC they find in their travels along, I get to play whomever catches their fancy for a bit. I have been playing an underleveled goblin rogue for a bit as a result in my own game.