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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Avenger" data-source="post: 8034255" data-attributes="member: 779"><p>Going through each class:</p><p><strong>Artificer</strong></p><p>It might be a stretch trying to get a single element Artificer concept as a subclass, I could certainly see there being a multi-elemental subclass though.</p><p></p><p><strong>Barbarian</strong></p><p>Path of the Storm Herald sort of covers an element, but it's more of a multi-choice element subclass. I could definitely see Barbaians associated with the element of Fire, I guess with some work Earth.</p><p></p><p><strong>Bard</strong></p><p>I don't think any of the existing subclasses are associated with elements. The Bard is where some ideas for the more subtle elemental ideas can the applied to. But I also do see there being a idea for a Bard subclass that's based off of a fire dancer.</p><p></p><p><strong>Cleric</strong></p><p>Cleric might actually have a good coverage of elements. There's the Forge Domain for fire and the Tempest Domain for air. Some might argue about the Nature Domain and earth, though that seems to be more about plants (wood is a Taoist element). Some argument could be made for Life being water. But there's certainly room for a distinct Earth and Water domain too.</p><p></p><p><strong>Druid</strong></p><p>The Druid has a lot of elemental themed spells, and I feel that there could be subclasses with a distinct focus on each element.</p><p></p><p><strong>Fighter</strong></p><p>The fighter could go either way in subtle properties of elements or flashy properties depending on the subclass. I think Earth and Fire could have some sort of fighter concept.</p><p></p><p><strong>Monk</strong></p><p>The Way of the Four Elements is the multi elemental subclass, though one that's not as well received. There's the Way of the Sun Soul is the fire associated subclass. I think the Monk can definitely have the other 3 elements, like a Way of the Iron Fist for Earth.</p><p></p><p><strong>Paladin</strong></p><p>There's no Paladin subclass for Elements, but I feel there could be a bunch of different Elemental champions that belong to the Paladin class.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ranger</strong></p><p>The ranger is quite into nature so it goes with elements well. If I suggested Earth and Fire for Fighter, than the Ranger should get Air and Water.</p><p></p><p><strong>Rogue</strong></p><p>The rogue should get more subtle parts of elemental association. I could see Air having a rogue subclass concept, others might be harder.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sorcerer</strong></p><p>There's already the Storm Soul Sorcerer, they did try Fire and Earth in UA.</p><p></p><p><strong>Warlock</strong></p><p>The genie pact (all elements) and the kraken pact (water) is the closest they've gotten to the elements.</p><p></p><p><strong>Wizard</strong></p><p>The 2e Tome of Magic had the elements as 4 additional specializations for Wizards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kobold Avenger, post: 8034255, member: 779"] Going through each class: [B]Artificer[/B] It might be a stretch trying to get a single element Artificer concept as a subclass, I could certainly see there being a multi-elemental subclass though. [B]Barbarian[/B] Path of the Storm Herald sort of covers an element, but it's more of a multi-choice element subclass. I could definitely see Barbaians associated with the element of Fire, I guess with some work Earth. [B]Bard[/B] I don't think any of the existing subclasses are associated with elements. The Bard is where some ideas for the more subtle elemental ideas can the applied to. But I also do see there being a idea for a Bard subclass that's based off of a fire dancer. [B]Cleric[/B] Cleric might actually have a good coverage of elements. There's the Forge Domain for fire and the Tempest Domain for air. Some might argue about the Nature Domain and earth, though that seems to be more about plants (wood is a Taoist element). Some argument could be made for Life being water. But there's certainly room for a distinct Earth and Water domain too. [B]Druid[/B] The Druid has a lot of elemental themed spells, and I feel that there could be subclasses with a distinct focus on each element. [B]Fighter[/B] The fighter could go either way in subtle properties of elements or flashy properties depending on the subclass. I think Earth and Fire could have some sort of fighter concept. [B]Monk[/B] The Way of the Four Elements is the multi elemental subclass, though one that's not as well received. There's the Way of the Sun Soul is the fire associated subclass. I think the Monk can definitely have the other 3 elements, like a Way of the Iron Fist for Earth. [B]Paladin[/B] There's no Paladin subclass for Elements, but I feel there could be a bunch of different Elemental champions that belong to the Paladin class. [B]Ranger[/B] The ranger is quite into nature so it goes with elements well. If I suggested Earth and Fire for Fighter, than the Ranger should get Air and Water. [B]Rogue[/B] The rogue should get more subtle parts of elemental association. I could see Air having a rogue subclass concept, others might be harder. [B]Sorcerer[/B] There's already the Storm Soul Sorcerer, they did try Fire and Earth in UA. [B]Warlock[/B] The genie pact (all elements) and the kraken pact (water) is the closest they've gotten to the elements. [B]Wizard[/B] The 2e Tome of Magic had the elements as 4 additional specializations for Wizards. [/QUOTE]
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