Basically what I had in mind. I am also looking at trying to work in the Stunts mechanics from Iron Heroes and possibly the Challenges as well (though they will need to be tweaked given the bounded accuracy of 5th edition). The campaign also includes a fairly dynamic Action Point system that...
While our group enjoyed the Iron Heroes alternative d20 rules, we have found that transitioning to 5th to be a more manageable system (both for the players & DM).
As for the Iron Heroes' class & 5th edition, it is easier to replicate than it was in 4th (actually 4th was only close with the...
We had looked at the Fighter/Rogue combos as well as only permitting taking 1 level in Ranger the rest in Fighter. As you mention, the Rogue's expertise provided a tempting build but it still did not quite replicate the feel of the previous build versions.
It is true that the Rogue can provide...
As part of the 5th edition re-boot of my low-magic Iron Heroes campaign, I was in need of a non-spell casting variant for the Ranger. I had seen some discussions on the topic but nothing that tweaked my interest. So I ended up merging the Fighter & Ranger class abilities to fill in the Ranger's...