looks like it, it does look like it is just options on how to build them. the essentials line simplifies it and boils it down to what D&D was origianlly.. I mean the heroes of the fallen lands has 4 classes. Cleric, fighter, rouge and wizard. fighter is the only one with two builds though, the Knight and the slayer.. this is going back to original D&D.. hell the wizard build is called the mage ^^