D&D 5E Does your concern about adding more classes to 5e D&D stem from multiclassing?

[doctorbadwolf]

If 'overhaul existing stuff is on the table, then that's another good thing to add to the list.

Yeah it’s a pretty small rule that makes multiclassing less of a direct and objective nerf for most characters.

 

[Bill Zebub]

have you tried just not buying the relevant books?

That doesn’t prevent the people I game with from buying them.

Have you tried homebrewing, or using 3rd party content?

 

[Zardnaar]

That doesn’t prevent the people I game with from buying them.

Have you tried homebrewing, or using 3rd party content?

That and arguements or insults if you say no.

 

[Minigiant]

My resistance to more classes is solely based on my sense that the basic “low fantasy” archetypes are covered, so additions will need to stray into “high fantasy” territory in order to find unclaimed design space.

And I prefer a more basic/simple aesthetic.

This is one of the few arguments against ne class and pro-multiclassing I can understand.

Almost all the popular proposed new classes

• Gish
• Psion
• Scholar
• Summoner
• Shaman

Bump up to high fantasy fast. Everything but the Warlord stretches the base game a lot to high magic high fantasy and injects stackable class elements.

However with 5e and its 6 full casters, it might be too late for that.

 

[cbwjm]

Browsing various dnd subreddits and it looks like witch classes are the flavour of the month, seen 3 or 4 this past week alone.

 

[Bill Zebub]

That and arguements or insults if you say no.

On occasion I've seen the argument that "it's selfish to oppose new options since nobody is forcing you to use them." Which I find odd, and maybe even naive. Or perhaps it's just disingenuous.

 

[Bill Zebub]

However with 5e and its 6 full casters, it might be too late for that.

Plus magical subclasses for all the non-magical classes.

 

[CleverNickName]

Browsing various dnd subreddits and it looks like witch classes are the flavour of the month, seen 3 or 4 this past week alone.

Yeah, I noticed that too. The social media chatter in my favorite discussion forums seems to have moved on from the Psion, and circled back to Witch.

 

[Greg K]

On occasion I've seen the argument that "it's selfish to oppose new options since nobody is forcing you to use them." Which I find odd, and maybe even naive. Or perhaps it's just disingenuous.

As someone that has restricted material from official products (and even entire supplements) dating back to 1e, I don't consider it naive or disingenuous. If you have players that can't handle DM restrictions without resorting to argumentation or insults, perhaps it is time to find mature players.

 

[Bill Zebub]

As someone that has restricted material from official products (and even entire supplements) dating back to 1e, I don't consider it naive or disingenuous. If you have players that can't handle DM restrictions without resorting to argumentation or insults, perhaps it is time to find mature players.

Oh, please.

First, it doesn’t have to involve arguments and insults. (And never does in my experience.). It’s more along the lines of a player wants to play the new class, and the only real objection I have is aesthetic, so I have the choice of being a meanie or acquiescing. I would prefer to not have to make that choice.

Second, I am a player more often than DM (at least lately) so in those instances I have zero control.

Third, it’s as easy (or easier, really) for a DM to allow unofficial content than to forbid official content.

Fourth, I’m just some schmoe posting on the Internet, so my opinion, and my hopes and dreams about WotC decisions, have zero impact on your fun.