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Title | Author | Description |
Aborigine | Charis | Cousins to the Barbarians, the Southern Aborigines have through their isolation developed several skills and traits that help them in combat. |
Aborigine Metal Worker | Irate | A faction of the ancient Aborigine tribes, these people are experts at making beautiful weaponry and armor out of metals. |
Agile Mage | Charis | Quick, light armor, with an attitude just a touch different from either the Muscle Mage or the Cavalier |
Algebra Teacher | Gorath | Bad boy Lazarus's teacher set out to take his soul away from Diablo to use in a dark, evil, algebraic ritual. Thus the story begins... |
Amazon | Charis | The Amazons are a race of female warriors who have finely honed their skills of hunting and combat. A versatile Rogue-warrior. |
Animal Rights Activist | Morwen Charis |
Animals are people too! |
The Apprentice | McFrugal | The mage in training. |
Arabian Knight | Complete Newbie | The Arabian Knight is a mage archer based on the Moor. |
The Archer | Maya | Play a rogue as a rogue, with an emphasis on skill rather than objects. |
Archetype | Woody | Archetypes seek to take each class back to it's roots in the fantasy genre. |
Assassin | Grasharnak | They live a life of shadow and specialize in surgical strikes. |
Axe Master | Belial | Mighty warriors who use no weapon other than the axe. |
Axe Rogue | Heidi | Warriors aren't the only ones who can heft the mighty axe. |
B | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Ballista | Charis | The Ballista will go through bows as fast as they can string them. |
Barbarians | Lok | You rely upon cold steel. No sissy juju here. |
Barbarian Expanded | Various | More (optional) quests for the Barbarian. |
The Bartender | Meshuggah | Servin' drunkards is yer business. |
Bear | Tahrajj | The Bear is a fierce animal which likes to dish out damage more than anything to its foes. |
Beastman | Syntari | A character created by Chaos and tormented to destroy those who serve it. |
Beastmaster | Charis | The Beastmaster is always surrounded by beasts. |
Belial's Advocate | Rat Whacker | Belial's Advocate was sent by Belial, Lord of Lies, to stop Diablo before he gains enough power to return to Hell. |
Benedictine | Charis | A quiet but not meek order of monks, the Benedictines live simply to maintain their focus and detachment from the temptations of the world. |
Berzeker | aeNima | A Berzerker follows the path of destruction in a manner as quick as possible. |
Beyond Naked | Woody & Hairy | Playing a Beyond Naked Mage has absolutely nothing to do with sitting in front of the computer in your bare ass. |
Bishop | Eaglesnows | Bishops are monks that serve in places of worship. They fight for their cause and their religion. |
The Blob | The`Shooter | Blobs live to eat. They will consume almost anything. |
Blood Guard | Charis | The Bloodguard have but one reason to exist - to safeguard the life of those they protect. |
Body Builder | Charis | The body builder goes wild over strength, his obsession. |
The Borg | Skandranon | We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. Your technological and biological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. You will be assimilated. |
Bushido Warrior | Charis | A way of honor, a way of life, a way of combat. The lands of the East bring a swift lightly clad warrior with a strong heart. |
C | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Capitalist | Gilmere | The Capitalist wants to both protect the town and its inhabitants, and ensure it has a stable economy. |
Carpenter | Krashnark | The Carpenter is a mighty warrior, but he still sticks with the skills and tools he knows. |
Cavalier | Charis | A lightly armored warrior who focused on mobility and tactics. |
Celestial Cat | Pirengle | You wander into Tristram a common feline, but you soon learn of your heavenly heritage as you descend deeper into the dungeons. |
Chameleon | Charis | This character has many different sides, but he's unaware of them. |
Cleavemaster | Charis | The Cleavemaster is a true master of the hafted weapon. |
Cleric | Barngrille | Healers at heart, the noble Clerics also hate the undead. |
Closed Team Rules | Closed Team Rules are a common rule set imposed on certain team variants. | |
