Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 9788900" data-attributes="member: 7006">You are all proving a very good and important point.Subclasses aren't merely about getting new mechanics.&nbsp; They are about story.&nbsp; Who your character is.&nbsp; And a Grave Cleric's story is different than a Necromancer Wizard... a Celestial Warlock's story is different than a Divine Soul Sorcerer... a Glamour Bard's story is different than a Fey Wanderer Ranger... etc. etc. etc.&nbsp; The thematic idea might be similar... but the stories of who these characters are and why they are involved with this theme are different.&nbsp; And WotC wants to make sure that there is a story difference between a fighter that cast spells and a spellcaster that fights.&nbsp; Because they are both from two different classes and thus are focused in two different narrative ways.And this is why I believe there has never been a push in the design for &quot;universal&quot; subclasses.&nbsp; Because the story of a 'Pirate' Barbarian (just pulling the theme of 'Pirate' out as an example) would be different than a 'Pirate' Druid would be different than a 'Pirate' Monk would be different than a 'Pirate' Rogue.&nbsp; They all would have different ideas and foci and stories around the thematic idea of piracy and thus would all have different subclasses.&nbsp; Because they are all meant to be different characters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 9788900, member: 7006"] You are all proving a very good and important point. Subclasses aren't merely about getting new mechanics. They are about story. Who your character is. And a Grave Cleric's story is different than a Necromancer Wizard... a Celestial Warlock's story is different than a Divine Soul Sorcerer... a Glamour Bard's story is different than a Fey Wanderer Ranger... etc. etc. etc. The thematic idea might be similar... but the stories of who these characters are and why they are involved with this theme are different. And WotC wants to make sure that there is a story difference between a fighter that cast spells and a spellcaster that fights. Because they are both from two different classes and thus are focused in two different narrative ways. And this is why I believe there has never been a push in the design for "universal" subclasses. Because the story of a 'Pirate' Barbarian (just pulling the theme of 'Pirate' out as an example) would be different than a 'Pirate' Druid would be different than a 'Pirate' Monk would be different than a 'Pirate' Rogue. They all would have different ideas and foci and stories around the thematic idea of piracy and thus would all have different subclasses. Because they are all meant to be different characters. [/QUOTE]

Verification