It is possible for classes to improve and receive a different name later on. One reason for a change could be due to a specialization in a certain field. A [Warrior], for instance, might decide to solely focus on using a specific weapon, like a spear, which might result in them becoming a [Spearmaster] after reaching a high enough level. Another reason could be a simple advancement, one example would be a [Tactician] becoming a [Strategist]. Conversely, a person's class might never change, no matter how high it is.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2016/11/16/1-27/ Chapter 1.27]</ref> Additionally, classes can change depending on the individual's circumstances, or physical characteristics, such as a [Warrior] becoming a [Wounded Warrior] after receiving a permanent disability, or a [Spearmaster] becoming a [Peerless Spearmaster] after reaching a certain amount of renown or respect in their class.
*[Tactician] → [Leader] or [General]
*[Warrior] → [Spearmaster], [Swordslayer], [Knight], [Vanguard], [General], [Bannerman]/[Bannerlady], etc.
*[Skeleton Warrior] → [Skeleton Knight] -> [Relic Guardian]
*[Lord] → [King], [Queen]
*[Bandit] → [Bandit Lord] → [Bandit Lord of Changing Sands], [Bandit Lord of Scarlet Nobility]
*[Scout] → [Veteran Scout], [War Scout] → [Warmage Scout], [Shadowworld Wanderer], [Spectral Scoutlord], [Deathbringer Scout]
*[Cook] → [Rocksoup Cook] → [Eternal Rocksoup Cook]
*[Mage] → [Elementalist] → [Cryomancer]/[Ice Mage] (This is only one of the many paths a mage may take)
*[Kicker] → [Football Player]
*[Tracking Sergeant] → [Goblinfriend Bug-Captain]
*[Survivor] → [Underworld Survivor], [Survivor of Starvation], [Survivor of Trials], [Last Survivor], [Lucky Survivor of the Promise]
*[Necromancer] → [Necromancer of Slaughter], [Ossific Necromancer] → [Deathbane Necromancer]
*[Tactician] → [Strategist] (Usually either at Level 30 [Tactician] or Level 20 [Tactician] combined a military rank like a Level 10 [Sergeant]<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/05/17/4-36-o/ Chapter 4.36 O]</ref>) → [Grandmaster Strategist], [Grand Strategist of Victory], [War Strategist], [Dragonslayer Strategist], [Strategist Chieftain] → [Strategist Chieftain of Reclamation], [Spellwater Strategist], [Eleleu Strategos] (with [Commander] Lvl. 20).
*[Queen] → [Supreme Matriarch], [Queen of Undeath] → [Queen of Eternal Necrocracy], [Antinium Queen] → [Queen of Freedom] → [Bow-Singer Queen of the Free Antinium] '''→''' [Bow-Queen of the Free Antinium]
*[Carer] → [Caretaker], [Governess]<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/10/14/3-23-l/ Chapter 3.23 L]</ref>
*[Flailmaster] → [Iron Tempest] → [Steel Tempest] → [Steelforged Whirlwind] (Note: it is unconfirmed whether [Steel Tempest] is an advancement of [Iron Tempest], or whether this is a continuity error]<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/10/26/3-27-m/ Chapter 3.27 M]</ref>
*[Innkeeper] → [Magical Innkeeper] → [Goblinfriend Innkeeper of Wonders], [The Wandering Innkeeper], [Famed Innkeeper of the Wizardly Home] (with [Wizard of Grand Protection])
*[Goth] → [Midnight Goth] → [Lady of Shadows]
*[Acolyte] → [Priest] → [Hellspeaker Priest], [Doomspeaker Priest] → [Priest of Wrath and Sky] → [Bishop], [Prophet of Rebirth] → [First Apostle of the Faith of Wondrous Skies]
*[Vanguard of the Spear] → [Spearmaster] → [Spearmaster of the Wolf], [Peerless Spearmaster]
*[Coach] → [Famed Coach] → [World-Renowned Coach]
*[Warrior] → [Veteran Warrior] → [Exemplar Warrior] (with [Survivor])
*[Shaman] → [Magic Paint Shaman] → [Shaman of the Old Ways]
Losing Classes and Levels:
Classes can be removed and given. It can be done by a [King] or other [Ruler]-type class.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/01/27/4-06-km/ Chapter 4.06 KM]</ref> A notable class removal and change was when [Emperor] Laken removed Prost's [Farmer], [Builder], and [Trader] classes by making him a [Steward].<ref>{{VERef|4.20 E}}</ref> [Slavers] are also able to remove the [Slave] class from legally emancipated slaves.<ref>{{VERef|10.11 H}}</ref>It is possible to lose a class, if one no longer qualify for it or does something that goes against the class. For example the [Hero] class can be lost if the person doesn't act like one, as this class is reliant on public perception and knowing what made one lose it can be difficult.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/04/25/1-00-c/ Chapter 1.00 C]</ref> Lyonette briefly lost her [Princess] class due to not acting like one while working at The Wandering Inn, though it was restored after she revaluated what a [Princess] was.<ref>{{VERef|5.26 L}}</ref> A [King] that no longer consider himself a [King], stops acting as a [King] and people stop thinking about him as a [King], can lose the class with all the skills associated with it.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/09/29/5-24-l/ Chapter 5.24 L]</ref> If one were to again qualify for the class one can regain the lost levels and skills.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/10/06/5-26-l/ Chapter 5.26 L]</ref>
It is also possible to experience a class change in place of losing of a class. A [King] who abdicates his throne loses his [King] class, but can gain a [Former King]-type of class. This change can also result in the loss of certain Skills.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/04/30/6-12-k/ Chapter 6.12 K]</ref>
It's possible to willingly give up all classes and Skills, asking the Grand Design itself to remove them.<ref>{{VERef|10.34 MGF}}</ref>||Revival|| mechanics are another way to lose levels. In most cases, resurrection costs ten levels overall, presumably from the highest-level class.<ref name=":1" />
Finally, if a class advances to a far superior one such as [Dragonslayer], it may have its level decrease by about ten, being an opportunity to gain a better capstone, and there is no evidence that this decrease in levels also removes any Skills unlike the other reasons to lose levels. [Vanguard of the Spear] → [Spearmaster] also reduces the individual's level down to their most recent capstone.<ref name=":1" /><ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2023/10/28/9-64-bh/ Chapter 9.64 BH]</ref>
[[Horror Ranks]] are classes which may be gained by doing the most terrible of deeds. They cannot be earned any other way. They are not real classes either, as they are born of despair and filth.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/01/27/4-06-km/ Chapter 4.06 KM]</ref>
It is also possible to lose a class and its skills by obtaining and leveling up a Horror Rank. While one does not lose their class and skills from the start, as the Horror Rank increases in level, one's class levels will decrease and skills will be lost,<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/09/27/3-17-t/ Chapter 3.17 T]</ref> until the class is completely lost. It is currently unknown if losing the Horror Ranks will restore one's class levels and skills, or not.
