D&D (2024) The 7 5.5e FRPG Subclasses Survived

[Henadic Theologian]

In the horror subclasses video it's mentioned that feedback shaped these 7 subclasses and that we will next see them in the finalized form in FRPG, so that means they survived and were good enough to not require major changes requiring an new UA.

Thoughts?

 

[WanderingMystic]

I am not surprised that everything tested atleast ok. I didn't expect them to do a second round of public play testing with how short the turn around is now.

 

[DEFCON 1]

I have to imagine that the game mechanics were not the thing they were getting most of their responses on... it was probably entirely all about the Purple Dragon Knight's narrative conceit and whether or not a dragon pet subclass should be attributed to that organization specifically.

Whether or not that sticks around in the final book will probably be dependent on what kinds of narrative updates they gave to Cormyr as a nation and whether amythyst dragons have actually become important to the nation's military in the story.

 

[WanderingMystic]

I have to imagine that the game mechanics were not the thing they were getting most of their responses on... it was probably entirely all about the Purple Dragon Knight's narrative conceit and whether or not a dragon pet subclass should be attributed to that organization specifically.

Whether or not that sticks around in the final book will probably be dependent on what kinds of narrative updates they gave to Cormyr as a nation and whether amythyst dragons have actually become important to the nation's military in the story.

Personally I hope they just turn it into a more generic knight than a dragon rider. While I think we need a dragon rider this one just wasn't right. Do one for a dragonlance book that would be amazing, one where you can choose your dragon type and those choices make a difference.

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

Personally I hope they just turn it into a more generic knight than a dragon rider. While I think we need a dragon rider this one just wasn't right. Do one for a dragonlance book that would be amazing, one where you can choose your dragon type and those choices make a difference.

Isn't the Drake warden a dragon rider?

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Personally I hope they just turn it into a more generic knight than a dragon rider. While I think we need a dragon rider this one just wasn't right. Do one for a dragonlance book that would be amazing, one where you can choose your dragon type and those choices make a difference.

I don't think this was just a case of not understanding FR lore, I think they made a change to Purple Dragons to make them a faction with Dragon riders based on an up coming story. Still a hope they take message to take FR canon seriously.

 

[Gorck]

In the horror subclasses video it's mentioned that feedback shaped these 7 subclasses and that we will next see them in the finalized form in FRPG, so that means they survived and were good enough to not require major changes requiring an new UA.

Thoughts?

Weren’t there 8 subclasses?

College of spirits
Grave domain
Phantom
Shadow sorcery
Hexblade patron
Undead patron
Reanimator
Hollow warden

 

[Yaarel]

I don't think this was just a case of not understanding FR lore, I think they made a change to Purple Dragons to make them a faction with Dragon riders based on an up coming story. Still a hope they take message to take FR canon seriously.

If an upcoming story can explain the literal 'Purple (Amethyst) Dragon' etymology of the knightly order, and can do so in a way that is sensitive to the context of Forgotten Realms 'canon', is that enough to justify the draconic features of the subclass?

 

[Mistwell]

If an upcoming story can explain the literal 'Purple (Amethyst) Dragon' etymology of the knightly order, and can do so in a way that is sensitive to the context of Forgotten Realms 'canon', is that enough to justify the draconic features of the subclass?

It is for me!

 

[Charlaquin]

Weren’t there 8 subclasses?

College of spirits
Grave domain
Phantom
Shadow sorcery
Hexblade patron
Undead patron
Reanimator
Hollow warden

Those were in the horror subclasses UA. This thread is talking about the 7 subclasses from the Forgotten Realms subclasses UA. The one with the moon bard, knowledge cleric, purple dragon knight fighter, oath of noble genies paladin, winter walker ranger, scion of the three rogue, spellfire sorcerer, and bladesinger wizard.

That is still eight subclasses though.