List of vocations in Dragon Quest III: Difference between revisions

[[File:DQ3 box art detail.png|right|thumb|The vocations available in the original version of the game, in which the thief did not appear.|400px]]

'''[[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|Hero]]''' (勇者, Yuusha): The Hero is the most powerful of the vocations and is restricted to the main character, being a magical knight with high attack, defence, decent agility, and powerful magic at the cost of low MP. He or she can be equipped with either heavy or light armor, and can use a variety of weapons in addition to the [[Erdrick Equipment|legendary equipment]] reserved solely for them. The Hero also is given a variety of both offensive and defensive spells. Some of the most powerful healing, defensive, and offensive spells in the game are exclusive to the Hero, including [[Kaclang]], which makes the party completely invulnerable for a short time, [[Omniheal]], which completely restores the group's HP, and the lightning spells [[Zap]] and [[Kazap]].  

'''[[Priest]]''' (僧侶, Souryo): Priests are on the other side of the magical spectrum from Mages, as they specialize in healing and debilitating spells rather than attack magic. Introductory spells such as [[Sap]] and [[Kasap]] are useful in the early stages of the game and remain so for the whole adventure. Like Mages, Priests cannot equip heavy armor, but they can use some bladed weapons much like a Hero or a Warrior can. Priests do have initially more [[strength]], [[agility]] and [[List of character statistics#Resilience|vitality]] than Mages.

'''[[Thief]]''' (盗賊, Touzoku): The Thief is a new class added to the remake and subsequent ports of the game. Thieves have average attack but high agility, making them more durable than one would first assume. They have the ability to [[Thievery|steal items]] at the end of a fight, which is dependent on their level. In addition, they are decent combatants that can use whips and boomerangs to attack multiple enemies at once. In the field, abilities such as [[Eye for Distance]] allow the player to locate villages and nearby towns. They can be invaluable for exploring dungeons with abilities such as [[Padfoot]] to avoid monsters and [[Nose for Treasure]], which lets the player know how many treasure chests are left.

'''[[Warrior]]''' (戦士, Senshi): A warrior focuses on high attack and defense, but at the cost of high priced equipment required to be functional. Their physical abilities are higher than other classes, but they suffer from relatively low [[agility]]. They have the largest selection of weapons and armor in the game, but the downside to this is that it can become expensive to keep the warrior fully equipped in each new town.

File:DQIII Priest Male Famicom.png|Priest (male)

File:DQIII Warrior Male Famicom.png|Warrior (male)

File:Thief3male.png|Thief (male)

File:Thief3female.png|Thief (female)