D&D (2024) One D&D Cleric & Revised Species Playtest Includes Goliath

"In this new Unearthed Arcana for the One D&D rules system, we explore material designed for the next version of the Player’s Handbook. This playtest document presents the rules on the Cleric class, it's Life Domain subclass, as well as revised Species rules for the Ardling, the Dragonborn, and the Goliath. You will also find a current glossary of new or revised meanings for game terms."

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WotC's Jeremey Crawford discusses the playtest document in the video below.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

I'm not all that excited about Goliaths having various ancestries for all the common Giant types. To me it makes Goliaths feel more like diminutive Giants than extra big Humanoids.

It also smells of "tick the box" design. Everything doesn't have to fit into the same categories.

 

[BrokenTwin]

Not really fond of goliaths stepping on genasi toes, though I do like the mental image of a fire-giant goliath.

 

[Incenjucar]

I am obviously biased, but I like having multiple elemental options. Frankly I'd like to see a more distinctly elemental option that's as close to an actual elemental as possible without screwing up their role as a player species.

 

[mellored]

I would like the subclasses should give some special trait in the first level to show they are different and with an unique style, for example to unlock some exclusive option. Why not special background for each subclasses?

Sure.
Thieves can get alert at level 1, while arcane trickster get magic initiat.

 

[cbwjm]

I'm not all that excited about Goliaths having various ancestries for all the common Giant types. To me it makes Goliaths feel more like diminutive Giants than extra big Humanoids.

It also smells of "tick the box" design. Everything doesn't have to fit into the same categories.

Smaller giant-kin was pretty much how I always treated them anyway, so I love the change.

 

[Mecheon]

And the hazy Fey backstory is also unnecessary, imo.

Goblins as a fey thing is the more common approach (plus, y'know, famous movie Labyrinth) and its not like D&D really had all that many unseelie critters runnning around previous. Gives 'em flavour

 

[Azzy]

I doubt I've ever read the actual rules as closely as I'm reading these......like, I somehow didn't remember that moving thru an ally was difficult terrain, sigh.

Interesting. It's something that's come up quite a bit in the campaigns I've been a part of.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Goblins as a fey thing is the more common approach (plus, y'know, famous movie Labyrinth) and its not like D&D really had all that many unseelie critters runnning around previous. Gives 'em flavour

I know some people like it, but it's not for me. Not a big fan of the Fey.

 

[Wyckedemus]

From a flavor standpoint I completely agree. One...choosing your holy order feels like an important background element. Second, if your going to have heavy armor you would want your early gear to reflect that, you don't want to have to "upgrade" to get use out of your ability. Third, if your taking the religion skill to get your wisdom bonus, feels like something you should have at 1st level.

Probably the reason they don't is it would be too abusive with multi-classing. A cleric 1/rogue could get some stupidly high expertise going on certain skills.

But the Thaumaturge Holy Order cares about Channel Divinity, which is meaningless at level 1 if you swap the levels.

 

[Maxperson]

I want a construct heritage that doesn't have all the Eberron backstory built in.

There are Athas elves, Greyhawk elves, space elves...

No reason that there can't be a generic Warforged. I have one in my Realms game right now.