D&D 5E Fantasy Grounds Previews of Tasha's Cauldron

Ahead of the November 17th release date, the product page for Tasha's Cauldron of Everything has several previews on the Fantasy Grounds website. The previews include the origins customization section, group patrons, sidekicks, and a look at the alternate class features for the ranger Beast Master.

 

[cbwjm]

Thought some people might be interested in the fantasy grounds previews for Tasha's, they have a number of screenshots, many of which have overlapping screens to offer you only half of the tantalising secrets within...

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It looks like they have expanded the battlemaster, not just with new manoeuvres but with ideas of how to build specific archetypes like bodyguards or duelists including which fighting styles and manoeuvres to pick up.

For subclasses, it looks like the druid circle of wildfire is in as well as a reprint of the circle of spores. The monk gains the way of Mercy.

Additional things which I think we already knew would be in are the patrons and the sidekicks as well as the plethora of alternate class features.

Just spotted that as part of the character options, when you reach a level where you gain a new subclass feature, you can change your subclass. I'm assuming that this, as well as many of the character options are made for adventurer's league. I may be in the minority but I feel like if someone isn't enjoying their subclass that they can swap to another without issue (or even a whole new class).

I quite like the picture for the bladesingers.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Very cool. Beastmaster s will be very happy. Should be easy enough to make more primal companions, in order to fill out more roles, without overpowering the subclass.

No sign yet of what they changed about Bladesinger?

 

[Leatherhead]

Booming Blade confirmed.

Also:
Clockwork sorcerer
Wildfire Druid
Mercy Monk
Mimic Colonies
And Sidekick warrior chefs and dogs.

 

[Kurotowa]

No sign yet of what they changed about Bladesinger?

If nothing else, they did what I expected and revamped the SCAG attack cantrips to be less cheese prone. Eagle eyed folks have pointed out that the bit of Booming Blade we can see now has a range of Self. That kills using it with Warcaster or Spell Sniper.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

If nothing else, they did what I expected and revamped the SCAG attack cantrips to be less cheese prone. Eagle eyed folks have pointed out that the bit of Booming Blade we can see now has a range of Self. That kills using it with Warcaster or Spell Sniper.

That’s a garbage change.

 

[Kurotowa]

That’s a garbage change.

While I disagree, it's a fair opinion to have. But the fact that the SCAG cantrips were in line for a revision and de facto errata shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Those things were very sloppily designed and have been used in builds way outside their intended purpose.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

While I disagree, it's a fair opinion to have. But the fact that the SCAG cantrips were in line for a revision and de facto errata shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Those things were very sloppily designed and have been used in builds way outside their intended purpose.

I mean, I just disagree with all but the last several words of that, but I get what you’re saying.

Warcaster wasn’t cheese by any measure, though. It was part of Sentinel at the extra cost of a Cantrip, more of less.

 

[bedir than]

Any change to Green Flame Blade?

 

[Kurotowa]

Any change to Green Flame Blade?

Almost certainly, we just don't know what. We don't even know the all changes to Booming Blade, besides what little we can see of the deliberately obscured page.