My current Simple arcane caster which is a spammy cantrip user.
The Arcanist
Class Features
As an Arcanist, you have the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d6 per Arcanist level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your...
Still to me the simple arcane caster is a new class. It is a cantrip master.
I see the Harry Potter caster.
Basic at will Magics.
Subclasses for Specializations to get access to advanced effects.
That requires all classes to be resourceless, which currently isn't the standard.
As long as the rogue is a class that on base has no resources other than hit points and a fighter is continuously pushed to have as little resources as it possibly can while fulfilling the roles and tropes that...
The question is ?
Must the simple arcane caster cast spills from spell slots?
For me, simple class means three possibilities
1) this is a simple class for a new person to learn the basics of the game..
2), this is a simple class for a person to pilot.
3) this is a simple class to run a...
Here's is a question:
Must the simple arcane caster have spell slots?
Because to me, if we're talking about a simple class, then we're going by the idea of being as simple as the fighter champion in fifth edition. So a simple arcane, caster and a simple divine caster would be a class that does...
This is why a new simple class is best.
On your turn
Cast Blade Ward
Cast Fire Bolt
Cast Light
Cast Guidance
Cast Mage Hand
Cast Message
Cast Prestidigitation
Cast Ray of Frost
Cast Toll the Dead
Cast True Strike
You start with 1-5 @ level 1 and have 1-10 @ level 20.
In combat you'd only...
No. Because those classes arent simple.
If you want simple classes, you build them.
Simple Warrior
Just Attacks or Dodges
Gets bonus Attacks with Attack action
Can Attack with Dodge
Adds half level to Saves and Skills
Subclass add more damage or spells
Simple Expert
Just Attacks, Dashes...
To be fair
You can make Fireball, Earthball, Iceball, and Lightningball very different if you honestly try.
Again
More Classes.
An Elementalist would be a great addition as 5e's first official AEDU class.
The warlock is empowering the vestige. Via the old definitions of vestiges, a mortal vestige warlock or binder can't do that since they barely exist in a mostly static non-state.
They are dead dead in the sense that they are can't go back in the cycle for rebirth. They arent really conscious tangible things that a Warlock could empower.
Undeath is the third thing.
They are a fourth thing.