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Two spells a level, every level, is a pretty good amount. Of course more would be better, but it isn't necessary for the class to work.

You could combine the Warlord's predecessor, the White Raven discipline from the Book of Nine swords with existing 5e mechanics to make a solid start. I would actually suggest making a more warblade-like class, but with enough flexibility in abilities to choose that it could perform fine as...

There are people arguing that any capability that seems unrealistic for the real world should be labelled as Supernatural or Magical. Someone pointed out that this could be possible to justify in very general terms, but not in the context of the actual game. Another person asked what the...

Indeed. Or more correctly, what some people think is beyond what's possible on earth.

I think that the best expression of the ideal that I would like to see rather than the suggestion in the OP is the warblade class from the Tome of Battle: Book of Nine Swords. They weren't magical or supernatural. Their maneuvers allowed them to do extraordinary things, but all functioned within...

The distinction is because "magical" has a defined meaning within the context of the RPG itself, different to how it is being used in this thread. Saying that anything beyond what a normal human can achieve must be explicitly labelled as supernatural or magical is problematic for those who like...

Yes, it absolutely is possible. By humans. In our reality. It might be "supernatural" to you and Micah Sweet. Presumably those people who are currently doing so are using the magic available to them in real life. Its not even extraordinary to many of us. (And this is before we even get into the...

The issue with justifying some classes as less powerful because their abilities aren't limited by resources is based on a false premise. The concept is that "Its OK that the wizard can outshine the Fighter when they are using spells, because when they are reduced to cantrips, the Fighter's...

I think that most of us are defining "magic" the way the game defines "magic". 5e has a specific definition, and it is this sort of magic that we are specifically trying to avoid in the concept of a martial character. That is what the class is good at. Many fighter players would love to make...

Its bad form to shut down features "just because", but if its a very established world and the group tends to run off DM fiat more than collaborative contribution, then there may be areas that have already been established as completely isolated, or antimagic, or whatever situation will disable...

While this is correct, I think that the underlying issue is that when the DM is specifically telling the player "your character cannot use that feature of theirs because I have placed them in a situation where they cannot use that feature", the player can't just insist that they can (unless they...

I am very specifically avoiding that term, although I have seen you use it before. Supernatural also had a fairly specific definition in earlier editions of D&D, different to the way that you are using it. (It was explicitly magical, and would not work in anti-magic, although it could not be...

Its a nerf compared to their current system, but it might be better-received by some of the people who traditionally oppose limitations on the wizard class because it was how they used to work. It also emphasises the methodical nature of the class and the need for preparedness in a way that...

Ooof. OK. let's have a think: Most of my objection to the wizard as compared to martial classes can be summed up in a couple of examples: Bladesinger and Steel Wind Strike. Comparing the Bladesinger with the Eldritch Knight, the Bladesinger gets (a better!) version of the fighter's archetypal...

I think maybe part of the issue with the discussion here is that "magical" is an explicitly defined term in 5e and other editions. However it is being thrown around as everything between this definition to just "beyond what a guy at my gym could achieve". Many people who would like to see...

I think that the average may be misleading. There are a few people who are at the "meh" level of interest in the new edition. However it should come as no surprise on this forum when discussing levels of interest in 5e, that there are a sizeable demographic that are dragging it down. There are...

Many of the beginning DMs that I've seen start by running an official adventure of some sort, whether a hardcover campaign book, or individual modules like AL ones. It can take several years to play through a hardcover module, however, so most do not buy many of them.

Is there a check to see if a creature is affected by the ability or not?

I'm assuming honesty. Not liking something is not the same as being unable to come up with new flavour.

4e made a thing of abilities being able to be reflavoured. But not everyone took notice and/or was able to come up with that on the fly.