TwoSix
Dirty, realism-hating munchkin powergamer
Yep, I agree with all that.
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D&D 5E If "Extra Attack" Was A Feat, What Would Its Prerequisites Be?
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Yaarel
He-Mage
Conceptually, a character should be able to multi-subclass.
Gamewise, theres no reason not to.
Balancewise, one is taking a lower subclass level at a higher character class level. So the low subclass features would need to be worthwhile at a high level too.
Roughly speaking, every class gains a subclass level at each four-level tier, at the level before the feat level.
However, some classes list class features instead for about two of these tiers.
As long as each subclass level is worthwhile, it is easy to design it for any class − especially if with the intention of taking an new subclass or a feat when the subclass runs out.
The designers have already experimented with "prestige" classes in the Strixhaven setting. It was an abortive effort. But it can work well, and deserves more attention.
Especially for the sake of customization.
Some character concepts are bigger than a feat and smaller than class. The subclass is a good place for these kinds of concepts.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
I have no idea how we got from "you can swing twice with your weapon instead of once" to "at-will fireball at 1st level," but ooof. This would be a terrible idea for a feat.
ichabod
Legned
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Yaarel
He-Mage
Spells themselves can organized into feats.
For example, there are feats that grant both a slot 1 spell per day and a slot 2 spell per day.
Two cantrips are worth about background feat.
And so on with higher tier spell feats with level prereqs. Possibly, having a lower tier spell as a prereq.
Vaalingrade
Legend
Should but can't.
If they could, they wouldn't be the subclass system we're talking about.
'It would be easy to design'.
Except they didn't. Let's not talk about theorheticals, let's talk about what actually exists.
Like more classes, and modular game systems, and more feats, and psionics, and... well the list goes on and on with all the improvements that never actually materialized. I'd even say they've discarded a full better game than what moved on to 5.5.
Man, I'd love some of that.
So like... not a feat tree.
Stormonu
Legend
Not as a dare, but I would be curious to see what sort of build could do this - 5th, 8th and 10th level or so.
Vaalingrade
Legend
Tried this too.
And that's where player psychology comes in. These are from my playtests:
Martial players who want to do A Thing are more than willing to pay a feat for a spell. Ignite their sword, raise an earthen pillar, throw up a magic shield? All good.
But.
When the player is actively trying to make a spellcaster, the number of feats doesn't give them enough spells to feel like they're playing a spellcaster.
Thus I ended up having to stick with classes so I could give them 'enough' spells while giving the other classes things to balance the increased spellcasting on the mage and cleric ends.
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
But at least those extra steps involve being a martial class.Multiclassing is just 'blatant caster favoritism' with extra steps, IMO. And currently, it seems to be the only alternative.
I don’t love 3e style multiclassing either. But I don’t think making martial characters’ toys even easier for casters to steal is the solution.
Cap'n Kobold
Hero
Thinking about it, rather than Extra Attack, it would probably be easier to allow people to use feats to poach the other martial damage progression.
A feat granting +1d6 Sneak attack that can be taken multiple times would be closer in line with other feats, would be a more even progression, and would be usable by all characters.
A feat granting +1d6 Sneak attack that can be taken multiple times would be closer in line with other feats, would be a more even progression, and would be usable by all characters.
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