College Student | Pirengle | This isn't a game--this is a learning experience! Welcome to the Diablo School of Higher education. |
Compulsive Gambler | Syntari | This hero has spent a little too much of his time throwing dice. |
Connoisseur | Charis | The BUD seems to live to promote random acts of kindness. |
Crazy Guy in the Woods | Zifnab | One day the mighty hero inexplicably snaps and runs into the woods... |
Crusader | Dalgrak | These holy swordsmen that are against all types of demons and unholy creatures. |
D | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Dark Artist | Clanless(NCR) | Dark Artists are a race of wizards specializing in the conjuration of monsters and dark arts. |
Dark Avenger | Dr. Disaster Lord Marcus |
The Dark Avenger is a very special paladin or priest. He always follows the guidelines of his faith and his goddess. |
Dark Jedi | Freak-the-Jedi | A Dark Jedi based on Charis' Jedi Variant. |
The Daywalker | Syntari | The Daywalker is on a quest to find and destroy every last vampire. |
Demoniac | Charis | The Demoniac was once possessed by a powerful demon, thought to be one of the three Prime Evils. |
Dentist | LemmingofGlory | You find that many of the town's residents live in the Cathedral, and their teeth are in horrible condition! Being a dedicated dentist, you prepare yourself for dealing with these unruly patients. |
Desperately in Love | Charis | A Valentine's Day Variant |
Deva | Charis | A Deva is a powerful astral being. |
Diablo 2 Characters | LemmingofGlory | These characters think Tristram is the realm of Diablo 2. |
Diakons | Charis | Servants of good, these three variants have divine origins. |
Disciple of the Random Number God |
Syntari | Follow the church of the Random Number God. Since the RNG controls all the hero cannot fail in destroying Diablo. |
Draconians | Charis Morgane |
These magic creatures breathe and slash with claws. As they age they develop new breaths. |
Drow | Morgane | Exiled by other Elves, the Dark Elves are xenophobic and violent. |
Druid | Charis | A lover of nature, the Druid is above all, versatile, and trains in several realms. |
Dual Classes | Charis | Various summaries of variant dual classes. Mostly AMZ-(???) and SNOB-(???) are listed. |
E | ||
Title | Author | Description |
The Eagle | Irate | The Eagles are a North American Indian tribe that has been pushed out of their homeland and forced to migrate to the forests of Tristram. |
Elemental Mage Teams | Sirian | A team variant involving 3 mages that specialize in a single element. |
Elemental Sorceress | Charis | On the border between the Sisters of the Azure Eye and the Elemental Wizards is a small group of tribes known as Elemental Sorceresses. |
Elitists | Da O'Toth | The Elitist is the noblest of all heroes, truly upper-class, and uses only uniques. |
Elves | Morgane | Various elf variants. |
Executioners | Grasharnak | These Vikings disdain the use of any weapon other than the axe. |
Exorcist | Charis | This lone figure gets the jobs *nobody* else wants. |
Expeditionist | Charis | A Safari lover, the Expeditionist loves to hunt down animals, and skillfully use the right weapon for the job. |
F | ||
Title | Author | Description |
The Fairy | Dr. Disaster | Fairies are magical creatures, real tiny, weak and fragile by nature. |
Familiar | LemmingofGlory | You're Adria's Familiar, a rodent-mage. |
Feline | Charis | The Feline has arose in the village of Tristram to combat the evil that is Diablo, and to slay their bitter enemies, the hell hounds. |
Field Marshal | Charis | Agent of Law, the Field Marshal seeks to bring mob bosses to justice. |
Flipped Out Mage | Morwen | The mage, one day after doing to much homework, flips out and becomes obsessed with moose. |
Fool | Meshuggah | A bare essentials warrior. |
Friends of Farnham | LemmingofGlory | You were with Farnham the night that Lazarus led the townspeople into the labyrinth... |
G | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Games | LemmingofGlory | No variants here; just some games you could try. |
Gargarean | Charis | A warrior variant with close ties to Amazons. |
Geezer | Nystul | The Geezer is an aging sorcerer veteran who is not too sure he likes modern conveniences. |
Gladiator | GrapeApe | Out of the Coliseum and into the labyrinth comes the Gladiator. |
