The world is ending and you must assemble the heroes of the planet to stop it, who do you call?
Not long ago I made this post asking about how you’d run a raid fight, and that has stuck in my head since and occasionally creeps back up. So tonight I decided to map out what I think an MMO style raid boss would look like in terms of party comp and what you find folk would do instead. Oh and I’ll be including Starfinder classes but let’s assume automatic weapons aren’t available. Here’s what I got:
Tanks, those that have both high defense as well as ways to mitigate party damage or hamper enemies:
#1. Guardian
#2. Champion (preferably Justice or Redemption)
#3. Close Quarters Soldier
Bruisers, those that have high personal defense but might lack in mitigation:
#4. Barbarian (preferably Giant but any non-Superstitious is fine)
#5. Exemplar
#6. Fighter
Healer, those that have tools and spells to help restore hit points to their allies with minimal sacrifice of their resources:
#7. Healing Font Cloistered Cleric
#8. Healing Mystic
Support, those that focus on buffing allies and removing conditions. The bruiser to the healers tank:
#9. Bard (preferably Maestro or Warrior)
#10. Commander
#11. Envoy (preferably From the Front or Through Desperate Times)
Controller, those that focus on manipulating the battlefield and enemy behavior:
#12. Witchwarper (preferably Anomaly or Precog)
#13. Distant Grasp Pyschic
Striker, those melee characters who excel at mobility and repositioning as the fight progresses:
#14. Swashbuckler (any)
#15. Monk
#16. Rogue (any)
#17. Striker Operative
Snipers, those that excel at long range single target damage, striking priority targets across the battlefield:
#18. Sniper Gunslinger
#19. Precision Ranger
#20. Starlit Span Magus
Blasters, those that are best suited for destroying hordes of additional weaker enemies:
#21. Fire Kineticist
#22. Bomber Alchemist
#23. Elemental Sorcerer
Flex, those that have the tools to sub into multiple roles on the fly depending on the needs of the battle:
#24. Untamed Druid
#25. Summoner (preferably Angel, Beast, Dragon, or Swarm Eidolon)
How would your list work? What classes would you swap out? Would you shrink/remove any roles and expand any others?
Edit: Fixed some formatting issues cause mobile gonna mobile