I raised this issue with Mike Mearls last year. Had a player that enjoyed playing a Swordmage/Tactical Warlord and I wanted to give him something similar in 5E.
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‏ @dropbear_AU Jun 14
@MikeMearls hey Mike is it possible to take multiple sub-classes in 5e. Eg Fighter(Eldritch Knight)/Fighter(Battle Master) ?
Mike Mearls ‏ @MikeMearls Jun 14
@dropbear_AU no - they're not designed to stack up like that
‏ @dropbear_AU Jun 15
@MikeMearls hmm okay. just got a player that enjoyed play Int based Swordmage/Tactical Warlord in 4E. So trying to work out how to do that
Li Shenron @Li_Shenron Jun 15
@dropbear_AU @MikeMearls It was mentioned that there will be guidelines to "mix" subclasses. If not in the DMG, it'll be easy to DIY!
Mike Mearls ‏ @MikeMearls Jun 15
@Li_Shenron @dropbear_AU yes, you can do some kitbashing of them to make new subclasses
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So sounds like the best way to get what you want is to use the DMG to just build a homebrew an entire class/subclass with the features that you want.
Though Mike did make a further suggestion on what classes/subclasses I could use instead
Mike Mearls @mikemearls Jun 15
@Dropbear_AU go fighter/battle master and wizard/abjurer
(( OP - Just suggesting this as it seems like that's kinda what you want to do with Eldritch Knight/Battlemaster)
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‏ @dropbear_AU Jun 14
@MikeMearls hey Mike is it possible to take multiple sub-classes in 5e. Eg Fighter(Eldritch Knight)/Fighter(Battle Master) ?
Mike Mearls ‏ @MikeMearls Jun 14
@dropbear_AU no - they're not designed to stack up like that
‏ @dropbear_AU Jun 15
@MikeMearls hmm okay. just got a player that enjoyed play Int based Swordmage/Tactical Warlord in 4E. So trying to work out how to do that
Li Shenron @Li_Shenron Jun 15
@dropbear_AU @MikeMearls It was mentioned that there will be guidelines to "mix" subclasses. If not in the DMG, it'll be easy to DIY!
Mike Mearls ‏ @MikeMearls Jun 15
@Li_Shenron @dropbear_AU yes, you can do some kitbashing of them to make new subclasses
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So sounds like the best way to get what you want is to use the DMG to just build a homebrew an entire class/subclass with the features that you want.
Though Mike did make a further suggestion on what classes/subclasses I could use instead
Mike Mearls @mikemearls Jun 15
@Dropbear_AU go fighter/battle master and wizard/abjurer
(( OP - Just suggesting this as it seems like that's kinda what you want to do with Eldritch Knight/Battlemaster)
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