Unearthed Arcana New Unearthed Arcana - Subclasses 2 [UPDATED]

THEMNGMNT · Feb 5, 2020

Based upon recent UA's, I'm guessing we will get a Manual of the Planes that's full of player-facing options on the scale of Xanathar's Guide.

THEMNGMNT · Feb 5, 2020

I like all of these subclasses.

College of Creation is a cool idea that I think could be pushed a bit further conceptually. The summoning aspect seems a bit...mundane?

Domain of Love is great. I'd actually, ahem, love to play this subclass.

I'd like to see the Clockwork Sorcerer manifest physical changes in the same way as the Draconic Sorcerer so I can play a cyborg spellcaster. I'm getting visions of Warlock or Magus from New Mutants. By the time I hit 20th level, I want to be more machine than man.

Hussar · Feb 5, 2020

Ok, this is weird. When I click the pdf link, I get the 1st UA article with Barbarian, Monk, Rogue and genie warlock. I can't get the second part of the UA.

R_Chance · Feb 5, 2020

Hussar said:
Ok, this is weird. When I click the pdf link, I get the 1st UA article with Barbarian, Monk, Rogue and genie warlock. I can't get the second part of the UA.

Yes, it's been taken down. Someone guessed the URL and popped it early. They took it down until it's ready for review / use. Irritating, but I can wait... sigh

Paul Farquhar · Feb 5, 2020

THEMNGMNT said:
Id like to see the Clockwork Sorcerer manifest physical changes in the same way as the Draconic Sorcerer so I can play a cyborg spellcaster. I'm getting visions of Warlock or Magus from New Mutants. By the time I hit 20th level, I want to be more machine than man.

They could gradually gain some construct-like abilities such as Immutable Form.

The Myopic Sniper · Feb 5, 2020

I saw there was a bit of a kerfuffle in some quarters at some point about the Love Cleric infatuation power being problematic and being called the "Cosby Cleric." I assume that has to do with general commentary on love potions and the like as tropes in popular culture. What I really remember of the power doesn't seem to back that up at all and everything else about the cleric seems about mutual protection not charm or mind control. It should be easy enough for them to substitute out a different sort of channel divinity power that works closer thematically to the rest of the class if too many people get the whiff of unfortunate implications from an infatuation power.

CapnZapp · Feb 5, 2020

R_Chance said:
Yes, it's been taken down. Someone guessed the URL and popped it early. They took it down until it's ready for review / use. Irritating, but I can wait... sigh

Once something is on the Internet, it is on the Internet.

Connorsrpg · Feb 5, 2020

Where are people seeing these subclasses? Links take me to older Unearthed Arcana and I can't find on Wizards site?

Connorsrpg · Feb 5, 2020

Nevermind... someone has stated it has been taken down.

RogueJK · Feb 5, 2020

The Myopic Sniper said:
I saw there was a bit of a kerfuffle in some quarters at some point about the Love Cleric infatuation power being problematic and being called the "Cosby Cleric." I assume that has to do with general commentary on love potions and the like as tropes in popular culture. What I really remember of the power doesn't seem to back that up at all and everything else about the cleric seems about mutual protection not charm or mind control.

As initially written, it's about 50-50 between mutual protection and infatuation/mind control. In addition to the Impulsive Infatuation Channel Divinity, it also has a number of Charm spells as domain spells, including Charm Person, Enthrall, and Hypnotic Pattern, as well as other Mind Control domain spells like Confusion and Hold Monster.

So while it doesn't necessarily have to point to a Cosby vibe, I can see how one could make that leap.