Character Classes

The following chart should help people familiar with other roleplaying games to understand what classes are available to play in Savage Rifts
It is important to note that for the vast majority, the class serves only to establish a starting set of abilities and skills and outfitting for your character. How the character develops from that point on is up to the player and can be worked out with the GM.
The list is species agnostic, meaning that with few exceptions any species can be any of these classes. At the end of the list are some classes that are defined by their race alone. For more information on the various species, go here

Classes

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___Archetype___	__Subtype__	Rifts _______Class_______	Description
Fighter		Headhunter	A soldier who uses any available technology and weapons, usually has cybernetics and bionics
		Coalition Mil Spec	An elite combat officer in the coalition military
		Coalition Soldier	Referred to as 'dead boys' The mainstay of the coalition military. May specialize. May be a Mutant Animal
		Robot Pilot	Trained to operate high-tech mobile armor suits and vehicles
		Glitterboy	Operates a legendary artifact suit of Glitter Boy Power Armor from the golden age of man
	Eldritch Knight	Battle Magus	A Ley Line Walker who focuses on using magic to enhance martial combat skills
		Soul Witch	Disciplined martial artists able to enchant their swords and armor with their own souls. Excellent healers, too.
	Warforged	Full Conversion Borg	Super soldiers who have traded their humanity and their bodies for power
		Rogue Bot	An autonomous Bot with a sentient AI
Paladin		Cyberknight	Psionic warriors powered by nanotech who adhere to the Cyber Knight Code
		Revoker	Holy Warriors of Armillaria, the goddess of death and repurpose
		Totem Warrior	Calls on spirits to imbue self and items with supernatural power
		Undead Slayer	Atlantean from the Kamarina clan use Tattoo magic dedicated to combatting vampires and the undead
Barbarian		Crazy	A super soldier who trades sanity for power through brain implants
		Juicer	Chemically induced super soldier trades lifespan for power "better to burn out than fade away!"
Ranger		Wilderness Scout	Adept at patrolling unprotected lands for danger and threats
		Corpse Burner	A usually impartial mercenary presence on any battlefield whose job it is to ensure corpses do not get reanimated
Druid		Biomancer	Wields unique magic tied directly to nature and life, which they hold sacred
		Warlock	Beyond society, part elemental, masters of elemental magic
Cleric		Mystic	Wields supernatural power on behalf of a greater being
		Shaman	Communes with the Spirit World for power and to empower others
		Miko	Shinto shrine maidens trained in divination, possession, and exorcism. Will speak with and intercede for spirits. Can channel spirits for bursts of power (Japan only)
	Healer	Catrina	Dedicated healers of Armillaria who sacrifice their own ability to create life in order to save lives (female only)
Monk		Demon Queller	Trained in martial arts and body hardening, even some magic; all to rid the world of demons and supernatural evil (East Asia only)
		Sohei Warrior Monk	Traditional shinto monk trained in the art of the staff (Japan only)
		Bishamon Fighting Monk	Invoking the spirit of Bishamon, they are as much traveling priests as they are disciplined martial artists (Japan only)
Warlock (D&D)		Witch	Gain supernatural power through a compact with a Powerful Entity
Sorcerer		Mind Melter	Master psionic with nearly unlimited potential and flexibility
		Burster	Able to erupt in thermonuclear fire, blast others and control fires
		Zapper	Able ot harness electricity and throw lightning
		Miser Brother	Able to control heat and cold, to lethal extremes
Wizard		Ley Line Walker	Unequalled masters of spell craft through discipline of mind and body
		Sorcerer	Scholarly Spellcaster dependant upon a physical focus or magical familiar
	Elementalist	Stone Master	Architect and builder, master of stone magic and able to draw power from gems and precious stones (Atlantean only)
	Summoner	Shifter	Masters of dimensional magic, able to call beings from across space and time
		Nazca Linemaker	Channelling arcane energies through their drawings, they are masters of stationary works, buffs and creating monsters out of thin air
Rogue		City Rat	Someone adapted for high technology infiltration, usually cybernetically augmented
		Gypsy	Whether magical, psychic or mundane, all Gypsies are a little roguish
	Spy	Soul Shifter	Casters of their own soul, they can heal and poison and find truths. They can even leave their own bodies
	Drifter	Vagabond	A jack of all trades but master of none
	Assassin	Ninja	A traditional ninja armed with modern technology and some cybernetics (Japan only)
		Technowizard Ninja	An odd master of cobbling together the right tool for the job on the spot, trained as a ninja (Japan only)
Beast master		Simvan Monster Rider	A race of aliens who live in the saddle and have an uncanny ability to tame any beast
		Monster Man	Tattoo magic with a preponderance of animal and monster tattoos (reserved for Free Atlantean or slaves of the Splugorth)
	Puppeteer	Animator	Captures spirits to animate puppets
Artificer		Techno-wizard	Combines magic and technology into wondrous things with magical abilities
		Battle Magus Controller	A technowizard who pilots an Automaton and casts spells through it
	Enchanter	Braucher	Creates and Enchants items and wards using Runes, Circles and Sigils
		Diabolist	Uses summoned Souls to empower items and wards
Learned Professional		Rogue Scientist	Travels the land studying flora, fauna and phenomena; and looking for hidden and lost technology and knowledge
		Rogue Scholar	Like Indiana Jones, seeks lost or hidden knowledge; teaching it to others, spreading truth and knowledge and stamping out ignorance and fear.
		Operator	Repairman/ Mechanic who can fix almost anything, often selling services across the scattered settlements
		Body Fixer	A medical professional usually specializing in emergency, trauma and battlefield injuries
		Cyberdoc	combining a body fixer and an operator, a Cyber Doc is a cyberware and bionics specialist. The term "cyber doc" is often used to refer to mercenary or underground practitioners rather than those who work at more officially sanctioned, reputable facilities.
Lawman		Detective	A crime solver in a stable, advanced society. The more mysterious the crime, the better
		Police Officer	In larger settlements and cities, they enforce laws and guard the streets
	Sheriff	Lawman	In the rough and tumble frontier of civilization, someone has to keep the peace and enforce order
	Marshall	Ranger	Coursing across the territories, hunting fugitives and escorting prisoners
Race-specific	Vampire	Psi-Stalker	Feeds off the psychic essence of others, especially arcane users and psychics
	Dragon	Dragon Hatchling	A real life baby dragon, still learning who he or she is
	Faerie Folk	Faerie Folk	Mischievous tricksters, some with a warrior spirit
	Lycanthrope	Nightspawn	Able to shift between a cursed supernatural morphus and a human facade

There are many others, but this is a good list for starters. Custom classes and classes from other Palladium Rifts and Pinnacle Savage Rifts sourcebooks are also available options.