D&D 5E Class guides?

[UngeheuerLich]

Playing a (Variant) Human Barbarian (Elk Totem, eventually [hopefully!])with Shield Master as we speak. It's been ridiculously effective since we first stepped in to the Death House. Famous last words??


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I really like that a character in 5e can be described with those few words and we know what you are speaking of.

 

[Guest 6801328]

That's an interesting point: the way spells are set out in the PHB, it's hard to browse for a particular class -- either you are constantly flipping back to the spell lists, or you read all the way through, not knowing whether a spell can be cast by a particular class.

http://ephe.github.io/grimoire/

 

[The Grassy Gnoll]

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0SD1MiyugNMbEZ1V09WSXRRMWM/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msexcel

 

[The_Furious_Puffin]

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0SD1MiyugNMbEZ1V09WSXRRMWM/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msexcel

That doesn't actually have the text of the spell, so still tons of flipping around required. The Grimore is much better, but still doesn't address the issue. The bard has access to almost all the spells in the game fire the lore feature, which makes reading the list of things a bard can do time consuming.

 

[Salamandyr]

Honestly, I don't know how one would go about making a guide based on cool factor, since cool is such a subjective perception.

I think swords are really cool. Others think axes are cool. Some poor benighted souls think double bladed suicide swords are cool.

Some people think having a spell for every occasion is cool. Other people think that calling on otherworldly eldritch powers to aid them at the peril of their very soul is cool.

I can talk about how, as a cat person, the saber tooth tiger is an awesome wild shape to turn into (and lamenting how much more powerful the bear form is), but to a bear guy, the bear form both way cooler, and mechanically more effective.

None of these people are wrong (except the double sword guy), but it would be hard to make a guide for all of them.

 

[Ahglock]

I don't disagree with that. Cool is very subjective. I am trying to put together a guide though that still looks at it through a lens of at least my cool. The way I look at it unless you build to fail you will do fine so why focus on the optimal damage/defensive build. If that's your fun/cool there are plenty of guides for you. If not then maybe what I'm looking to build is.