Unearthed Arcana New UA: 43 D&D Class Feature Variants

The latest Unearthed Arcana is a big 13-page document! “Every character class in D&D has features, and every class gets one or more class feature variants in today’s Unearthed Arcana! These variants replace or enhance a class’s normal features, giving you new ways to enjoy your character’s class.”

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[JPL]

Also a baller build: thrown weapons fighter. Like James Coburn. Feels like you maybe multiclass with rogue?

 

[MoonSong]

Wizard

Cantrip Versatility
Boooooo! You had the opportunity to let Wizards add multiple Cantrips to their spellbook and swap them out, but you just went for the copy-paste!

Expanded Wizard Spell list
Just a few spells they didn't already have for arbitrary reasons.

And that's it. Kind of ended on a whimper really.

That's too good already. If it was up to me Wizards wouldn't get even that.

Elemental magic sure as heck can, not only does it allow the Sorcerer to target vulneribles and avoid resistance, but it makes sure that any type of Dragon Sorcerer has more spell options that fit their element.

I don't know, between elemental spell and unerring spell, I might consider rolling a Dragon sorcerer blaster for once.

 

[cbwjm]

But 15 feet of Pounce isnt worth it. If the opponent ENDED its move within 15 feet of you, it is nothing to simply walk up to it on your turn normally.

Meanwhile, the valuable speed of Fast Movement was lost in a worthless trade for nothing.

The Barbarian option is horrible. Worse than worthless, in that it destroys something valuable.

Well we're just going to have to agree to disagree because I think it is a good option.

 

[Parmandur]

So, looking at Blessed Warrior and Druidic Warrior, and I wondered what an "Eldritch Warrior" fighting style might look like...and realized that's the Artificer Class, which has this built-in as a replacement for Fighting Style...

 

[Ashrym]

Well we're just going to have to agree to disagree because I think it is a good option.

Movement on a reaction is good. Fast movement is just also good.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Movement on a reaction is good. Fast movement is just also good.

I don’t think anyone is saying fast movement isn’t good. I think people are disagreeing with the statement that the new version is “worse than worthless”.

 

[Ashrym]

I don’t think anyone is saying fast movement isn’t good. I think people are disagreeing with the statement that the new version is “worse than worthless”.

Then consider me calling movement on a reaction as supporting it's not worthless. Enabling movement in response to what someone else is doing is meaningful.

 

[gyor]

Spell Versatility and Divine Souls seems like a possible issue, how does it interact with the divine magic feature?

For Fighters I like Martial Manuevers fighting style, the new Manvuevers (a none combat use!), and the new fighting styles.

Like both Druidic Warrior and Blessed Warrior.

For Warlock my favourite part so far is the Chain Pact and Blade Pact Invocations, these feel like they should have been in the PHB from the beginning. For example, in practice no one would every attack with their Familiar, but between these two new invocations for Chainlocks, it's worth it. But the bonus action familiar attack invocation should be offered at level 5, not 9.

 

[Leatherhead]

That's too good already. If it was up to me Wizards wouldn't get even that.

You wouldn't let Wizards have a retraining option? That's some @lowkey13 levels of class hate.

 

[TheCosmicKid]

You wouldn't let Wizards have a retraining option? That's some @lowkey13 levels of class hate.

Especially for the class whose schtick is, y'know, versatility.