Gnostic | Charis | Happiness and strength come through the mind alone. |
Goat Men | Garibatis | Baal's minions, the Goat Men, duel with Diablo's henchmen. |
Goth | Charis | The Gothic hero trains himself to master of all forms of combat, and to strengthen his body and mind. |
GreenPeace | Kaervek | You don't kill unless forced. Rescue people from PKs. |
Gremlins | LemmingofGlory | The Gremlin is a mischievous green imp. |
Griswold's Assistant | Heidi | Did you ever wonder where Griswold gets all the junk he sells? Well, he's gotta get that crap wholesale somewhere. |
H | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Half Dragon | Dragos | Kinda similar to the Draconian. |
Hamster | LemmingofGlory | A rodent-warrior who fears certain equipment, has bad eye-sight, and monster strength requirements. They are the Knights who say "Wheecht!" |
Holy Crusader | Charis | A group of fanatics from medieval times send off to a far land to take back some Holy Land and to fight a foe they considered evil and unworthy. |
Hybrids | Dr. Disaster | Obsidian Ring of Trouble. Who'd want that? Look no further... |
I | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Ice Wizard | Charis | Almost forgotten, these wizards from the North bring the power of cold and ice to the Elemental Realm. |
The Idea Hog | Elfrian | What could this be? |
Illiterate | Dr. Zed | If you can't read this, you're illiterate. ;) |
The Illogical Variant | LemmingofGlory | Shouldn't a heavy infantry fighter use a whole outfit of heavy things? It's logical. But a fighter using a dagger while wearing Full Plate? The logic escapes me! But that's just one example of illogicalness. |
Illusionist | Charis | The Illusionist can conjure up phantasms so real that they can physically harm an opponent. |
Imbecile | Friar.Fuk Kshira |
If he had another brain cell it'd be lonely. |
Immortal Heroes | Pete | Once-through, one death. The original "hardcore" mode. |
The Infiltrator | Meshuggah | Infiltrate the ranks of Diablo's Mages by learning their magics. Then dispose of the corrupted sorcerers. |
The Invalid | LemmingofGlory Morwen |
In•va•lid (in’ve•lid) n. A sickly or bedridden person; one disabled by injury or chronic disease. |
Ironman | The Forge Regulars |
The Forge's version of Ironman rules. Once you enter the dungeon, there is no return. |
J | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Jedi | Ry | Each side of the Force has its weaknesses and strengths. |
Jedi | Charis | A quest to seek out the Light Sabre and to destroy the Emperor. |
Jedi | LemmingofGlory | This Jedi is by a "Star Wars" nut. |
Jeweler | DaveTheMage | This variant really likes rings. |
Judge ex Horadrim | Charis | Pronounce judgement on the accused. |
Jungle Amazon | Charis | A subclass of the Amazon, these warrior women hail from the jungle. |
K | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Kamikaze | Charis | Out of the Lands of the East come a breed of adventurer with the speed of a Cavalier, the bravery of a Barbarian, and the level-headedness of a FOM. |
Kin of Albrecht | Charis | Cousins and other kinfolk of the poor boy Albrecht have formed a society dedicated to the eradication of Lazarus. |
Klingon | Charis | Honorable but gruff disposition, the Klingon is at heart a warrior who hates to back down. |
Knight of Khanduras | Tres | Some warrior clans forsake any other weapon besides a sword. |
L | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Lame Name Patrol | FriendlyPK | Tired of annoying Lancelots, Xena's, King Arthur's and Hercules's? Enter the Lame Name Patrol! (NOTE: More of a joke or a role than a variant. ;) |
Lemming | LemmingofGlory | Wheecht! A psychotic rodent-mage with a love of (its own) death. |
Ley Mage | OOY | Magicians draw mana from the leygrid to cast their spells. |
Liberati | Charis | You thought that only sorcerers get excited to see a Library?! |
The Lighthouse | The`Shooter | The Lighthouse wishes to see all enemies and does not fear them. |
Living Off the Land | Bostic | What good is the town? Live off the Land! |
Luminous Archers | Wormwood | Luminous archers deviate from the sisterhood of rogues. At some time in their youth they were corrupted with the sin of vanity. |
Lycanthrope | Cyrene | When the call went out from Archbishop Lazarus for a rescue party, he was the first to volunteer. Nobody in that ill-fated party was ever the same again. |
M | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Mage Knight | Shank-Alfonse | A warrior of a special breed, who seeks to develop his rudimentary knowledge of magic to the point of mastery. |
Magician | Silvermage | The curious and unexperimented student goes to Tristram to gain knowledge and wisdom. |
Marksman | Charis | A Marksman takes extreme pride in hitting his target, whether with bow, sword or missile. |
Martial Artist | Warlocke | From out of the ranks of the Sisters of the Sightless Eye come the Martial Artists, a sect which disdains the use of all weapons. |
Max Weinberg | Grarrrg | A variant based on the bandleader from Conan O'Brien's show. |
Medium | Charis | At one with the earth and in tune with the spiritual realm of the Horadrim and the Sin War, the Medium is a channeler who focuses the power of mana for her own purposes. |
Mind Flayer | Charis | Their psionic powers are formidable, and their telepathic powers let them know their prey. |
Minimalist | King of Pain Charis |
The Minimalist takes the path of a rebel, disdaining what SNOBs love and selecting only minimalist material possessions. |
Monk | LemmingofGlory | A staff-wielding imitation of the Monk character class. |
Moor | Charis | The Moor is a proud and skilled sorcerer who seeks to prove his mastery of the bow |
Muscle Mage | Charles Warren Gyrefalcon |
Think you're buff enough? Well?! Are you? Then try meleeing with a mage! And you can forget spells! |
Mutually Beneficial Trio | Lupus[DE] | A team variant composed of a Rogue, a Sorcerer, and a Warrior. |
N | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Naked Mage | DSF | You may not use items that can be equipped. And that's all! Well, there are still some more things you should know. |
Nerd | Zifnab | An outcast from the society of school. |
Nethermentals | Charis | Be a Balrog, or a Maelstorm. |
Netherspawn | Charis | The Nightshadow, the Necromancer, and the Death Knight variants. |
Ninja | Saxywoo | A fighter with a mastery of stealth. |
Northern Barbarian | Urza | From the frigid north comes a Barbarian unafraid to use his natural surroundings to his advantage. |
Northman | Pickle | A lover of most two-handed weaponry. |
O | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Obsidian Lord | Charis | CHAAAARRRRGE! |
The Ogres | Morgane | 4 classes built around a common theme. |
The Ogre Family | Charis | More Ogres and non-human classes. |
One-Armed Bandit | Grarrrg | This silly "variant" makes you play using only one arm. |
Other Nudists | analysis by LemmingofGlory |
An analysis of nudist Warriors, Rogues, Bards, and Barbarians. |
P | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Pagans | Shank-Alfonse | Before the introduction of monotheistic religion, people worshipped many gods. |
Paladins | Woody | Paladins are Holy Warriors. They hold virtue and honor above all things. |
Paladin | Orcin | Another version of a Paladin. |
Panaphobe | LemmingofGlory | You are afraid of... everything! |
Patrons of Wirt | Armin StrayArrow Werner Wormwood |
Patrons of Wirt live their lives only to help the poor peg-legged Wirt in any way they can. |
Perfectionist | Charis | The perfectionist is geared toward having flawless items and doing things the best way possible. |
Phoenix | Elfiran | It has always been told that there exists a magical firebird known as the Phoenix... |
Pickpocket | Wyvernslayer | The pickpocket is dirty. Very dirty, but it's not her fault; she's got kleptomania. |
Pirate | McFrugal | Steal from the landlubbers! |
The Pretender | Shank-Alfonse | Masquerade as another variant. |
Prohibitionist | Nystul | This Prohibitionist is not concerned with alcohol, but rather with performance enhancing drugs. |
R | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Rage | King of Pain Charis |
Rage doesn't distribute or add to their main stat... Rage is afflicted by a deadly curse they seek to lift... but the RAGE is much more than this... |
Ranger | Charis | The Ranger is a tanklike archer, who dishes out death from a distance, but with toughness to survive melee attackers. |
Reincarnated Hero | Syntari | Heroes are often the reincarnated in the forms of another hero who was slain in battle, seeking vengeance on the monsters that did them in. |
