New Unearthed Arcana Brings Back Five Subclasses

Five existing D&D subclasses are getting a rework in a newly released Unearthed Arcana. Four of the subclasses come from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, while the fifth is the Oathbreaker subclass for Paladins from the 2014 Player’s Handbook.

The revised subclasses are:

• Path of the Spiritual Guardian Barbarian (previously Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
• Path of the Storm Herald Barbarian
• Cavalier Fighter
• Warrior of Intoxication Monk (formerly Way of the Drunken Master)
• Oathbreaker Paladin

The Path of the Spiritual Guardian has received a revamped Spiritual Protectors ability with a choice of effects. The Storm Herald’s Storm Aura now scales with Rage damage and the Raging Storm now has redesigned environments. The Cavalier’s Unwavering Mark no longer has limited uses. The Warrior of Intoxication now has the ability to create potent drinks that grant abilities when drank. The Oathbreaker has received some updates bringing its abilities in line with the revamped Paladin’s ability.

The survey for the new subclasses opens on November 6th.

 

[DragonLancer]

I'm guessing Drunken Master or Drunk Monk didn't sounds right to someone.

 

[Kurotowa]

It strikes me that they're really updating nearly half the subclasses from Xanathar's Guide with all of these. There's a few getting left out, and a few that already got promoted to the PHB, but between all the UA releases there's been quite a lot. Especially if we take this Oathbreaker Paladin as a spiritual fusion with the Conquest Paladin.

 

[mamba]

I'm guessing Drunken Master or Drunk Monk didn't sounds right to someone.

and Intoxication Monk sounds better to them? Who are these people?

 

[TwoSix]

and Intoxication Monk sounds better to them? Who are these people?

I don't know how you think "Intoxication Monk" sounds better unless you've already been drinking heavily.

 

[Scribe]

I'm guessing Drunken Master or Drunk Monk didn't sounds right to someone.

That person, is wrong. A classic. I could tell you what likely happened, but then I'd get in trouble.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

I'm guessing Drunken Master or Drunk Monk didn't sounds right to someone.

Or why should alcoholics have all the fun, other substances are now on the menu, Jem Hadar anyone?

 

[TwoSix]

Or why should alcoholics have all the fun, other substances are now on the menu, Jem Hadar anyone?

Warrior of the Chronic Hunger
Warrior of the Snow Piles
Warrior of the Ecstatic Communion

Real Mage: The Ascension vibes here.

 

[Scribe]

It strikes me that they're really updating nearly half the subclasses from Xanathar's Guide with all of these. There's a few getting left out, and a few that already got promoted to the PHB, but between all the UA releases there's been quite a lot. Especially if we take this Oathbreaker Paladin as a spiritual fusion with the Conquest Paladin.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa WHOA.

HAVE THEY DROPPED MY PALADIN?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Or why should alcoholics have all the fun, other substances are now on the menu, Jem Hadar anyone?

There was a drug fuelled monk in Pillars of Eternity, but it was called something setting-specific like Naspaca.

Stoner Monk?

 

[Kurotowa]

HAVE THEY DROPPED MY PALADIN?

The NPC Oathbreaker didn't have Tenets. This version does, and if you compare them to Conquest there's a decent amount of overlap. So if we go by the theory that the Conquest Paladin was to the 2014 Oathbreaker Paladin as the Grave Cleric was to the Death Cleric, then it makes a certain amount of sense to smush them together for a PC facing Oathbreaker.

I don't have your obvious attachment to the Conquest Paladin, so I think this version of the Oathbreaker is pretty cool. Decent mechanics, good flavor. And I'm pretty sure you can use the new Nystul's Magic Aura to get other PCs to qualify for Aura of Hate.