Dungeons & Dragons: Party Roles Explained
Between elements such as classes, subclasses, and races, Dungeons & Dragons provides players with a litany of ways to flesh out one's character to make them unique. Each member of a given adventuring party tends to bring different abilities and utility to the table, with different characters having their own strengths and weaknesses. While each class in D&D is different, when trying to form a well-rounded party, it's recommended to try to have party members that are able to fulfill the game's various party roles.
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While far from a requirement when building a character, knowing which roles a player wants their character to excel in can help that player immediately identify how their character can best help a party, especially in more difficult or advanced campaigns. As these roles are quite flexible and capable of being carried out by a variety of classes, subclasses, and builds, we're going to shine a light on the various party roles characters can fill in Dungeons & Dragons.
Before we begin, we should note that it's quite common for a character to hypothetically fit into not just one but many of these roles simultaneously.
One of the most offense-oriented roles in a party's composition, a Blaster is a character capable of dealing notable damage to foes through the use of spells. A blaster may deal significant damage to a single foe from afar through the use of something like Eldritch Blast, or help deal with a crowd of enemies through the use of sizable AOE spells like Circle of Death or Fireball.
All casters that are capable of dealing impressive damage from afar through the use of their magic could be considered a Blaster.
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