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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Corinnguard" data-source="post: 9873390" data-attributes="member: 7033886">The classes in 5e need a feature within the base class where they can pick from an assortment of mini features that further customizes the character they're trying to make. For instance, Laser Llama's Alternate Ranger has a 1st level feature called Knacks. If you want to play a stealthy Ranger, you can pick up the Stalker I Knack at 1st level to gain advantage when making Dexterity (Stealth) checks whenever you are in a natural environment. If you wanted to be a Ranger who can ignore difficult terrain and never gets lost, you can pick up the Strider I Knack. Some of these Knacks are chained together to give you even more perks (Stalker I thru IV, Strider I thru IV, etc.)Level Up takes up a similar approach. Rangers get Exploration knacks while Fighters get Soldering knacks. And so on. [USER=6796468]@Steampunkette[/USER] is doing her own redesign of this class. Her version has them being 3/4 casters who can cast spells up to 7th level. Her approach makes room for a new Bard feature called Bardsong. The Two-Weapon Fighting style needs to be tweaked for the Fighter class with regards to the number of offhand attacks they can make.  Level Up has a fix for this where once a martial (not just the Fighter) reaches 5th level, they gain two attacks with their bonus action instead of one. There is also a fix by Laser Llama for anyone who has Two-Weapon Fighting and finds themselves between using their Bonus action for an offhand attack or another feature that also requires it. His version of TWF allows you to combine your primary attack and your offhand attack for your attack action. The bonus action is then freed up for something else like spellcasting or using a particular bonus action feature.</blockquote>

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