# Straume's Custom Classes
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/straumes-custom-classes/15308
**Category:** The Lab
**Created:** [April 20, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/straumes-custom-classes/15308 "2018-04-20T07:52:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Straume21](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Straume21)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/straumes-custom-classes/15308/1 "2018-04-20T07:52:17Z")
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Finally got around to throwing all my starting classes and their starting items into a mod. Adds stronger variations of current classes with more specific items.
> **Summary**
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> **Smart Survivor:**
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> Stronger version of Survivor, with stuff I usually end up grabbing the first day, anyways.
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> **College Student:**
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> Pretty strong and balanced start, gives some really good starting items.
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> **Wary Backpacker:**
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> Stronger version of Backpacker.
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> **Sly Scoundrel:**
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> Scoundrel, but stronger and more fun. Definitely one of my favorite classes.
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> **Army Medic:**
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> MD but with some military gear and a lot of drugs.
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> **Mercenary:**
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> Really powerful start. Lots of combat gear and skills to jumpstart your cataclysm.
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> **Military Survivalist:**
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> Modeled after Captain Price from the Call of Duty series.
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> **Military Police:**
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> Police, but with military gear.
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> **Cyber-Security Officer:**
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> Hacker, but with some combat gear and training.
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> **Bionic Mercenary:**
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> Definitely the strongest start out of all of the additions.
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### Author:  [@Garfink](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Garfink)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/straumes-custom-classes/15308/2 "2018-05-31T09:32:27Z")
I like your class ideas but could you make a weak version that don’t start with so much gear/skills, I like the variety but rather have a more balanced (with the base game) experience.
(Not saying to get rid of your existing ones, as options are the spice of mods, just another version with less loot)
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### Author:  [@Straume21](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Straume21)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/straumes-custom-classes/15308/3 "2018-05-31T14:24:13Z")
Okay, which classes and what loot were you thinking? I can add additional classes that are weaker starts, but I don’t know which ones you had in mind and what items you want them to start without… I could see the stronger ones like the mercenaries and the military ones starting with less, just more basic gear. I can just make them the Basic version of the other one, with less skills and items for less point cost.
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### Author:  [@Garfink](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Garfink)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/straumes-custom-classes/15308/4 "2018-06-01T10:22:31Z")
Well since many of the classes have vanilla equivalents. I am thinking, College Student, Scoundrel & another version of the Backpacker that is different from the default one.