Restricted Characters | Various | Various not-quite-variants/subclasses with some fun restrictions. |
Royal Guardian | BelShanaar | These great warriors were renowned for their prowess in battle with their great swords. |
S | ||
Title | Author | Description |
The Sage | Tir | Search for knowledge; all else is just distraction. |
Samurai | ReiRee | An all around understanding of chivalrous virtues is essential to the Samurai, for without honor and virtue, there is nothing. |
Savage | Ice | The Savage is a tribesman, technologically and culturally far more primitive than the Barbarian. |
Scavenger | The Wanderer | You're one of those little red critters in the church levels. |
Scavenger Rat | Charis | Nicknamed the 'Rat', he's half pack-rat and half rat-terrier. |
Seekers | Sirian | Hunt for elusive items. |
Shaman | Charis | A Barbarian Holy Man |
Skeleton Mage | Tahrajj | A longer version of the Burning Dead and Horror variants. |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Kasreyn | This poor apprentice is in for a rude awakening as he strives to survive with his underpowered spells! |
Sorceress | Hellbringer | The Sisters of the Azure Eye have harnessed powerful magic. |
Squirrel | LemmingofGlory | The Rodent Rogue |
Stone Mason | LemmingofGlory | There are metal loving variants, there are wood loving variants, but who likes rocks? |
Summoner | Shaft (Snakegod) | The Summoner is a Rogue-Mage who specializes in summoning spells. |
Sumo | Charis | Gluttons for punishment, Sumos are rare breed of fighter that seeks to grow fit and strong beyond normal standards. |
Superstitious LOL | ']['hanee | Based on the LOL, the SLOL are descendants of the Horadrim. They do not trust the townspeople in the tainted land. |
Survivalist | Charis | The end of the world!! Beware Y2K! |
Swashbucklers | ShadowHawk | The Swashbuckler is the master of fencing and as such is restricted in armor and weapon use. |
T | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Taxman | Hal | Terrorize others as a horrifying, demonic entity... Tax Collector! |
Temporal Agent | Syntari | The temporal agent is a master of the ways of time, and has forsaken other magic in his quest to perfect its very control. |
Thaumaturgist | Charis | This is a Warrior who feels there is no effective 'occasional use' of magic, but to master it you must live or die by its power |
Thief | McFrugal | A lightly-dressed outlaw variant |
Thor | Krashnark | The Norse Thunder God prepares to duel the Lord of Terror. |
Three | Dalgrak | Three - because one and two just are not enough! |
Thug | Exodus | See nowz, Tristam used to b yo town, but den one day sum whack-ass king d00d and his fr00-t archbishop... |
Titan | Nima | Power is paramount to this huge hero. |
The Tourist | Hammerskjold | Take a site-seeing trip to Tristram. Don't mind those government warnings about "danger," "hostages," and "kidnappings." |
Tyger Mage | ~Rasputin~ | These nomadic warlocks from the north rely on cold, hard steel as well as the mystic art of magic. |
Tyrites | Charis | Followers of Tyr, a powerful figure in Norse mythology, who had his hand bitten off by Fenrel, the fierce Wolf enemy. |
U | ||
Title | Author | Description |
The Ultimate Quest | Sirian | Is one time through the dungeon enough to keep this team going? |
The Undead | Tahrajj | Three variants based on Horros, Burning Dead, and Zombies. |
V | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Valkyrie | Charis | Valkyries wield spears in battle, and wear the Gotterdamerung upon their heads. |
Vampire | Shank-Alfonse | Feed off the living as a creature of the night. |
Vampire Hunter | Syntari | Blood-suckers beware. |
Variant Roles | Charis | A variety of roles to play |
Various Variants | Rand'al | Fighter, Cleric, Paladin, Mage, Druid, and Ranger classes. |
Vikings | Gadzook | Norse sea-farers raid the dungeon of Tristram. |
W | ||
Title | Author | Description |
Warrior Clans | Aniltakia | The Warriors of the Khanduras disagree on the perfect weapon. |
Warrior Geezer | Charis | A (suggested) Geezer subclass for the Warrior. |
Warrior Wannabe | Kaervek | A Warrior Wannabe is a melee mage who strives to be warrior-like. |
Wedding | Meshuggah | Get married! (A quest, not a variant. ;) |
White Knight | Charis | Like chess pieces, the White and Black Knights never get along. |
Wood Worker | Grarrrg | Think "Bob Vila." |