Unearthed Arcana New UA Paladin and Bard.

There's a new Unearthed Arcana in town! "The bard receives a new Bardic College feature: the College of Eloquence. Additionally, the paladin gains a new Sacred Oath feature: the Oath of Heroism."

 

[MechaTarrasque]

You know 3rd party Greek themed 5e Setting used Barbarian for Herules themed subclasses, but it's interesting the WotC uses the Paladin instead. I like that because it means less overlap.

Hercules goes into rage to fight his wife and kids (and maybe a music teacher), but not against a hydra or giants? That doesn't speak well of the 3rd party product.

 

[Xenonnonex]

I decided that the Paladin of Heroism talks like some combination of Thor, Drax, and Lothar of the Hill People. Might have them hail from Faerun's Old Empires --- maybe one of the Mighty Sons of Gilgeam the God-King?

You know, GIlgamesh was Crawford's go-to Oath of Heroism example for the Dragon+ stream about this article.

Hopefully a future adventure will focus on the Old Empires. Chessenta and Unther in particular. And especially Akanax. Where shouting "THIS. IS. AKANAX!!!" is a greeting.

 

[Jadeite]

Hercules goes into rage to fight his wife and kids (and maybe a music teacher), but not against a hydra or giants? That doesn't speak well of the 3rd party product.

Odyssey of the Dragonlords already had a dragonrider paladin and the herculean barbarian was added later as a stretch goal. Arkadia's paladin is a divine sovereign.

 

[Gradine]

We need a Revolutionary Paladin whose mechanics lend to toppling the burgeois and seizing the means of production.

They said it couldn't be done. They said it shouldn't be done.

I probably should have listened.

 

[Parmandur]

Isn't that what we have Fiend Pact Warlocks for...?

 

[doctorbadwolf]

They said it couldn't be done. They said it shouldn't be done.

I probably should have listened.

There is also this guy, if you want a totally different take!

 

[Undrave]

I probably should have listened.

How can you be a Paladin if you abolish all Classes?!

 

[Charlaquin]

Honestly, I'd rather have a shadow warlock than anything they've playtested except the artificer, but because so many people see the sorcerer and claim the concept is "covered", it ain't happening anytime soon.

I’d say the aberrant mind sorcerer is evidence that a concept being “covered” by another class isn’t reason enough for them not to go there.

 

[JPL]

Oath of the Common Man. Well, file that one away for the hopepunk campaign. Didn't Chainmail have Communist dwarves?

So the Oration Bard . . . lotta different archetypes you could do with that. Attorney. Con artist. Roman politician. Greek philosopher. Warrior-poet.

Oooooor . . . maybe just a guy with some brass dragon blood who came out of the womb and started talking immediately and never quit. Might use half-elf stats.

 

[Tony Vargas]

How can you be a Paladin if you abolish all Classes?!

Swear fealty to Charlemagne?