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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6730979" data-attributes="member: 996">It's enough to an aura in 5e, it's just a radius around the Warlord.  Combat Commander was essentially a 50' Aura that granted +2 initiative.Commanding Presence wasn't an aura (each version had a different requirement, like being able to see the Warlord, or the Warlord able to see you and you to hear him, etc), and it was a signature of each build.  In spite of the name, it was actually an entirely ally-controlled benefit: when an ally spent an action point he got the benefit.  5e removed some player options like Action Points.   You could re-create Commanding Presence as giving allies an Action Point after each short rest (!!!), or re-imagine it as an aura that hands out Inspiration when the ally takes an action in accord with the Warlord Archetype (like 'provokes an AoO' for a Bravura Aura), or has some more specific/interesting benefit.To build  on your list:Inspiring WordCommanding Presence/Combat Leader (ie 'Auras')Commander's strikeWolf pack tacticsInevitable WaveRousing AssaultBrash Assault (so much assault, so little battery)Knight's moveLead the attackHammer & Anvil Surprise AttackPillar & PostVengeance is minePowerful WarningHelp or HinderNo Gambit is WastedUnintended FeintHold that ThoughtShake it OffRub some dirt on itGuileful SwitchFearless RescueStand the FallenOwn the BattlefieldFriendly FireWarlord's Recovery And, honorable mention to Bolt of Genius - it's a Battle Captain utility, not technically a warlord one, but it's one of those, share a significant look with an ally and they do something awesome that they've displayed before moments you see in action movies all the time.</blockquote>

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