D&D 5E [poll] Which classes should be core
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Gradine
The Elephant in the Room (she/they)
Tony Vargas
Legend
So if - as people doubtless are - you only vote for the Big 4, you votes are counted, but you aren't counted as a voter?
I wonder if doesn't count you as a "voter" until you've finished selecting all 6?
Stormonu
Legend
I voted for the big four - fighter, cleric, Rogue and sorcerer (I think the sorcerer is the better option over wizard). Most of the others can be replicated via multiclassing or paths, with the exception of the monk and the warlock - so they’re my extra two choices.
And while monk has oriental connotations, I feel it’s still a good class for the game; it’s just pugilistic mystic doesn’t quite roll off the tongue...
And while monk has oriental connotations, I feel it’s still a good class for the game; it’s just pugilistic mystic doesn’t quite roll off the tongue...
Somehow Fighter has ended up with more votes (69) than voters (64).
In addition to the core four, I added Druid, Bard, and Paladin. But since that's 7, I didn't vote for fighter.
In addition to the core four, I added Druid, Bard, and Paladin. But since that's 7, I didn't vote for fighter.
The barbarian has absolutely no reason to exist other than tradition. It would be trivial to make it a fighter subclass. If it had not been a stand-alone class in previous editions, no one would ever have suggested making it one in 5E. Ditto paladins, rangers, sorcerers, druids, and bards.
I originally had cleric in place of warlord, but you have convinced me to change my vote.
However, I would say the bard and the warlord should merge into a "herald" class, whose core is a "lazylord" design that focuses entirely on being the party face and on inspiring other PCs. That would give it a distinct identity not covered by any other class. The 4E warlord design is too close to fighter; it should be a herald subclass, not the core class. Likewise, the bard would be a herald subclass with partial spellcasting, eldritch knight-style.
As for paladin, the herald might slice off a few bits like the aura, but the rest should become a fighter subclass.
Tony Vargas
Legend
It's just THAT popular.
Garthanos
Arcadian Knight
Clap clap clap ...bravo
Thematically, almost every class are variations on the Core 4. Barbarian, Monk, and Warlord are all types of Fighters. Druids are Nature Clerics. Sorcerers and Warlocks are variants on the Wizard (the original magic user). Bards, Paladins, and Rangers are variants of Rogue/Wizard, Fighter/Cleric, and Fighter/Rogue/Cleric. Pretty much only the Artificer and Mystic are actual new themes, and even those are tenuous (not to mention neither is really appropriate for all campaign worlds).
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