D&D 5E New class options in Tasha

[Waller]

D&D Celebration 2020 Reveals - New Features For Every Class

The Tasha's Cauldron of Everything hits keep coming from D&D Celebration 2020. This time we're talking about new class features for every class.

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So looks like this UNEARTHED ARCANA from November has been integrated into Tasha's, from what was said on the livestreams this weekend.

https://media.wizards.com/2019/dnd/downloads/UA-ClassFeatures.pdf

4 new fighting styles (blindfighting, thrown weapon, unarmed, interception).

Barbarian gets danger sense and survival instincts, plus fast movement and instiinctive pounce.

You can now learn a new spell in place of another of the same level whenever you finish a long rest.

Any time you get an ASI you can also change a skill proficiency.

 

[DND_Reborn]

I really didn't care for most of this in the UA, so I doubt we'll add much of it at our table.

Spell Versatility is definitely out. Having Learned Spells instead of Prepared Spells is supposed to be one of the defining features of those classes IMO.

Some of the Ranger, Rogue, and Sorcerer options might be adopted depending on how they look if we get the book.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I think those options might be nice but not appropriate for all campaigns. I still think some options could instead be another downtime option: retraining. I think I'd rather have it seperate from leveling up, which might happen every day or every year of play.
So swapping a skill makes more sense taking a certain about of time, which is what downtime is all about.
With such easy retraining rules, the ranger's natural explorer and favored enemies can be easily rehabilitated. Abandon your forest and live on the coast for 10 years. Swap forest favoured terrain for arctic. Maybe the switch back only takes a few days when you remember how it was back then.

 

[Istbor]

Cool. Some of the features might be pretty useful given certain campaigns, and I definitely love most of the fighting styles. Unarmed, Thrown weapon, blessed warrior, are my top favs.

 

[akr71]

I really hated the UA that proposed changing spells on a long rest. It won't be happening at my table. Swapping skills when you get an ASI ... m'eh - its a pretty long time between those, so I would be ok with that. Maybe

 

[Weiley31]

Good thing I saved the Class Variant Features UA so any nerfs to that can be undone when I use em. That way when I check Tasha's out, I can see what got nerfed and toss the nerfs out if need be.

 

[Flamestrike]

Loved all of it.

Stealth buff to Monks and Rangers were excellent. Ditto caster druids (Moon druids get all the love at present).

Allowing swapping of skills, spells and manoeuvres is great (speeds up the decision making process in advancing a level, and removes buyers remorse).

The fighting style that adds manouvers was dope. Coupled with Martial adept (grants 2 dice in my games) means more manouvers for everyone (and I loved ToB personally).

 

[Crimson Longinus]

I think that the spell versatility and martial versatility are just awkward patches for making the feature choices too limiting to begin with. Like perhaps certain caster classes should simply have more spells knows, and perhaps it is not actually a good idea to force fighting classes to commit to one weapon type at the first level? (Like aren't feats supposed to be for that sort of specialisation?)

 

[Flamestrike]

I think that the spell versatility and martial versatility are just awkward patches for making the feature choices too limiting to begin with. Like perhaps certain caster classes should simply have more spells knows, and perhaps it is not actually a good idea to force fighting classes to commit to one weapon type at the first level? (Like aren't feats supposed to be for that sort of specialisation?)

I've always been a fan of rebuilding and retraining rules generally.

Buyers remorse is not fun. The game loses nothing by allowing such swaps later on (as long as there is a slight opportunity cost or time limit to be served to so switch).

 

[Minigiant]

Spell Versatility. Available to Socerers, Warlocks, Rangers, and Bards, this feature allows them to replace a spell known from their list with another spell of the same level from the same list whenever you finish a Long Rest. You can effectively change out one spell per day, so if you spend a while resting in town or not fighting, you could have a whole new spell list.

Big if true for Sorcerers and Rangers

Warlocks already have the one spell they need.

Bards more OP.