D&D 5E Best Name For A “Leader” Class?

[Hurin70]

Herald feels like Bard type to be honest perhaps one of those that dips into prophecy

A 'Herald' was someone who was subordinate to a higher commander -- a herald was often literally a standard-bearer (i.e. carrying someone else's standard) and that doesn't always fit. Lord of the Rings Online negotiated this by having the 'Captain' class get a pet standard-bearer.

Later in the Middle Ages, Herald was also used for the referees at tournaments/battles and the record-keepers, neither of which really fit either, at least imho. That sounds more like Bard work.

 

[ClaytonCross]

Remember if you play with Lawful stupid Paladins to blame the class... its definitely the games fault

Fair point, but you make that point because it happens. Is it not better to attempt to avoid inviting the pain? There is almost always a new player or an old player playing a new class at any given table. Expectations created by players not reading and understanding the class (example hexblades, pladins, etc) can't be eliminated but when you can see them from miles away because of past examples, why would you willing turn car striate down the tracks toward that on coming train?

 

[Tony Vargas]

That's not different context... that's exactly what I am saying. In the context I am saying it in. Oo

Hey,,you looked far enough back to find the quote, look at what led to it.

The context was that "Leader" was not a potential class name, but a term used in 4e....

Best Name For A “Leader” Class? -

Best Name For a support class designed after the 4e "Leader"?

Same question, but try getting the OP to change a thread title...

Something like "Power Emissary" or "Tactician" would make way more since for a support class.

The former is just weird, the latter far too narrow - a reasonable sub-class.

Nothing that implies leadership is a good idea for class or subclass.

Excessive.

Leadership can just be skill/talent (perfectly appropriate for a PC), and needn't require position or authority (potentially problematic in some groups or campaigns).

Inspiring Leader isn't problematic, for instance, neither is Warlord, as the definition eschews legitimate authority & evokes genre.

Noble, Captain, Commander, Marshal, etc, potentially have the issue, but, even then, it wasn't enough to get the Noble cut from the PH.

 

[Garthanos]

A 'Herald' was someone who was subordinate to a higher commander -- a herald was often literally a standard-bearer (i.e. carrying someone else's standard) and that doesn't always fit. Lord of the Rings Online negotiated this by having the 'Captain' class get a pet standard-bearer.

Yes the master of heraldry whose job is to announce the nobles status with authority and assure all know it. Of course, the note on prophecy was to bring it full round the mythic bards of Celtic heritage where indeed not just keepers of history but foretellers of dooms. Note the Herald of such and such could definitely be a priest title too. You are the voice of X you are the herald foretelling the return of such and such or similar things.

 

[Garthanos]

The former is just weird, the latter far too narrow - a reasonable sub-class.

And the Tactician is doubly the flavor that has no representative in 5e.

 

[Tony Vargas]

And the Tactician is doubly the flavor that has no representative in 5e.

Probably why MM noodled around with 'Tactician' as yet another inadequate fighter archetype.

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

Leader of what? Military? Fighter.
Religion? Cleric.
Crime syndicates? Thief.
Etc.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Leader of what? Military? Fighter.

What about the 5e Fighter makes it a competent 'Leader' in the sense of military rank?
(Quite apart from the fact that literally any PC can take the Soldier background and have a military rank.(And doubly quite apart from the fact that's not how the OP used 'Leader.'))

Certainly, not the images in commonly evokes in the mainstream: