Playtest (A5E) Level Up Playtest Document #2: Fighter

Welcome to the second Level Up playtest document. This playtest contains a candidate for the first 10 levels of game’s fighter class, and our new combat maneuvers system.

This playtest document begins to address three issues which you said were important in the survey we posted last month:

• Meaningful character choices at each advancement level
• A fully fleshed out exploration pillar*
• A range of martial maneuvers to give non-spellcasters more options in combat

*Exploration knacks, as introduced in this playtest document, only form part of the exploration pillar.

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What this is
This is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then answer the follow-up survey in a few days.

What this is not
This is NOT the final game. It’s OK if you don’t like elements of these rules; that’s the purpose of a playtest document. Be sure to participate in the follow-up survey in a few days. All data, positive or negative is useful.

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[aco175]

I would like to see some of the base fighter options get back in somewhere. 2nd wind could become a maneuver or knack. Not sure how many of my group would play a fighter without a couple of the base options to choose from.

 

[Morrus]

2nd wind could become a maneuver or knack.

It is. We called it "Mountain's Might".

 

[Minigiant]

I have a sneaking suspicion that any type of maneuver name is going to invoke anime and wuxia at this point.

Marquis of Queensbury Fearsome Strike!

But there's no Jaguars nor Griffins in Japan nor China.

What about Hard Style of Swordmanship or Strong School of Fencing?

 

[Zaukrie]

Finally downloaded....I'm intrigued.

 

[Zaukrie]

I like the evocative names......don't make them all "western, generic", please.

 

[Lord Mhoram]

But there's no Jaguars nor Griffins in Japan nor China.

What about Hard Style of Swordmanship or Strong School of Fencing?

If we did that I'd rather have flavorful names like Bonetti, Thibult or Capo Ferro.

 

[Minigiant]

I like the evocative names......don't make them all "western, generic", please.

If we did that I'd rather have flavorful names like Bonetti, Thibult or Capo Ferro.

I just prefer the names of the Traditions to be generic so that it hints to no direct flavor. Each setting could then easily suggest local names for each tradition and everyone understand the connections..

Earth Tradition could be Adamant Mountain in one setting, Dwarf Fencing in another, The Gray Way in another, Stomping Ox Style in another, and Burhart's Zweihander in another.

 

[Xohar17]

That’s pretty much literally the mission statement.

But you also said that it is fully compatible with base 5e, they are mutually excluding statements.

 

[Morrus]

But you also said that it is fully compatible with base 5e, they are mutually excluding statements.

Well to clarify then, I mean it can be advanced 5E and be compatible.

 

[Lord Mhoram]

I just prefer the names of the Traditions to be generic so that it hints to no direct flavor. Each setting could then easily suggest local names for each tradition and everyone understand the connections..

Earth Tradition could be Adamant Mountain in one setting, Dwarf Fencing in another, The Gray Way in another, Stomping Ox Style in another, and Burhart's Zweihander in another.

Yeah, but if D&D went that route back in the 70s we would not have Nystul, Mordekainen, Otiluke, Otto, Tasha and those - there were non generic names that were put into game mechanics to help flavor. I can see that some of the fighter traditions used were "extreme" with flavor, but a generic title just sits there. Give it some flavor.