I never want to play a Cleric in D&D, but 2026's best RPG stars one for a simple reason: 'I'm sorry to say they are just overpowered'

When I spoke to Christoffer Bodegård, developer of the running RPG of the year, Esoteric Ebb (which uses a modified form of D&D 5th Edition rules), I had to ask: Why a Cleric? The ubiquitous fantasy holy healers never feel like protagonist material to me⁠—I'd much rather be a sneaky little Dick-Ass Rogue. There was a pretty straightforward answer: Clerics are OP, they can do a little bit of everything, and Man vs. God will never not make for primo literary fodder.

"They're overpowered," said Bodegård.