Crimson Longinus
Legend
I understood that the idea was to create a non-magical scholar. So the bard is obviously out.
Could very well be the case. I missed the first part of the discussion. If that is the case, I maintain due to Expertise alone the Rogue makes for a superior scholarly PC over the Fighter. The only real edge I see the Fighter having is the additional ASI at level 6 that could be used for Prodigy or Skilled to gain three more skill proficiencies. shrugI understood that the idea was to create a non-magical scholar. So the bard is obviously out.
Could very well be the case. I missed the first part of the discussion. If that is the case, I maintain due to Expertise alone the Rogue makes for a superior scholarly PC over the Fighter. The only real edge I see the Fighter having is the additional ASI at level 6 that could be used for Prodigy or Skilled to gain three more skill proficiencies. shrug
"Fighters are the dasic mundane warriors, they're soldiers, knights and mercenaries. They know to use wide variety of weapons and armour. Their expertise is fighting in mundane means without relying on magic or favour of gods. "
Right. So heavy focus on 'defender' stuff. That is limiting and doesn't logically flow as only possible approach from the fiction of the class. A lot of people wanted 'striker' fighters. Roles like 'striker' and 'defender' (and the overlooked 'hybrid') should not be things that define whole classes, at most they should be build options withing classes.
This baffles me why so many want "low magic" settings but don't want to add nonmagical classes.
Really the best name for a gish class is "eldritch knight." Clearly magical without saying what kind of magic, clearly a weapon user without saying what kind of weapon.I'd definitely avoid 'magus' as a gish name. That definitely sounds like a scholary wizard, not like a swordmage.
Really the best name for a gish class is "eldritch knight." Clearly magical without saying what kind of magic, clearly a weapon user without saying what kind of weapon.
No class in D&D 5e has a name that is 2 separate words. It's all just one title, so that's why I was initially leaning towards Magus and Gish.Really the best name for a gish class is "eldritch knight." Clearly magical without saying what kind of magic, clearly a weapon user without saying what kind of weapon.
That's fair. How would you do it?
I'm not sure what you think of science is what I think of science.
Science is incremental and repeatable. Advanced nonmagical science in the D&D worlds is what leads to advances like the metallurgy capable of creating rapiers and effective handcrossbows in a medieval setting. If your character has abilities based on having invented gunpowder for example, then gunpowder will become, and forever after be, part of the setting, because anyone can do it after it has been discovered.
If your character invents a grapple-gun, or works out a herbal formula for PCP, everyone from there on can use it when they share their findings.