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It's really just evocation that's a problem; it's probably the worst school for an EK to pick from.

Honestly I just define "railroading" as "when the players feel they are being arbitrarily limited" - which is indeed subjective on two levels. If the players are enjoying the game, it is not a railroad, because a railroad is a specific type of not-fun game. You might tolerate a railroad in...

Those stats seem a bit high for point buy - how are you starting with an 18 Intelligence?

I'll tolerate a railroad of that sort in a convention game or other situation where total playtime is a factor - I'd rather finish a railroad than leave a game hanging forever. Other than that, nah.

Potion infusions would be a really cool addition, and not just for this subclass.

In that case it might be easier to just give them infusions at the appropriate levels: Level Infusions known Infused Items* 3 4 2 7 6 3 10 8 4 15 10 5 18 12 6 * But let them put up to half of their infusions into a single weapon. And probably add some infusions to make sure...

None of the subclasses are pure warriors, though. Artillerist mostly uses cantrips and has no weapon-focused features. Armored artificer, thought he best 'tank' in the game, only gets gauntlets to attack with, and cannot transfer those (significant) bonuses to any other weapon. Battlesmiths...

Bump the upgrade to 15th, so it's seventh and 15 not 7th an 14th.

My only edit would be to move the infusion upgrade to level 15 so you're not getting subclass features on a non-subclass level.

When I was dreaming up a "maneuvers for all warriors" variant, I used stances as the answer to concentration spells. You spend a die to enter a stance, and get a small static bonus for as long as you remain in the stance - ie Greatweapon Stance lets you reroll ones on damage dice as long as you...

A necro-summoner might be a better way to handle a necromancer who's focused on a specific creature that's always available, while leaving "a swarm of skeletons" as more of a control spell. But I can see them as two separate classes just as easily.

Greatweapon Master Sharpshooter Crossbow Expert Polearm Master Lucky Shield Master if you re-write it to remove the silly limitations Metamagic Adept Anything else that grants a new bonus action attack option. (but not ones that expand on an existing option like two-weapon fighting)

Definitely Medium Armor Master.

I would like a "you found a magic sword" class - one where the core concept is you're just some guy/gal who has somehow bonded with a potentially powerful magical weapon (or other item) and as you gain levels you get better at using it and unlock more of the magic item's powers.

The compromise position is "most if not all full-casters get a summoner subclass" - but I'm not sure that's any easier to manager than a summoner subclass to silo the mechanics of managing a summoned creature that's strong enough to be your 'main thing.'

That might have been clearer if you had named the game in question.

"A video game did that at least once" and "that's just like a video game" are not equivalent statements by a long shot.

Arcane is someone who, through skill alone, is able to tap into many other power sources a bit for specific effects. So they should be the most versatile, but should also have the weakest peaks. That's never really been captured.

Artificers are fine Bards should roll Performance checks to cast Clerics should have 1) a set number of Gifts, some of which are X/day, other are at will, and others do other things. They also should have a robust ritual casting system to cover praying for stuff. Paladins are similar but with...

If I had to pick one, guild is the best- it's easy, it's flexible, and "make a character who would join an adventurer's guild" lets you nip a lot of problem concepts in the bud.