D&D (2024) How many classes do you want to see this edition?

[Frozen_Heart]

What they have is fine.

Sure, if given my druthers I'd love to see the Sorcerer turned into the "arcane half-caster" mechanical expression that so many people seem desperate for (which would allow them to get played two different ways-- with metamagic emphasis to boost casting power to full caster levels, or martial abilities to play the Swordmage archetype)... but the game is fine as-is if they don't.

Adding Psions and Warlords? As I have no faith that the players who really want these classes would actually like whatever it is WotC would eventually publish (because WotC would do a more basic and default-like version of both of these classes) there's no point in using the page count to add them.

Would the focus on magic or martial abilities be something like a pact boon?

 

[Mephista]

I would drop sorcerer, pick up artificer in its place, and then go all in with new, crazy subclasses. We haven't really pushed the bounds of what subclasses can do for you yet.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Would the focus on magic or martial abilities be something like a pact boon?

Sure? I guess? All I know is that some people want "arcane half-casters" in the game, and some people want meaningful mechanical distinction between Sorcerers and Wizards. Turning Sorcerers into that arcane half-caster solves both issues however WotC would do it, not that I know or care how they would design it. I honestly care so little about both the "arcane half-caster" archetype and the Sorcerer as a class that I'd just like something done that could satisfy both groups so we don't have to hear them constantly complain about them anymore.

 

[CreamCloud0]

There could be a few more classes I think, primarily off the top of my head:
a dedicated combined-magic-and-weapon user, with swordmage and arcane archer subclasses.
a summoner-beastmaster-minons class.
a half-[creature]/were-[X]/monster-hybrid/‘blue mage’ class.
Edit: psions

I think warlord deserves to exist but i think it should be part of the fighter-baseline abilities.

Also bring back prestige classes.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

I think a few more classes would be neat.

• Warlord
• Swordmage/Gish Class
• Psionic Class
• Summoner/Pet Class
• Maybe the Blood Hunter as well.

 

[Frozen_Heart]

Sure? I guess? All I know is that some people want "arcane half-casters" in the game, and some people want meaningful mechanical distinction between Sorcerers and Wizards. Turning Sorcerers into that arcane half-caster solves both issues however WotC would do it, not that I know or care how they would design it. I honestly care so little about both the "arcane half-caster" archetype and the Sorcerer as a class that I'd just like something done that could satisfy both groups so we don't have to hear them constantly complain about them anymore.

As those are my two favourite classes, I'd love to see that happen.

In fact the DnD Next playtest sorcerer was similar to that in some ways. Being both thematically and mechanically distinct and interesting. Yet for some reason it got canned and replaced with poor wizard with metamagic glued on instead.

 

[Frozen_Heart]

I think a few more classes would be neat.

• Warlord
• Swordmage/Gish Class
• Psionic Class
• Summoner/Pet Class
• Maybe the Blood Hunter as well.

This is pretty much my ideal list. Warlord, swordmage, beastmaster (sorry but the summoner name sucks), and then blood hunter as a setting specific class like artificer once was.

I'm torn on the psion. Currently it should definitely be its own class. But I feel if the sorcerer was done in a half interesting way, psion could be part of that.

 

[Gorck]

The 2014 PHB has 12 classes and Tasha's adds a 13th. I wouldn't mind seeing them bring it up to 16 (4 per class group; BOLD = my hopes)):

EXPERT: Bard, Ranger, Rogue, with the Artificer added later
PRIEST: Cleric, Druid, Paladin, with the Shaman added later
MAGE: Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, with the Psion added later
WARRIOR: Barbarian, Fighter, Monk, with either the Warlord added later or officially adding Matt Mercer's Blood Hunter

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Very slightly more than 5e - I would add a couple to the PHB (Assassin, Mageblade, and Warlord), and I'd like to see at least one psionic class added later.

But 5e as it stands is very close to my ideal.

Yeah, I’d add Captain and Swordmage (I call mine the Athamir), and split off the Assassin back to its full glory. Psion I guess, too, since so many folks want it.

 

[Blue]

5. Same as 5e, because they promised compatibility. Nothing at all about it being perfect.

And while a good pick-and-choose system can be fun, classes both directly, and indirectly as needing a team to cover everything are both sacred cows of D&D that I would not have go away in the D&D brand.

Now, 6e I have opinions on. But 5.5e (which they'll never call it but seems true) has different requirements.