Official 5e Classes?

[jasper]

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[jasper]

Are the classes in the PHB the only official classes by WotC or are there more beyond those?

Tortle Package lets you play a turtle
From Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes Lets you play. Page 61 Eladrin Elf subrace. Page 62 Sea Elf subrace. Page 81 Duergar dwarf subrace. Page 96 Githyanki or Githzerai race. Page 113 Deep Gnome.
VOL Volo’s Guide to Monsters lets you play some more races.
Sword coast adventure guide has some clasess.
Xanathar has some classes.

 

[AnotQuiteSimpleSoul]

It has sub classes, no base classes.

 

[CrimsonCarcharodon]

Tortle Package lets you play a turtle
From Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes Lets you play. Page 61 Eladrin Elf subrace. Page 62 Sea Elf subrace. Page 81 Duergar dwarf subrace. Page 96 Githyanki or Githzerai race. Page 113 Deep Gnome.
VOL Volo’s Guide to Monsters lets you play some more races.
Sword coast adventure guide has some clasess.
Xanathar has some classes.

Mordenkainen's also has the Shadar-kai elf subrace.

SCAG and Xanathar's have subclasses, but not new base classes.

 

[Shiroiken]

The only new classes that have been discussed are the Artificer for Eberron (which might be in the "official" DMsGuild product) and the Psion (or whatever they eventually call it). There was discussion of an alternate Ranger class, but that has been abandoned.

Personally, I like the change from bloating the game with classes to limiting them to sub-classes. Of course, bloat may still occur, but it's easier to keep track of what most characters can do if you keep them limited to about a dozen classes. YMMV.

 

[Zardnaar]

Archetypes are the new prestige class. 3pp has new classes very few worth getting excited about.

 

[CrimsonCarcharodon]

Middle Finger of Vecna has new base classes. I'm playing their Witch class in a game right now and having a blast with it. They've also got an Investigator, Warmage, Shugenja, Alchemist, Binder, and Craftsman.

 

[TwoSix]

Middle Finger of Vecna has new base classes. I'm playing their Witch class in a game right now and having a blast with it. They've also got an Investigator, Warmage, Shugenja, Alchemist, Binder, and Craftsman.

Yea, I'm playing their Warmage right now, and I think it's fantastic.

 

[CapnZapp]

Are the classes in the PHB the only official classes by WotC or are there more beyond those?

No.

 

[CapnZapp]

Subclasses are where the variety is to be found.

Of course, this subclass variety is relatively minor and only goes so far, with most subclasses merely shuffling around where you get advantage and new ribbon abilities.

The only real way to add true variety is to add new full classes, and I fully sympathize with the original poster's possible shock at hearing that no new classes have yet seen official publication a full five years after 5E release.