Frozen_Heart
Hero
Please!my hope for EK is to be deleted for 1D&D and dedicated half-arcane caster class to be added to PHB.
Not even necessarily to the PHB. But at some point down the line. Both artificer and swordmage.
Please!my hope for EK is to be deleted for 1D&D and dedicated half-arcane caster class to be added to PHB.
Gotcha. Maybe it will look something like this homebrewed version of the subclass which can specialize in any 2 of the 8 schools of magic. Eldritch Knight - School Specialization by EnaluxemeI mean that’s cool for inspiration for sure, but I’m more wondering what the 2024 Eldritch knight will look like.
I’ve got my Aethernaut class for my home game, which is a sort of swordmage but more alchemical and hermetic and weird.
I do think the fighter needs a magical fighting style, but otherwise yeah.I think I misunderstood you - I thought you were questioning maybe working magic into the baseline fighter chassis, for all fighters, which I don't think would or should happen. But yeah, absolutely the Eldritch Knight should have more ways to use those core fighter abilities to enhance their magic.
It splits action surge into each individual attack, requiring 2 to use any other action.Action surge is extremely powerful - is your heroic surge simply more action surges, or a variation where it is less powerful but you get more of them?
There many such subclasses. The EK is the only Spellcasting fighter.I'd prefer an Eldritch Knight that doesnt do spells.
Things like the Rune Knight or Arcane Archer, or the non-spell options of the 4 elements monk.
The designers should learn that magical =/= spellcasting.
And I’m worried they’ll do that instead of something interesting.The quickest easiest fix is to give them what they did with he bladesinger and alow them to once per round cast one cantrip in place of an attack when you make the attack action.
So while that is a cool concept I don't think that they will put that much effort into an archetype. Expecialy when they weigh giving someone 1/3 caster as such a big deal.And I’m worried they’ll do that instead of something interesting.
Like, what if the EK could break cantrips down into parts like Eldritch blast, and mix cantrip attacks with weapon attacks?
Probably not, sadly. Hopefully it’s at least not just the same thing as the Bladesinger. That would be exceedingly weak sauce.So while that is a cool concept I don't think that they will put that much effort into an archetype. Expecialy when they weigh giving someone 1/3 caster as such a big deal.
The smite spells not being part of the Eldritch Knight just don't make sense.Better spells, or a slot=damage feature