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Ah.. that makes a bit more sense. Still don't like gating by item, but it would work better that way. How did they avoid fights? Was there a way to run from a fight if you got over your head? Or was scouting assumed? Or did you just assume monsters never chased you? Or...?

Choices are good. If everything was a free action, you would just do it everything every turn. Now you need to choose between lay on hands or smite, or polearm master, or..m That didn't change. But my point was that I would of split paladin to be defensive and ranger to be offensive. i.e...

I've made similar suggestions before. Anyone could cast any spell, but it just took a long time. I.e. 1st level spells take 10 minutes 2nd level spells take 30 minutes 3rd level takes an hour. ... 9th level takes a 100 years. Casters learn to do it faster. And multi people can help to speed...

Unless your going to rewrite all the casters to have less magic, and remove all the magical ability from all the races, then no. 5e isn't a low magic game. Neither was 4e or 3e. It's heroic fantasy. Maybe 2e was, never played it. Possibly due a shift due to real world technology. In the...

Dunno. Having advantage and being able to reroll Chromatic Orb has, at least at low levels, let the sorcerer easily out damage the wizard. Disagree. Paladin is still probably the strongest class. Putting smite, divine favor, and lay on hands as both bonus actions seems appropriate IMO. Helps...

Also, something that would be more interesting. Mage Slayer golem Resistance to Magical weapons. Advantage against spells. creatures hit by an attack have disadvantage on their concentration saves

Ranged is fine. Acid or fire damage to shut down regeneration is fine. Getting healed with Lightning damage is fine. Vulnerable to bludgeoning or radiant is fine. Weaknesses to creatures with bless is fine. High AC and low Dex saves is fine. All and more are still in the game. (Though mainly...

It's more than that. Different base classes have different power levels, and depend on the subclass for different amounts. Not enough to tank the game, but it would make balance worse. Also, really odd for you to say use feats when you want feats to be optional.

Enough to justify killing backwards compatibility for.

Feats are a significant design space that all classes have. Subclasses are feat chains. A series of thematically linked abilities that take several levels of investment to get. And my point is. If you're going to change it, then change it all the way.

So why are Subclasses required? Feat chains take several levels to accomplish Are at standard levels. And are available to every class. Can't say I see what difference it makes what you call them.

Or just do it as feats Mage of Quandrix. Background feat Quandrix Spells. At the end of a Long Rest, chose one of the following spells, you can cast it once without spending a spell slot. (Spells) Functions of Probably. Prerequisite Mage of Quandrix When a creature within 30' rolls d20 Test...

Like Inspiring Leader, or Defensive Duelist. Magic initiative (druid), fey touched. Feats already augment classes Are at standard levels. And can be taken by anyone. I'm not saying standard subclass wouldn't work, but what does it add to make it worth changing? And if you are going to...

Ok, and how does it make the game better?

What's good it do to change subclass levels? Moving them up to level 3 was to nerf multiclassing, but why change it any further?

But what would that gain? Many of subclasses require base class features (i.e. Assassin improves poison sneak attack). And for the things that don't have class specific prerequisite, there are feats.

I'm playing a mostly 2024 game, with one 2014 subclass (Bladesinger), in Curse of Strahd, with no issues. As much as I would of like some deeper changes (ability score vs modifiers), the goal of backwards compatibility worked out pretty well.

If your willing to go a little outside pure martial. Human, Cha, Con Warlock 1 + Devotion paladin Musician, Alert Pact the blade Inspiring leader Telekinetic Sentinel +Cha to land Sap and Sentinel bonus action to push allies out of harms way (or an enemy, but they get a save). And some heals...

If your human, you can take Alert as well as Musician, and still hand out inspiration, if not as often.

That would still require weapon and armor. Though the idea of a swarm of bees casting Conjure Humanoid is fun. Then I could send the humans into traps and have them scout dangerous monsters...