Silam
Explorer
In the April 2026 UA, Villainous Options, we got treated to the idea of Paths of Feats. Namely the Paths of the Lich and of the Death Knight. While I don’t care too much for these two specific paths, I think the general concept of Paths of Feats is absolutely excellent, and I hope WotC leans into it more in the future.
They are similar to 3e Prestige Classes rebuilt as just feats, which is actually brilliant.
In Eberron, we already have the Dragonmark feats which culminate into Greater and Potent Dragonmark feats. These are pretty similar to the Path of Feats concept, except they begin with an origin feat. This, too, is great design. It reminds of a 2e kit, since it kicks in from the very first level and even stems from the background.
Subclasses, on the other hand, feel like straightjackets. Hurray for Paths of Feats!
They are similar to 3e Prestige Classes rebuilt as just feats, which is actually brilliant.
In Eberron, we already have the Dragonmark feats which culminate into Greater and Potent Dragonmark feats. These are pretty similar to the Path of Feats concept, except they begin with an origin feat. This, too, is great design. It reminds of a 2e kit, since it kicks in from the very first level and even stems from the background.
Subclasses, on the other hand, feel like straightjackets. Hurray for Paths of Feats!
