D&D 5E New D&D WotC survey! On classes.

[Raith5]

Rating every single warlock invocation...wow.

I am now regretting my dark commitments

 

[Eubani]

No more mother may I design for the fighter. Also classes other than the fighter can be simple classes.

 

[Yaarel]

My beef with bard is that I simply don't have a name for an iconic "bard" in my fantasy. I can name a went-once-to-church paladin. I can name a wizard. I can even name an iconic artificer (though I must admit that Gilgamesh Wulfenbach or Agatha Heterodyne lack the classic feel of Roland, Merlin or even Cugel, they entered by mental space). Not a single bard. Unless you're willing to count Iluvatar, but that's a stretch.

That, and I recently heard someone actually say the word barlock out loud. I kind of lamented my lack of smiting ability.

Merlin is a Bard.

 

[Maxperson]

I wish they had gone into subclasses from other books than the PHB.

 

[Greg Benage]

My beef with bard is that I simply don't have a name for an iconic "bard" in my fantasy.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Merlin is a Bard.

Would you say that to his face?

 

[Yaarel]

@Snarf Zagyg

For me, the Bard is more shaman.

Ironically, your own avatar persona comes across as very Bard (complete with Celtic satirical curses).

Heh, maybe your Bardophobia is because the archetype hits too close to home?

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

Would you say that to his face?

Yeah, but he doesn't have as many levels as Rosey Grier.

 

[TerraDave]

This is a good survey but makes me think they may be considering some PHB Errata or PHB 5.5.

Or a little more than that.

 

[Stormonu]

My beef with bard is that I simply don't have a name for an iconic "bard" in my fantasy. I can name a went-once-to-church paladin. I can name a wizard. I can even name an iconic artificer (though I must admit that Gilgamesh Wulfenbach or Agatha Heterodyne lack the classic feel of Roland, Merlin or even Cugel, they entered by mental space). Not a single bard. Unless you're willing to count Iluvatar, but that's a stretch.

That, and I recently heard someone actually say the word barlock out loud. I kind of lamented my lack of smiting ability.

Back in 1984, I got a Time-life book called "Wizards & Witches". A large chapter of the book covered Taliesin, a Welsh bard. That book forever shaped how I saw and wanted my bards to be. Taliesin was depicted as a wise scholar and suble wizard, who could spin his magic via song. He was not a rockstar like so many people try and portray bards.

In fact, that series [The Enchanted World] also left me enamored with fighters with it's rendition of Cuchulain).