What Dungeons and Dragons Character Class is a Blacksmith?

You need a blacksmith for your village. Your players, being the delightful chaos agents they are, will inevitably want to talk to them, haggle with them, and probably try to recruit them. So, you create "Bob the Blacksmith." But then the question arises: what are Bob's stats? What is his **Dungeons and Dragons character class**? Is he a Commoner? A Fighter? An Expert?

This is a common challenge for Dungeon Masters. A character's profession in the story doesn't always have a direct, one-to-one translation into one of the game's official classes. A simple NPC, like a blacksmith or a librarian, suddenly needs a full stat block the moment a player decides to pick a fight with them. This can lead to a lot of page-flipping or frantic searching in the middle of a session.

Bridging Story and Mechanics

The beauty of D&D is that any character can become important. That blacksmith isn't just a place to buy a sword; they're a potential ally, a source of information, or even a hidden enemy. Giving them a proper character class makes them feel like a real, integrated part of the world, not just a cardboard cutout. A grizzled blacksmith who spent time in the army is probably a **Fighter**. A town guard might be a **Warrior**. A wise old herbalist could be a **Druid**.

Manually creating these full characters for every NPC, however, is a time-consuming process. This is where a smart tool can save you hours of prep.

How Our Generator Assigns Character Classes

Our AI NPC Generator was designed to solve this exact problem. It understands that a character's story and their mechanics are intertwined. When you give it a concept like "a gruff dwarven blacksmith," it doesn't just generate a name and personality. It intelligently assigns one of the core Dungeons and Dragons character classes that best fits the concept.

The AI doesn't just give you a blacksmith; it gives you Borin Stonehand, a retired dwarven soldier who now runs a forge. Because of his background, the generator assigns him the **Fighter** class, giving him a full stat block, hit points, armor class, and even a weapon action. He's instantly ready for a friendly chat or a tavern brawl.

This approach makes every NPC feel more robust and real. It gives you, the DM, a solid mechanical foundation to fall back on, allowing you to improvise with confidence, knowing that if the story takes an unexpected turn, your blacksmith is ready for it. If you want to learn more about the different class options in D&D 5e, you can read our Beginner's Guide to D&D Classes.