New Unearthed Arcana Brings Back Five Subclasses

Five existing D&D subclasses are getting a rework in a newly released Unearthed Arcana. Four of the subclasses come from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, while the fifth is the Oathbreaker subclass for Paladins from the 2014 Player’s Handbook.

The revised subclasses are:

• Path of the Spiritual Guardian Barbarian (previously Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
• Path of the Storm Herald Barbarian
• Cavalier Fighter
• Warrior of Intoxication Monk (formerly Way of the Drunken Master)
• Oathbreaker Paladin

The Path of the Spiritual Guardian has received a revamped Spiritual Protectors ability with a choice of effects. The Storm Herald’s Storm Aura now scales with Rage damage and the Raging Storm now has redesigned environments. The Cavalier’s Unwavering Mark no longer has limited uses. The Warrior of Intoxication now has the ability to create potent drinks that grant abilities when drank. The Oathbreaker has received some updates bringing its abilities in line with the revamped Paladin’s ability.

The survey for the new subclasses opens on November 6th.

 

[Kurotowa]

So...if I violate the tenets of being an Oathbreaker, do I become a Super Oathbreaker?

Ooh, that gets messy. Sages whisper in dark corners of the eldritch mathematics of... "integer overflow". Oathsworn Paladins are best avoided by everyone. They're entirely uncompromising.

 

[Marandahir]

So...if I violate the tenets of being an Oathbreaker, do I become a Super Oathbreaker?

Nah, you just overflow the calculator and become an Oath of Redemption pacifist Paladin.

 

[doctorhook]

Nah, you just overflow the calculator and become an Oath of Redemption pacifist Paladin.

Ah yes, the ol’ “Gandhi wants to nuke everyone” situation from Civilization

 

[Xeviat]

“Warrior of Intoxication” is such a weird name, it sounds clinical

I personally find switching from "Way of ..." to "Warrior of ..." to be lame, actually. I think Monk got genericized in the wrong direction; I think they should have leaned into the mystical and religious side of the monk.

 

[WanderingMystic]

I personally find switching from "Way of ..." to "Warrior of ..." to be lame, actually. I think Monk got genericized in the wrong direction; I think they should have leaned into the mystical and religious side of the monk.

I completely agree, I could have also seen a mixture of both. Warrior of the open fist seems more appropriate than way since they don't have much of a spiritual aspect, maybe even shadow since they are so combative in my mind but most other names fit better with way and make your character feel like more than just a combat character.