D&D 5E Class Feats--When Will We See Them (If Ever?).

[DND_Reborn]

Just a quick topic: Tasha's of course introduced more class features as feats: Fighting Styles, Invocations, and Metamagic.

We already had Martial Maneuvers in the PHB.

So, when do you think we will some of the following made into feats:

• Rage
• Unarmored Defense (WIS, CON, or other?)
• Inspiration
• Magical Secrets
• Channel Divinity (Turning?)
• Wild Shape
• Martial Arts
• Smite
• Sneak Attack
• Spell Recovery
• etc.

 

[bedir than]

We already have Inspiration, kinda, via Inspiring Leader

 

[Maxperson]

You won't see the full ability. If something shows up, it will be highly limited like the Martial Maneuver feat in the PHB or the Metamagic feat. It will give a taste of the ability, but if you want the whole ability you will need to multiclass.

 

[BookTenTiger]

I could see some of those becoming feats! And it would honestly be fun to access a lighter Rage, Sneak Attack, etc without multiclassing.

 

[DND_Reborn]

You won't see the full ability. If something shows up, it will be highly limited like the Martial Maneuver feat in the PHB or the Metamagic feat. It will give a taste of the ability, but if you want the whole ability you will need to multiclass.

Well, sure, just as (most) have been watered down or limited already.

 

[jmartkdr2]

I totally misinterpreted the title and was thinking class feats are feats that only members of a certain class can take. I don't think those will show up in 5e.

I think there's someone at WotC who thinks dipping into other classes via feats is a good way forward, and broadly speaking I agree. But the dipping feats need to be for the cool feature people actually want to make it work, so unless Hex Warrior is offered as a feat I don't expect dipping into another class via multiclassing will go away.

 

[TwoSix]

I can see some kind of "multiclass-lite" feats being introduced with the revision, with weaker versions of iconic class abilities.

 

[Cruentus]

I don't think it'll happen. If it does, that means they're totally throwing any class niche away (not that it isn't already watered down pretty well).

I could see them doing it if they removed multiclassing all together (again, nothing that I ever expect to happen). Then there would be a reason to take another classes (class'; classes'?) feat if you wanted that particular ability, or a flavor of that ability.

What I wouldn't mind seeing is a lessening of baked in abilities in the classes, and more things moved to Feats (either class locked or not), so that one could customize a little more, without a half dozen to a dozen abilities hard wired into the system) - overall lower the number of abilities, but make it so the class could be more variable within.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Niche protection is too important to some to take this important step.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

You won't see the full ability. If something shows up, it will be highly limited like the Martial Maneuver feat in the PHB or the Metamagic feat. It will give a taste of the ability, but if you want the whole ability you will need to multiclass.

I could see some of those becoming feats! And it would honestly be fun to access a lighter Rage, Sneak Attack, etc without multiclassing.

Yeah I played around with a +1D6 sneak attack feat but only the rogue wanted it. An extra rage per long rest would bee cool for most barbarians.... I see them more as 'enhancement tto class, but also a bit multiclass' more then out right taking class features.