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Point 4 and B are related. Evasion coming later seems to be the tradeoff for moving their subclass features to lower levels. They had to backfill some of those vacated levels. I prefer the change because it was so weird having to wait until level 9 for a second subclass feature.

I played a game recently that used Infiltration for things like lockpicking, trap disarming, and pickpocketing.

Ascendant Dragon 22 Astral Self 7 + 1 = 8 Drunken Master 17 Kensei 25 Long Death 22 Mercy 10 - 2 = 8 Open Hand 23 Shadow 23 Sun Soul 21

Paladins will probably see a good deal of change if they attempt to standardize the subclass levels for everyone in the group. They're the only class with a level 20 subclass feature and we know that's epic boons now. Level 18 is a class wide capstone going by the expert UA so either their final...

I like the idea of a special whirlwind-esque attack. Or even a "flurry" attack that targets dex saves instead of AC.

I don't see where you get prof bonus twice. Wouldn't it just be attribute + prof bonus + d20 with advantage?

I know very little about psionics but my time on this site has taught me that it is a contentious thing. Replace the Psi part of Psi Warrior and it would have done better. The mechanics are pretty good in a void but if you don't think they represent psionics well then how well they work won't...

I could see it becoming a recurring subclass feature to be able to downcast certain spells. That way there is a level requirement and you can specifically design the downcasting for the spell in question. Animate Dead for necromancers, Vampiric Touch for a new version of a blackguard or long...

Ascendant Dragon 18 Astral Self 16 + 1 = 17 Drunken Master 18 Four Elements 16 - 2 = 14 Kensai 22 Long Death 21 Mercy 13 Open Hand 22 Shadow 22 Sun Soul 20 Tranquility 14

It's even worse. With the new rules in the playtest anyone can draw and attack with a light weapon and then draw and attack with an off-hand light weapon in the same turn. The Quick Draw feature is unnecessary for dual wielders now unless you regularly switch between 3+ weapons during a fight...

Ascendant Dragon 18 Astral Self 21 + 1 = 22 Drunken Master 19 Four Elements 20 - 2 = 18 Kensai 20 Long Death 20 Mercy 18 Open Hand 19 Shadow 21 Sun Soul 20 Tranquility 20

I like that. I hope you get a chance to try them soon.

I like it except for the Critically Hit one. That seems extra brutal for melee folks who already take more attacks from enemies than their ranged companions.

A 6ft tall character with a strength score of 8 doing a standing high jump gets ((3 - 1)/2) + (6 * 1.5) = touching the rim of a basketball hoop. According to D&D I must have a strength score of around 6. That's a blow to my ego.

We have our four groupings and for the Experts they made all the subclass features occur at the same levels: 3, 6, 10, 14. This meant adding an extra feature for the bard, as they only had three before, and shuffling levels downward for the rogue. Assuming they decide to do something similar for...

That's a pretty good variant. I like that you incorporated unique maneuvers into each subclass. It could just be me but I was getting a weird formatting error on page 6. The right hand column was pushed almost completely off the screen but only on that page.

Battle Master 30 Eldritch Knight 8 - 2 = 6 Samurai 7 + 1 = 8

Thanks for catching that. How I missed it I'll never know. I agree moving them up to 10 and 14 would be a positive change. They did it with the rogue and I think it is great even if it delayed some other features.

Well the Sorcerer is paired with the Warlock and Wizard so my guess is they all start their subclasses at level 1. It has to be a lot easier to move Wizard ahead one level than to do the work of pulling two classes back. Let alone the flavor getting all screwy if you push back Warlocks and...

I'm looking forward to the jokes between 5e and 1D&D rules.