D&D 5E (2024) Essential Fighter’s Handbook [Complete Fighter's Field Guide]

[Morrus]

Work is underway.

 

[Corinnguard]

Work is underway.

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I think everyone will be sold on 'This book is the first.'

 

[Silam]

Not sure if I (or someone else) mentioned this before, but I'd really like to see a fighting style for carrying a melee weapon in one hand and nothing in the other. Kind of like a more restrictive version of the Dueling fighting style (which allows carrying a shield in the off-hand). Dueling gives +2 damage, so it should be something different, and maybe slightly better than that, or perhaps more flexible. Maybe +1 attack/damage/AC. Or maybe a bonus that can be re-assigned without action once per turn (e.g., +2 to either attack or damage (...or AC?)). IDK, something like that.

 

[Greg K]

2e Fighter's Handbook was one of my all-time favourites - so inspirational.
As a kid I would read that handbook a lot and just imagine - an all-fighter campaign - Cavaliers, Gladiators, Myrmidons, Noble Warriors, Peasant Heroes, Savages...etc

Some of my favorite 5e supplements were Jacob Driscoll's free conversions of the 2e Complete Fighter's Handbook, Complete Priest's Handbook and Complete Thief's Handbook which he shared here on ENWorld. I felt his conversions were better done than the originals, because 2e lacked a system of feats (back in the day 2e days, I would have said advantages since that is what other games called them). That stated, I too found the originals inspiring.

edit: accidentally, wrote James instead of Jacob.

 

[Silam]

The 2e Complete Elf's (or Elves'?) Handbook was my favorite I think. Really good mix of fluff and crunch.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I'd like to see a fighting style that uses fiber - whips, towels, nets, ropes.

Edited to add - yeah yeah I know, that's basically the internet. But I'm serious y'all! Using whips to disarm people, knotted ropes to give grappling advantage, etc.

 

[AnotherGuy]

Some of my favorite 5e supplements were James Driscoll's free conversions of the 2e Complete Fighter's Handbook, Complete Priest's Handbook and Complete Thief's Handbook which he shared here on ENWorld. I felt his conversions were better done than the originals, because 2e lacked a system of feats (back in the day 2e days, I would have said advantages since that is what other games called them). That stated, I too found the originals inspiring.

Yeah I remember James Discoll's conversions. They were great.

 

[Morrus]

For those following along, I don't have an ETA of any kind at this stage, but we have put a Kickstarter pre-launch page.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/steel-and-skill-the-complete-fighters-field-guide/

You can click there to be notified on launch, though it won't be any time soon. That is not the final cover, BTW. Just a placeholder I mocked up for now.

 

[Corinnguard]

For those following along, I don't have an ETA of any kind at this stage, but we have put a Kickstarter pre-launch page.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/steel-and-skill-the-complete-fighters-field-guide/

You can click there to be notified on launch, though it won't be any time soon. That is not the final cover, BTW. Just a placeholder I mocked up for now.

I clicked the link to be notified. I'll keep myself busy checking out the PDF for the 2025 GPG annual.

 

[Morrus]

I clicked the link to be notified. I'll keep myself busy checking out the PDF for the 2025 GPG annual.

That'll go out in (checks watch) about 7 hours!