D&D 5E (2024) 4/26 Playtest: The Fighter

[Minigiant]

The idea of Persuasion being on the class list being the greatest flavor victory is depressing--especially when it is technically accurate.

It took 50 years for either of the D&D IP owners to admit the existence of charming warriors. So sad.

And the fighters still stink at it as you can't really afford CHA over 14.

 

[HammerMan]

Now?! Seriously?

I means since 197x through 2008 then 2014 through now?

 

[HammerMan]

It took 50 years for either of the D&D IP owners to admit the existence of charming warriors. So sad.

And the fighters still stink at it as you can't really afford CHA over 14.

Maybe if we had the abaility to use Cha as an attack stat. Maybe if we had an abaikity to 1/day apply a charm condition.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

It took 50 years for either of the D&D IP owners to admit the existence of charming warriors. So sad.

And the fighters still stink at it as you can't really afford CHA over 14.

Consider yourself lucky, they probably thought at first of making it a spell instead: Fighter's Charming Personality.

Like shooting a volley of arrows, or crafting a snare or scribing a spell from a scroll to your spellbook...

 

[kapars]

Let Fighters add their proficiency bonus to their Armor class and weapon damage for the weapons / armor they specialize in. Let them add 2 times PB to attack rolls at later levels.

Split the 9 or so mastery properties between Heavy, Light, and Versatile as effects you can declare on a hit. Scrap the separate system.

Allow the Fighter to commission/forge an artifact weapon similar to the spell crafting system they’ve given to Wizard.

 

[Remathilis]

Let Fighters add their proficiency bonus to their Armor class and weapon damage for the weapons / armor they specialize in. Let them add 2 times PB to attack rolls at later levels.

"Let fighters break bounded accuracy" isn't a take I was expecting, but here we are.

 

[HammerMan]

"Let fighters break bounded accuracy" isn't a take I was expecting, but here we are.

If we can’t give them daily and encounter exploits because those only make sense for casters and we can’t give them social and exploration abaikities unless we make them spells then why not make them the undisputed Champion of conbat

 

[Eubani]

How about:
Conviction: The character can spend 1 HD to add +1d4 to an ability check. This can be done a number of times equal to proficiency bonus and refreshes after a Long Rest.

 

[Minigiant]

If we can’t give them daily and encounter exploits because those only make sense for casters and we can’t give them social and exploration abaikities unless we make them spells then why not make them the undisputed Champion of conbat

might as well

 

[HammerMan]

might as well

Throw on d12s for HD too