D&D 5E (2014) What single new class would you like to see?

Morrus · Mar 30, 2016

In EN5ider we made the Noble, our name for the Warlord, and it's one of our most popular articles ever.

We want to make a new 5E class. What would you like to see?

Sacrosanct · Mar 30, 2016

Well, most of the archetypes I would like (dualist, bounty hunter) can either already be done with creative use of background/class/feats, or would be a subclass rather than a class. So for an entirely new class that has enough unique features to warrant it?

Probably something with psionics, or alchemy (like a witch or shaman)

TwoSix · Mar 30, 2016

Sounds good, considering how much I liked the Noble. Some possibilities:

1) Another class with Pact Magic, but not a direct clone of the Warlock chassis. (Doesn't have to have Pact Boons AND pacts, for example.) Maybe a Shaman?
2) A trickster class with magical class features but not actual spells. Maybe one subclass with an illusion focus, another with mind control. Something like the 3.5 beguiler, but not actually a spell-user.
3) An elemental blaster class, sort of like a 5e version of the Pathfinder Kineticist. Definitely an overlooked niche in standard D&D that's also wildly popular, based on the Paizo forums.

thecasualoblivion · Mar 30, 2016

I'm not allowed to say. Talking about that class is restricted to a single forum here.

AaronOfBarbaria · Mar 30, 2016

I'd like to see a different take on a psionic class.

I'd also like to see a take on a party-support-focused character that doesn't rely on magic/spellcasting - if only just to see how certain folks would react to it.

Morrus · Mar 30, 2016

thecasualoblivion said:
I'm not allowed to say. Talking about that class is restricted to a single forum here.

We did that one. It's the Noble.

TwoSix · Mar 30, 2016

thecasualoblivion said:
I'm not allowed to say. Talking about that class is restricted to a single forum here.

They probably won't go that route, considering that the last En5ider class was their version of <class redacted>.

Edit: ninja'ed by the boss-man!

Li Shenron · Mar 30, 2016

Don't know how to call it, but something to represent a Dr.Frankenstein type of character?

Eubani · Mar 30, 2016

Swordsage an advanced martial character built on a purpose built chassis as the main issue the Battlemaster suffers from is that it is built on a chassis that needs to serve both the Champion and EK.