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You need to compare what's given up for what's gained. What does the warlord character give up doing to allow someone else to act on her behalf? That's the comparison that matters in actual play. Comparing the difference between a single attack and a single attack with sneak attack dice is...

I have no issue with a magical subclass of the warlord being able to do all that, but in my expectation of the non-magical warlord it will not have tools to deal with lost limbs, lycanthropy, curses or petrification. I could see them having tools for helping with poison and (to a lesser extent)...

Seems perfectly reasonable to me. A petrified creature (or even a dead creature) straddles a line between being an object and being simply a creature with a negative status effect. Exactly how you want to treat that dual-state being should be a matter of DM interpretation.

Why not just remove the paladin, because you can MC Fighter Cleric?

I believe so. Taking away your (presumably adult) child's stuff for admittedly selfish reasons (as opposed to talking away his keys because he's drunk) instead of just talking to him like a person is an extreme first step. It shows a lack of respect for the child, and it shouldn't be your...

Go back and reread what you replied to Zardnaar, I think you'll realize Tony Vargas wasn't asking for best healer.

Compared to the design staff? Yes, I'm certain we are. I'm equally certain that people considering the warlord here are placing substantially different values on sacrificing your ability to act so an ally can act. I'm also fairly certain that a lot of the consideration here is being done in...

Sure. I can't do it right now, as I'm only reading and posting here during occasional study breaks (I have the final exam in the last class needed for my Masters degree on Wednesday). But, once the final is over I'll have more time.

History would indicate otherwise.

Let's be frank though, you just wouldn't use a warlord class anyway. So it really shouldn't matter to you how many subclasses they get as long it doesn't chew up too much page space. And, even as a fan of the warlord, I can't really see a need for more than 5 subclasses for it.

The warlord must be able to be non-magical, the way a fighter or rogue can be non-magical. When most people say they want a non-magical warlord, they mean that the abilities ingrained into the class and not gained from subclass choices must be non-magical. I don't personally have an issue with...

You'd think so, the way some people act.

That's a little condescending. Just because I've reached a different conclusion doesn't mean I'm blind, asleep, or otherwise not seeing things clearly. No, she can't. When you grant actions, you aren't taking or performing those actions. You're allowing others to act in your place. When...

^^^ So much this. People seem to be forgetting that opportunity cost is a thing. If you sacrifice your ability to take actions, you're effectively depriving the party of one member.

I have thought this through. And three character levels is a pretty significant investment, so far as multiclassing goes.

That's not quite accurate. My proposal is that the warlord can grant an ally the ability to do one of a few select things as a reaction (when they, presumably, otherwise would not be able to do so). Exactly what those options are would determine how much of the warlord's action potential is...

So support only counts as support in combat or if it deals or heals damage? Nope. That's dishonest. Raising the dead is the ultimate healing act. Bonus action attacks already exist, they're certainly not OP. Also, who says things can't be interrupted? A lot of people reasonably concede...

Thank you. It was quite rough (there are some days when it still is), especially the holidays that followed. However, I was also very fortunate. I have a very good friend who was willing to watch my father while I was at school twice a week. Because of him, I didn't have to leave school (and...

Your argument presumes a warlord offers an equal level of support to a cleric. Unless your idea of a warlord is capable of raising the dead, removing curses, chatting up the gods and their servants for info, etc. this is just not the case.

You have yet to demonstrate it being out of whack. Please answer the questions I posed to you. What does it break? And how? What does it render obsolete? And how? How does it steal spotlight from other characters? Where, for the love of god, is the damage caused to the gameplay that...