80 Alternative Class Titles

One of my favourite D&D moments in memory was when one of my players fought and subdued a giant caterpillar. When he asked me, I told him I couldn't see any reason why he shouldn't be able to train the monstrous insect and ride on it. In response he gleefully crossed out the word 'Fighter' on his character sheet and replaced it with 'Caterpillar Knight'.

& in FLAILSNAILS games where character mortality is high, people often don't seem to bother much with putting any unique spin on their character. It's just "I'm a Fighter." And I know that your character is supposed to emerge from play over time, but you could *also* give a little bit of a twist to your guy at 1st level, which seems only fair to him since he's probably going to die soon anyway.

So how's this for a houserule: after you pick what your character class 'really' is, you then have to pick what you will call it. You're allowed to pick any name you like except for the following four: Fighter, Specialist, Magic-User, Cleric.
If you're unsure about what you want your class to be, or you just can't be bothered because you're probably going to die anyway - then roll or choose from the following table:

(d20)	Fighter	Specialist	Magic-User	Cleric
1	Man-at-Arms	Cutpurse	Wizard	Clergyman
2	Barbarian	Assassin	Warlock	Witchfinder
3	Brigand	Con Artist	Pyromancer	Sun Worshipper
4	Huntsman	Tomb Robber	Necromancer	Satanist
5	Crusader	Gambler	Alchemist	Druid
6	Mercenary	Bastard	Prestidigitator	Hermit
7	Monster Hunter	Harlot	Summoner	Monk
8	Swashbuckler	Bard	Illusionist	Preacher
9	Blade Dancer	Dandy	Psion	Shaman
10	Zealot	Urchin	War Mage	Nun
11	Treasure Hunter	Smuggler	Enchantress	War-Priest
12	Duellist	Poisoner	Sorceror	Vampire Hunter
13	Samurai	Cattle Rustler	Scholar	Healer
14	Hoplite	Tinker	Lunatic	Medicine Man
15	Blacksmith	Pirate	Apprentice	Taoist
16	Squire	Burglar	Voodoo-User	Prophet
17	Skald	Forager	Witch	Theologian
18	Refugee	Mummer	Cartomancer	Death-Priest
19	Berserker	Acrobat	Dreamwalker	Gnostic
20	Wild Man	Charlatan Priest	Mystic Chef	Rabbi

Most of these 'classes' should be self-explanatory. For the few that aren't:
A Refugee is a character like the Flame Princess. You were probably just some ordinary peasant until your family/village was destroyed by monsters/soldiers, and since then you've gotten pretty good at fighting because the people who weren't good at fighting are all dead.
A Berserker is not a Barbarian. Duh! A Barbarian is like Conan or Red Sonja, a Berserker is a Viking who froths at the mouth.
A Bastard is just you're a shit. You don't have any particular profession other than treating people terribly.
A Charlatan Priest is a Rogue pretending to be a Cleric.
A Cartomancer is like, you have a deck of tarot cards and you say something like "In your future, all I predict is... *pulls out card* Death." (then you cast Finger of Death.)
A Monk is just a bald guy from a monastery, let's not get into the kung fu angle at this point.

Note: Some of these concepts might require minor mechanical support from your DM. For example, a Pyromancer's Magic Missile will probably be a little fireball, so it should be able to set things on fire. Check with your DM first! (FLAILSNAILS players, remember: you only have to get one DM to agree to it and then all the DMs have to go along with you.)

Note 2: All this is for Lamentations of the Flame Princess but I'm sure you can figure out how to use it for whatever game you're playing.