Are you ready for a new challenge? Are you ready to step away from the base classes in the Player’s Handbook? Well many gamers don’t realize that there are several 20-level classes available to 3.5 players. The following is a list of 34, 20-level classes from the D&D 3.5 canon listed by the book they are found in.
Complete Adventurer
Ninja- stealthy assassin with ki powers
Scout- focuses on stealth and movement
Spellthief- a mage/thief that steals spells from other casters
Complete Arcane
Warlock- dark caster with unlimited eldritch blasts
Warmage- armored spellcaster
Wu Jen- elemental caster with unique spells
Complete Divine
Favored Soul- spontaneous divine caster (think divine sorcerer)
Shugenja- elemental divine caster
Spirit Shaman- spiritual nature healer
Complete Psionic
Ardent- versatile manifester
Divine Mind- divine manifester
Lurk- psionic assassin
Complete Warrior
Hexblade- blends curses and swordplay
Samurai- honor bound warrior
Swashbuckler- fighter that focuses on speed and skill
Dragon Magic
Dragonfire Adept- Draconic caster with breath weapon, similar to Dragon Shaman
Dungeonscape
Factoum- a true jack of all trades
Heroes of Horror
Archivist-erudite divine caster that exploits monsters through knowledge
Dread Necromancer-master of undeath on the road to lichdom
Magic of Incarnum
Incarnate- caster that embodies his alignment
Soulborn- blends incarnum and martial combat
Totemist- calls on the souls of nature
Miniatures Handbook
Healer- a specialist in curative magic
Marshal- a born leader and commander
Player’s Handbook II
Beguiler-master of lies and deception
Duskblade-fighter mage class without multiclassing
Dragon Shaman-dragon worshiper with a breath weapon
Knight- mounted warrior
Tome of Battle- The Book of Nine Swords
Crusader- holy warriors
Swordsage-blade wizards
Warblade-master of martial combat
Tome of Magic
Binder- summons powerful beings and bargains with them for power
Shadowcaster-masters of the power of darkness
Truenamer- uses the power of Truespeak
While Wizard’s may no longer be publishing books for the 3.5 edition, there is enough existing content out there to keep us gaming for several hundred lifetimes. (Classes from the Player’s Handbook and Expanded Psionics Handbook were not listed.)
Did I forgot any canonical 20-level classes? If so, post them in the comments section.