Playable Classes are the different character archetypes available to the player at the start of a new game. Each class has unique starting equipment, abilities, and gameplay mechanics.

• Warrior: A melee-focused class with extra health and starting armor (Cloth Armor + Short Sword)
• Mage: A magic-focused class with a Wand of Magic Missile and Scroll of Identify
• Rogue: A stealth-focused class with an enchanted Short Sword and Ring of Shadows +1
• Huntress: A ranged-focused class with a magical Bow and Shoot In Eye spell
• Elf: A balanced ranged/melee class with Elven Bow +1, Elven Dagger, Magic Arrow spell, and natural haste
• Necromancer: A dark magic-focused class with Necromancer Robe, Skeleton Key, Summon Deathling spell, and pet mechanics
• Gnoll: A high-strength melee class with Gnoll Tomahawk, no starting armor, Roar spell, and friendly gnolls
• Priest: A support class with Scroll of Remove Curse and healing abilities
• Doctor: A potion-focused class with various potions (Healing, Toxic Gas, Paralytic Gas) and unique mechanics

• Starting Equipment: Each class begins with a unique set of equipment defined in initHeroes.json
• Class Abilities: Some classes have unique starting abilities or spells
• Subclasses: Each class (except Priest and Doctor) can unlock a specialized subclass after defeating Tengu (Boss #2) using a Tome of Mastery
• Class Unlocks: Huntress, Elf, and Gnoll can be unlocked by defeating specific bosses or via donations
• Balance: Classes are generally balanced in power, but with different playstyles

• Java Classes: HeroClass.java
• Starting equipment: Hero.java
• Configuration: initHeroes.json
• String resources: strings_all.xml