Role

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When starting NetHack, the game asks for the role you want to play with the option of letting the game randomly pick one. You can also set the role in your nethackrc file or specify it on the command line with the -p option.

Each role begins with different starting equipment and different levels of mastery in weapons. Intrinsics that are gained when leveling up (such as a Ranger's intrinsic stealth) and conducts (such as the Monk's vegetarian conducts) also vary with each role. Experienced players often attempt to ascend all thirteen roles. Some roles are considered more difficult to ascend than others.

Some roles are more difficult to play than others. See Role difficulty for more details.

Role Table by Alignment and Race

The following role, race, and alignment combinations are permitted upon character creation [1].

Human Elf Dwarf Gnome Orc
Archeologist Law Neu Law Neu
Barbarian Neu Cha Cha
Caveman Law Neu Law Neu
Healer Neu Neu
Knight Law
Monk Law Neu Cha
Priest Law Neu Cha Cha
Ranger Neu Cha Cha Neu Cha
Rogue Cha Cha
Samurai Law
Tourist Neu
Valkyrie Neu Law
Wizard Neu Cha Cha Neu Cha

Role Table by Alignment and Race (SLASH'EM)

The following role, race, and alignment combinations are permitted upon character creation [2].

Doppelganger Drow Dwarf Elf Gnome Hobbit Human Lycanthrope Orc Vampire
Archeologist Neu Law Law Neu Neu Law Neu
Barbarian Neu Cha Cha Neu Neu Cha Cha Cha Cha
Caveman Neu Law Neu Law Neu
Flame Mage Neu Cha Cha Law Neu Neu Law Neu Law Neu Cha Cha Cha
Healer Neu Neu Neu Neu
Ice Mage Neu Cha Cha Law Neu Neu Law Neu Law Neu Cha Cha Cha
Knight Law
Monk Neu Cha Law Neu Law Neu Cha
Necromancer Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha
Priest Neu Cha Cha Law Neu Law Neu Law Neu Cha
Rogue Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha
Ranger New Cha Cha Neu Neu Neu Neu Cha Cha Cha Neu
Samurai Law
Tourist Neu Neu Neu
Undead Slayer Neu Cha Cha Law Neu Neu Law Neu Law Neu Cha Cha Cha
Valkyrie Neu Law Law Neu
Wizard Neu Cha Cha Neu Neu Neu Neu Cha Cha Cha
Yeoman Law Law Neu Law

Other Games

Some other games, such as Oberin and Dungeons and Dragons use the word "class", and MapleStory and Final Fantasy, for example, use "job", while NetHack always calls them roles.