D&D 5E Building a Noble Fighter, Cavalier or Banneret?

[Herosmith14]

So, I'm preparing to shift my home game over to the Tael'Dorei campaign setting, and one of the first hooks their going to run into is the Wayward Bloodline. For those of you who don't know, in the Tael'Dorei campaign guide, Mercer and Green Ronin provided various story hooks for DMs to build adventures off of. Wayward Bloodline has the party encountering Zuundak, the son of Tz'Jarr, emperor of the Iron Authority (a hobgoblin nation). Zuundak had recently learned that the world outside of the Iron Empire was gentler, and is caught by the party trying to leave, and they have to decide what to do with him.

My portrayal of Zuundak is a shy, somewhat guarded kid eager to explore the world, but also wants to protect his friends. I'm planning on making him a fighter, and I've narrowed down the subclass choice to Cavalier and Banneret. He's of noble birth, and I didn't just want him to be a Battlemaster, and I thought these two fit pretty well. Cannonically, Zuundak was being groomed to be a general by his father, and for a command like officer, I think Banneret would work. But Cavalier also kind of has the Noble birth thing going, and a lot of the abilities don't even require to be on a mount, and it seems to be a more protective subclass as well, drawing a lot of stuff towards them and granting defensive buffs to the rest of the party. What do you think I should choose?

 

[Istbor]

You are going to know your campaign best, but given what you have told us, I would go for Banneret. Cavalier is good, but doesn't really say command training like the Banneret does. Unless you want to play off the fact that he is not yet ready/trained for a role as an officer. Then by all means.

 

[aco175]

I thought cavalier gave a lot of powers based on riding and such which may not fit into many campaigns.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

I'd go with the Banneret. Its powers start low-powered, but they can quickly add up, and with the ability to select your own class features thru the extra feats, you can create a commander-type PC or a mobile vanguard.

 

[pukunui]

I'd go with banneret as well.

 

[BookBarbarian]

Banneret seems to be the more "Courtly" focused of the fighters. Well suited to a Noble for sure.

While Cavalier is also well suited for a Noble, I'd say its more focused on the Tourney rather than the Court.