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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pauln6" data-source="post: 7365213" data-attributes="member: 6777422">I suppose the only way to be a Warlord from level 1 is to go for a human fighter or Rogue with martial adept or inspiring leader but then I suppose you could argue something similar for most martial builds.  Fighter - Rogue or Rogue - Fighter builds probably have the most potential with Mastermind being the go-to subclass to grant allies advantage on initiative, skill checks, or attack rolls with a bonus action. Battlemaster will work much better with the extra commander manoeuvres from 5MW,  assuming that you don't go the whole hog and just pick the Commander subclass from that supplement.  I think the Banneret subclass falls short of a decent Warlord because of the absence of manoeuvres.   I personally would grant a Banneret the equivalent benefit of the Martial Adept feat (choosing at least one manoeuvre from a limited list) as part of their level 3 subclass benefits plus an extra superiority die and Manoeuvre (from a limited list) at 7 and 15.  That's still only 3d6 with 4 limited manoeuvres so I think it would add Warlord spice without stepping heavily on Battlemaster toes.  They can always take more Martial Adept feats for more.</blockquote>