D&D 5E Homebrew Marshal Class (+Thread)

[Undrave]

While on the subject of the limitation of Reactions, I think that the capstone of tactical/lazy marshal could that allies within presence gain a number of bonus reaction per round.

Or just a way to recharge an allie's reaction.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Or just a way to recharge an allie's reaction.

Like a recharge roll? I always though that leaving this mechanic out of character design was a waste. The 13th Age does some good things with recharge rolls.

 

[Tony Vargas]

While on the subject of the limitation of Reactions, I think that the capstone of tactical/lazy marshal could that allies within presence gain a number of bonus reaction per round.

Tangent: One variant that keeps occurring to me is that classes that get Extra Attacks should also get Extra Reactions to make OA's and other reaction attacks. The phasing would have to be something like: While yo have your Reaction available, you can take a Opportunity Attacks a number of times equal to your Extra Attacks without consuming your Reaction. Or you might want to allow a variety of martial reactions, like protection style, as well as OAs. Could be a variant, Feat (like 3e Combat Reflexes0, or handled different ways by different features....

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Tangent: One variant that keeps occurring to me is that classes that get Extra Attacks should also get Extra Reactions to make OA's and other reaction attacks. The phasing would have to be something like: While yo have your Reaction available, you can take a Opportunity Attacks a number of times equal to your Extra Attacks without consuming your Reaction. Or you might want to allow a variety of martial reactions, like protection style, as well as OAs. Could be a variant, Feat (like 3e Combat Reflexes0, or handled different ways by different features....

This is a feature I gave my fighters some time ago, but it did not see much use since my players to not be tactically minded. If casting or shooting in melee still provoked, I think that it would be a cool feature.

 

[Tony Vargas]

If casting or shooting in melee still provoked, I think that it would be a cool feature.

Also a variant that occurs to me a lot. 5e feels so much like earlier editions, but it does make casting too easy in a number of ways, one of which is there's little reason to fear melee when casting. That one, at least, is simple to add back.
So's prepping directly to slots, it's more intuitive, mechanically, even as it's further afield from genre.
--- but that's way off on a tangent.

To bring it back, conceptually, do y'all think the warlord should be equally helpful to all types of PCs, or should it synergize more with martial types or/and less with casting?

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

I think the spell-aiding marshal should an archetype. Let the rest more focused on martial actions. The spell slot transfer from the wildsoul barbarian was a neat mechanic that can be repurposed.

 

[Garthanos]

Personally enabling a cantrip is akin to enabling another attack in a world where wizards are part of the team

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I think the spell-aiding marshal should an archetype. Let the rest more focused on martial actions. The spell slot transfer from the wildsoul barbarian was a neat mechanic that can be repurposed.

I don’t see much value in a subclass that specializes in helping spellscasters, not any value at all in leaving spellcasters out of the marshal’s abilities. If we can’t agree on a mechanic to include spellcasters in attack granting, the base class needs to at least account for them in some way.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

I don’t see much value in a subclass that specializes in helping spellscasters, not any value at all in leaving spellcasters out of the marshal’s abilities. If we can’t agree on a mechanic to include spellcasters in attack granting, the base class needs to at least account for them in some way.

But the marshal's gambit cant grant a cantrip, right? Only weapon attacks?

 

[Fenris-77]

What's wrong with granted attack equals cast cantrip? If you specify ranged spell attack it should be fine.