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** ''[[Ravenloft|Vampire of the Mists]]'' has Jander Sunstar (fighter, although he has some supernatural abilities, and is quite stealthy, from being a vampire), Sasha (spellcaster, although he's actually a cleric, not a mage), and Leisl (thief). |
** ''[[Ravenloft|Vampire of the Mists]]'' has Jander Sunstar (fighter, although he has some supernatural abilities, and is quite stealthy, from being a vampire), Sasha (spellcaster, although he's actually a cleric, not a mage), and Leisl (thief). |
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** ''[[Dragonlance|War of the Twins]]'' has Caramon Majere (fighter), Raistlin Majere (mage), Crysania of Tarinius (cleric, which, again, is a different kind of spellcaster in D&D), and Tasslehoff Burrfoot (thief, [[Berserk Button|but don't you dare call him one]]). |
** ''[[Dragonlance|War of the Twins]]'' has Caramon Majere (fighter), Raistlin Majere (mage), Crysania of Tarinius (cleric, which, again, is a different kind of spellcaster in D&D), and Tasslehoff Burrfoot (thief, [[Berserk Button|but don't you dare call him one]]). |
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* In ''[[Harry Potter and |
* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (novel)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', each of the Hallows seems to fall into one of the archetypes here: The Elder Wand (fighter), the Resurrection Stone (mage), and the Invisibility Cloak (thief). |
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* As noted in the main text, the [[Ur Example]] in modern literature is probably the dwarfs' party in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', composed of a dozen fighters, one wizard and one "burglar". |
* As noted in the main text, the [[Ur Example]] in modern literature is probably the dwarfs' party in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', composed of a dozen fighters, one wizard and one "burglar". |
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* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'': The three protagonists fit this dynamic. Touma fights using his magic-negating right fist, Accelerator with his extraordinarily-powerful esper ability, and Shiage relies on guns and other technology. Though there's plenty of overlap between them. Touma often has to use stealth or whatever tools are around him (especially against non-supernatural opponents) while Accelerator learns to use a gun (as backup for when he can't use his power) and becomes much more physically resilient over the course of the series. |
* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'': The three protagonists fit this dynamic. Touma fights using his magic-negating right fist, Accelerator with his extraordinarily-powerful esper ability, and Shiage relies on guns and other technology. Though there's plenty of overlap between them. Touma often has to use stealth or whatever tools are around him (especially against non-supernatural opponents) while Accelerator learns to use a gun (as backup for when he can't use his power) and becomes much more physically resilient over the course of the series. |
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