D&D 5E What Characters And Concepts Are You More Excited About With The New UA?

[Salthorae]

Maybe I'm misrembering, but doesn't the Great Weapon style have polearms covered, basically?

It would if spear's were two handed weapons. That said, you can use Dueling with spears to get +2 to damage with them, so it's not like there are NO options with it.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Maybe I'm misrembering, but doesn't the Great Weapon style have polearms covered, basically?

It would if spear's were two handed weapons. That said, you can use Dueling with spears to get +2 to damage with them, so it's not like there are NO options with it.

Oh there are definitely options!

I just wish there was something that was centered on spears and similar weapons instead of other weapons that happen to be usable with a spear?

 

[Ashrym]

That reminds me, I wish there was a spear-centric Fighting Style.

I want more spear and shield and spear and handaxe Rangers!

Maybe I'm misrembering, but doesn't the Great Weapon style have polearms covered, basically?

It would if spear's were two handed weapons. That said, you can use Dueling with spears to get +2 to damage with them, so it's not like there are NO options with it.

Spear was added to pole arm master in the errata. It's not a heavy weapon so loses the main benefit of GWM.

That doesn't help with the spear and hand-axe, unfortunately. A person could go duel wielder and/or savage attacker but that's more flavor than anything.

 

[Kurotowa]

My UA inspired concept is a Half-Elf Rune Knight Fighter with Superior Technique and Martial Adept to pick up three maneuver slots and two superiority dice. Active rune abilities plus combat maneuvers give you a lot of tactical options, all without being locked into a specific weapon or party role. Rune passives and the new non-combat maneuvers give your skills a lot more weight than usual. It's the first Fighter concept to excite me in a long time.

 

[Seramus]

Half-Elf Hexblade/Battlemaster with Silver Tongue and Prodigy(Deception).

 

[ccooke]

Using Cunning Action: Aim as a counter to the Frightened condition :-D

 

[MarkB]

Dwarven Champion just covered in handaxes, Wayne Reynolds style.

Rangers in general.

But especially grappling Rangers.

I kind-of want to make a character who combines both fighting styles, so that he can throw all his weapons at the enemy, then rush in and grapple them.

 

[Bitbrain]

In the event I ever get to play again (I’ll be DMing exclusively for the foreseeable future), I’d love to try a Goliath Rune Knight Fighter.

 

[ART!]

In a word: Rangers. Rangers used to be my go-to, but for years I've moved away from them because the class didn't feel...right, somehow. This and other UA stuff makes playing a Ranger more appealing to me now.

 

[DND_Reborn]

Grapplers/brawlers via the Unarmed Fighting Style.

As for 90% of the rest of it, doesn't matter to me personally. I like some of the ideas, but not the execution in the UA.