Inspired by the druid subclass speculation thread i stated thinking what subclasses and stuff we are going to see after the druid. How much WoTC will expand one or other class and what we might see in general.
I think between after monk we might get a new version of the mystic class. We haven't heard anything about it in a long time and people are wanting psionics. Considering that a major rules expansion seems to be at work, then its probable that they might want to add that into the book. In any case it has been a long time since the last version.
Similarly i think we get an improved version of the "new ranger." Probably with a new subclass or two. Also as WoTC has hinted, we get a wilderness themed option under fighter or rogue, to allow people make martial or spell-less rangers. Maybe a new/improved version of the fighter subclass that was in one of the UA articles, maybe something new under a rogue, maybe even both.
Outside the ranger-like option, i'm not sure what else is out there for fighters and rogues. I think there is more room for some new fighter concepts, but rogue seems to be well covered. Maybe an option similar to the monk's way of shadow for making shadowdancer or ninja rogues, but WoTC might prefer to keep ninjas under monks. The latter and paladins are also classes that seem to be pretty well covered, so hard to predict anything. Still i will expect two new subclass options for all of them. Maybe three for fighters.
I hope that sorcerer gets at least three new subclass options, because its perhaps the one class most needing them. I personally hope we get an arcane/inherent gift origin, because the wild magic one doesn't cover it well. Fae theme under bard, gives a possibility that we might see a sorcerer with similar theme. Others? Not sure. I relly liked the shadow sorcerer in one of the earlier articles and i really hope we see it in the rules expansion, but is there room for it in the UA article?
Warlock is probably another two subclass article. WotC has been playing with some ideas for patrons over UA articles. Might we see a new version of the positive energy patron? I hope for the Elemental/Genie one. Maybe they will try something with vestiges.
Wizard is probably the class least needing any new traditions and unlike cleric there aren't really any key concepts that need to be filled. Maybe WoTC tries a version of scholar/sage/generalist. But others are really hard to predict. I know that i personally ant to see an elementalist.
I would love to see some options that would reflect non-western classes/concepts like samurai, sohei, wu jen or sha'ir. Outside the latter coming as a Genie pact warlock, i actually doubt that we see "cultural subclasses.
Something which i hope to see either under classes or perhaps maybe after the wizard atricle, or after feat articles are the expanded options for stuff like metamagic and invocations, maybe new manoeuvres or combat styles. But i'm feeling doubtful. WoTC will probably focus on new subclasses, feats and spells, with them being priorities.
There are my general thoughts about what we will be seeing in the next months What are yours?
I think between after monk we might get a new version of the mystic class. We haven't heard anything about it in a long time and people are wanting psionics. Considering that a major rules expansion seems to be at work, then its probable that they might want to add that into the book. In any case it has been a long time since the last version.
Similarly i think we get an improved version of the "new ranger." Probably with a new subclass or two. Also as WoTC has hinted, we get a wilderness themed option under fighter or rogue, to allow people make martial or spell-less rangers. Maybe a new/improved version of the fighter subclass that was in one of the UA articles, maybe something new under a rogue, maybe even both.
Outside the ranger-like option, i'm not sure what else is out there for fighters and rogues. I think there is more room for some new fighter concepts, but rogue seems to be well covered. Maybe an option similar to the monk's way of shadow for making shadowdancer or ninja rogues, but WoTC might prefer to keep ninjas under monks. The latter and paladins are also classes that seem to be pretty well covered, so hard to predict anything. Still i will expect two new subclass options for all of them. Maybe three for fighters.
I hope that sorcerer gets at least three new subclass options, because its perhaps the one class most needing them. I personally hope we get an arcane/inherent gift origin, because the wild magic one doesn't cover it well. Fae theme under bard, gives a possibility that we might see a sorcerer with similar theme. Others? Not sure. I relly liked the shadow sorcerer in one of the earlier articles and i really hope we see it in the rules expansion, but is there room for it in the UA article?
Warlock is probably another two subclass article. WotC has been playing with some ideas for patrons over UA articles. Might we see a new version of the positive energy patron? I hope for the Elemental/Genie one. Maybe they will try something with vestiges.
Wizard is probably the class least needing any new traditions and unlike cleric there aren't really any key concepts that need to be filled. Maybe WoTC tries a version of scholar/sage/generalist. But others are really hard to predict. I know that i personally ant to see an elementalist.
I would love to see some options that would reflect non-western classes/concepts like samurai, sohei, wu jen or sha'ir. Outside the latter coming as a Genie pact warlock, i actually doubt that we see "cultural subclasses.
Something which i hope to see either under classes or perhaps maybe after the wizard atricle, or after feat articles are the expanded options for stuff like metamagic and invocations, maybe new manoeuvres or combat styles. But i'm feeling doubtful. WoTC will probably focus on new subclasses, feats and spells, with them being priorities.
There are my general thoughts about what we will be seeing in the next months What are yours?
