D&D 5E Best out of combat class features?

Undrave · Jun 3, 2021

Mind of tempest said:
what do we want that we can't do well yet?

That's good advice! I just don't want to pigeonhole the base class too much... it's a tough balancing act.

UngeheuerLich · Jun 3, 2021

Fenris-77 said:
I'd like a class ability that allows my cloak to billow when narratively appropriate.

There is a magic item that does exactly that...

ok... second page... i get it... too late for the party...

I support mask of many faces and add actor feat.

Mind of tempest · Jun 3, 2021

Undrave said:
That's good advice! I just don't want to pigeonhole the base class too much... it's a tough balancing act.

what is the class about? mechanics or thematics?

Stormonu · Jun 3, 2021

RobJN said:
Surely they've made this a cantrip for bards by now. And if they haven't, why not??

Because the bard gets the Theme Music cantrip.

Cap'n Kobold · Jun 3, 2021

Undrave said:
I'm trying to come up with a new out of combat ability for a home-brewed class and it's friggin' hard! Everything is just spell casting or a bonus to skill... and that's not even taking into account keeping it consistent with the fluff...

OK. What is the fluff?
And what level are you looking for this ability to come on line?

Undrave · Jun 4, 2021

Mind of tempest said:
what is the class about? mechanics or thematics?

Cap'n Kobold said:
OK. What is the fluff?
And what level are you looking for this ability to come on line?

It's for the next version of my Warlord class. I'm cleaning it up a bit and trying to streamline things, but I don't know what to do with level 11. I moved some stuff around and now I got a gap in the class progression and need an out of combat ability that works with the other stuff.

But I think I got an idea that might work, you'll see when I post it.