D&D 5E New Unearthed Arcana: Heroes of Krynn Revisited

WotC's Jeremy Crawford has announced a new Unearthed Arcana article today with redesigns from the prior Heroes of Krynn UA based on feedback, and in the following video he discusses that feedback and what's in the article:

• New iteration of Kender based on feedback survey, due to mixed response. This time is a back to basics, aiming to capture 1E AD&D fearlessness, curiosity and taunting skills. Delve into their origins from Gnomes in deep history.
• Kender are no longer fey creatures who grab objects from the Feywild
• Tweaked Feats from prior article
• Tweaked Backgrounds from prior article
• Brand new rule giving a list of free Feats for ANY Background
• Free Feat rule for Level 4 for all characters that doesn't take the ASI away, based on a curated list
• Reveals that in the Adventure, healing magic is already back.

Heroes of Krynn Revisited | Unearthed Arcana | Dungeons & Dragons

Explore updated character options from the Dragonlance setting! This playtest document presents revised races, subclasses, backgrounds, and feats.

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[Raunalyn]

It's in the subclass name. You have Gary whose a scout subclass fighter. Started out life as a farmer. Sure he does a decent job slaying a Draconian. Good kid.
But Lance, the guy whose been training in war all his life, trained by Regis the Master Swordsman of the 12 Plains hidden in the Valley of the Sixth Heaven? Ya He's a Battle Master. And there's a reason why he's a master of warfare. And his skills show it.

No, I get it...it just makes KoS Battlemasters almost a must have. I always take pause when there's a significant power jump like that.

 

[Parmandur]

How many UAs have had a revision?

Plenty, with Xanathar's and Tasha's buildup particularly.

 

[Horwath]

hmm, let's see...
4th level, let's not use variant human so we are not too greedy with feats...

4th level battlmaster
fighting style: superior technique
feats: Squire of solamnia, Knight of the crown, Martial adept

that is:
8 maneuvers and 10 superiority dice

sign me up

edit: greedy, custom background, bonus feat: polearm master, +2 racial ASI, +1 str from Knight of the crown = 18 STR

 

[Greg Benage]

If this is an Anniversary Edition preview, it sure doesn't seem like they're trying to rebalance the game around fewer encounters per day. Yikes. Maybe I'm misreading the tea leaves.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I mean, it would be hella crazy if this ends up being the new Fighter of the 2024 50th Anniversary release of the PHB.

i would do back flips....

*** I will not really in my 40's I bearly walk up stairs without pain, but metaphorically I will be doing back flips.

 

[Raunalyn]

If this is an Anniversary Edition preview, it sure doesn't seem like they're trying to rebalance the game around fewer encounters per day. Yikes. Maybe I'm misreading the tea leaves.

Exactly...it almost seems as if they are gearing up the setting as a potentially deadly world...almost as deadly as Dark Sun.

 

[Weiley31]

For Martials, and Backgrounds, has got to be some of the most cherry-pickable/portable/swappable UA they have released thus far. Seriously, if you don't want to do Dragonlance, you can totally use the Squire of Solamnia/Knightly Orders as anything you want to reskin wise. And since most of the Combat Maneuvers allow you to add the Superiority Die rolls to add to damage, Martials, of any sort, have gotten a nice/slight/generous(?) boost. Is it as great as what Spellcasters can do? I have no idea.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Exactly...it almost seems as if they are gearing up the setting as a potentially deadly world...almost as deadly as Dark Sun.

I don't know Kryn like I do athas... is that supposed to be the case?

 

[Raunalyn]

I don't know Kryn like I do athas... is that supposed to be the case?

No. It is more epic fantasy than survival fantasy. Maybe it's to help the tie-in to the wargame rules? Curious how this will play out

 

[bedir than]

This is the worst version of Kender yet