D&D (2024) Speculation on the next UA in April

[Parmandur]

I think both Warrior AND Mage is next as by april 2023 will be 1/4th over and Mages and Warrior need the more work and will be the most criticicize.

The playtest of Fighter in D&D Next was FOOOOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEERR because the community cannot agree with what it need to do.

It's gonna be Warriors Playtest 3 times in a Row.

Well, this time the design constraint of backwards compatibility with existing Subclasses provides a more firm framework going in.

 

[Minigiant]

Well, this time the design constraint of backwards compatibility with existing Subclasses provides a more firm framework going in.

That's gonna make it worse.

The part fans dislike and complain about the warriors is the framework.

 

[Parmandur]

That's gonna make it worse.

The part fans dislike and complain about the warriors is the framework.

Do they, though...? The Fighter is one of the most popular Class as it stands, particularly the Champion. I see no reason for it to change that much in structure.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

That's gonna make it worse.

The part fans dislike and complain about the warriors is the framework.

I don’t hunk this is true.

 

[Minigiant]

Do they, though...? The Fighter is one of the most popular Class as it stands, particularly the Champion. I see no reason for it to change that much in structure.

The Fighter is popular because it's the only pure martial trained warrior class.
If you want to play as a whole lot of fantasy archetypes, you have to use Fighter.


Tons of people hate how its designed though.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

The Fighter is popular because it's the only pure martial trained warrior class.
If you want to play as a whole lot of fantasy archetypes, you have to use Fighter.


Tons of people hate how its designed though.

What would you change about the g
fighter?

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I don’t hunk this is true.

Yeah even my most radical ideas to change it don’t change the structure much.

It’s mostly

turning action surge into Heroic (Legendary) Actions with the ability to use them to gain and use an extra reaction in a round,

and then

dropping indomitable down to level 5 and renaming it Heroic Determnation, and making it basically legendary saves except you can also use it to succeed on an ability check. I’d be open to limiting it to either physical skills or to skills the character is trained in. Probably PB/LR or a number based on fighter level.

Let the fighter do things no one else can.

 

[Minigiant]

I don’t hunk this is true.

"Oh it's True. it's Damn True"

Bookmark my post, stock up on popcorn, and wait until the Warrior UA comes out.
If you thought the Druid UA (the class people don't even play) had reactions wait until you see Fighter.

• Some people want Manuever as core
• Some people don't want Manuever as core
• Some people want Spells as core
• Some people don't want as core
• Some people want Weapon Mastery as core
• Some people don't Want Mastery as core
• Some people want Stronger Second Wind
• Some people want Second Wind gutted
• Some people want Anime style combat
• Some people want Gritty combat
• Some people want the Champion gone
• Some people want Champion rolled in the base class
• Some people want Social Pillar class feature rolled in
• Some people don't want Social Pillar class feature rolled in
• Some people want Exploration Pillar class feature rolled in
• Some people don't want Exploration Pillar class feature rolled in
• Some people want Fighters to get Expertise

And no one agrees on what the fighter post level 10 locks like.

It's gonna be a show. People who don't even play 5e will show up to complain. Trust me.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

We will need to keep an eye on @Nixlord if he has to redo his monster books again.

Oh man, poor Nix. (I still want it, though!)

 

[UngeheuerLich]

The fighter is easy... either battlemaster is base class and champion is subclass or vice versa... and then weapon abilities on top.