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Also missing: pure random-roll character who makes no sense and contributes nothing other than needing to be rescued a lot.
That's actually an intentional mechanic in Monster of the Week. The Mundane gets bonus XP by wandering off on their own and pushing the plot forward by needing to be rescued a la Xander.
And the corollary, overbuilt min-max character based solely on researching the meta for hours but only rolls good at things they're not built to do
I actually like point-buy systems where you get better at what you actually use (like in Morrowind).
I start at average values in everything and see where the story takes my character.