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<blockquote data-quote="AtomicPope" data-source="post: 6784827" data-attributes="member: 64790">Merry Christmas to you too!Oracle and Inquisitor were my two favorite classes from Mathfinder. The Oracle can be built in 5e once you understand what you want out of the class.&nbsp; I might suggest taking another route.&nbsp; Rather than looking at Clerics and Wizards, maybe you should be looking at Bards.The Bard as a class has unique features that could mimic the Oracle:1) A mix of divine and arcane2) The ability to change luck3) Some healing and some offense4) Flexibility in skill choices5) Curses and CharmsRemember, there's LOTS of different Oracles to choose from.&nbsp; A Bard can approach the Oracle archetypes by choosing skills, expertise, magical secrets and the college.&nbsp; The College of Lore might be better suited since you can use your reaction (as Cutting Words but you can rename it) to apply a negative modifier to your opponent's rolls.&nbsp; This frees up your bonus action for spells or more Bardic Inspiration (positive dice modifiers for allies).The Bard's Inspiration ability could be an Oracle Curse - you can only see and change the fates of others, but never your own (a fluff rewording for Bardic Inspiration since you can't affect yourself). Another way to look at it: you can see everyone else's future but your own.As a Bard, you wouldn't have to Multiclass but I'd probably do it anyway.&nbsp; Just pick up a few levels of Wizard for the Divination class feature and use your Spellbook for defensive spells like Shield and Mirror Image.&nbsp; That way you don't need a high Int, just the bare minimum 13 for Multiclassing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AtomicPope, post: 6784827, member: 64790"] Merry Christmas to you too! Oracle and Inquisitor were my two favorite classes from Mathfinder. The Oracle can be built in 5e once you understand what you want out of the class. I might suggest taking another route. Rather than looking at Clerics and Wizards, maybe you should be looking at Bards. The Bard as a class has unique features that could mimic the Oracle: 1) A mix of divine and arcane 2) The ability to change luck 3) Some healing and some offense 4) Flexibility in skill choices 5) Curses and Charms Remember, there's LOTS of different Oracles to choose from. A Bard can approach the Oracle archetypes by choosing skills, expertise, magical secrets and the college. The College of Lore might be better suited since you can use your reaction (as Cutting Words but you can rename it) to apply a negative modifier to your opponent's rolls. This frees up your bonus action for spells or more Bardic Inspiration (positive dice modifiers for allies). The Bard's Inspiration ability could be an Oracle Curse - you can only see and change the fates of others, but never your own (a fluff rewording for Bardic Inspiration since you can't affect yourself). Another way to look at it: you can see everyone else's future but your own. As a Bard, you wouldn't have to Multiclass but I'd probably do it anyway. Just pick up a few levels of Wizard for the Divination class feature and use your Spellbook for defensive spells like Shield and Mirror Image. That way you don't need a high Int, just the bare minimum 13 for Multiclassing. [/QUOTE]

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