Player characters may be created using any of the following base classes:

• Ardent¹
• Barbarian²
• Bard (alchemical³)
• Bard (arcane⁴)
• Cleric (with domains⁵)
• Cleric (with element-specific spell lists⁶)
• Druid (with Resist Nature’s Lure⁷)
• Druid (with Nature’s Speech⁸)
• Erudite⁹
• Fighter¹⁰
• Gladiator¹¹
• Lurk¹²
• Monk¹³
• Paladin¹⁴ with this campaign specific clarification
• Psion¹⁵
• Psychic Warrior¹⁶
• Ranger (with favoured terrain¹⁷) with this campaign specific change
• Ranger (without favoured terrain¹⁸) with this campaign specific clarification
• Rouge¹⁹
• Sorcerer²⁰
• Soulknife²¹
• Templar (with domains²²)
• Templar (with sigils²³)
• Wilder²⁴
• Wizard (with Bluff²⁵)
• Wizard (with Sleight of Hand²⁶)

So far, no one has requested authorization for a prestige class.

Player characters may be created using any of the following underpowered non-player character classes, but it is not recommended:

• Aristrocrat²⁷
• Commoner²⁸
• Expert²⁹
• Psychic Adept³⁰.
• Thug³¹
• Warrior³²

For a discussion of the classes of Athas, see the Classes of Athas forum thread.

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¹ Complete Psionic

² Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, pp. 32-33, Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 22-23, and Player’s Handbook pp. 24-26

³ Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 23-26 and Player’s Handbook pp. 26-30

⁴ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 33 and Player’s Handbook pp. 26-30

⁵ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, pp. 33-34, Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 26-28 (or revision 7 playtest), and Player’s Handbook pp. 30-33

⁶ Ruhlthansage, Alternate Base Class: Elemental Cleric

⁷ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 34 and Player’s Handbook pp. 33-37

⁸ Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 28-29 and Player’s Handbook pp. 33-37

⁹ Complete Psionic

¹⁰ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, pp. 34-35, Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 30-31, and Player’s Handbook pp. 37-39

¹¹ Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 31-33

¹² Complete Psionic

¹³ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 35 and Player’s Handbook pp. 39-42

¹⁴ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 35 and Player’s Handbook pp. 42-46

¹⁵ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, pp. 35-36, Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 33-34, and Expanded Psionics Handbook pp. 19-24

¹⁶ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 36, Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, p. 34, and Expanded Psionics Handbook pp. 24-26

¹⁷ Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 34-36 and Player’s Handbook pp. 46-49

¹⁸ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 36 and Player’s Handbook pp. 46-49

¹⁹ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 36, Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 36-37, and Player’s Handbook pp. 49-51

²⁰ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, pp. 36-37 and Player’s Handbook pp. 51-55

²¹ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 37 and Expanded Psionics Handbook pp. 26-29

²² Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, pp. 33-34 and Player’s Handbook pp. 30-33

²³ Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 37-41

²⁴ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 37, Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 41-42, and Expanded Psionics Handbook pp. 29-32

²⁵ Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 42-43 and Player’s Handbook pp. 55-58

²⁶ Dragon Magazine #319, May 2004, p. 37 and Player’s Handbook pp. 55-58

²⁷ Dungeon Master’s Guide

²⁸ Dungeon Master’s Guide

²⁹ Dungeon Master’s Guide

³⁰ The Burnt World of Athas, New NPC Class: Psychic Adept

³¹ Legends & Lairs: Traps & Treachery

³² Dungeon Master’s Guide

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