@e56cd906 I'm reminded somewhat of how 3.0, 3.5, and PF1 had NPC classes.  Commoner was at the bottom, basically serving as the "class of not having a class".  Next up were the Expert, Aristocrat, and Warrior.  Finally, there were the spellcasting NPC classes: Adept (both the original and Eberron's variants) and Magewright.  (There was also an article Keith Baker wrote adding a third one, the Gleaner.)

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 @e56cd906 While they were mainly intended for statting non-adventurers, no one said you couldn't have a campaign where nobody could take PC classes because you're all ordinary people forced into an extraordinary situation...

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 @855f687c once upon a time I had 0.1, .2 and .3 for each original 5e PHB Background 

 @855f687c Found it.

Hate this now. I came from 2e with a twenty year pause. This felt right then, but not now

https://fullmoonstorytelling.com/2015/06/09/estrella-was-as-common-as-they-come/